Head of Procurement & Product Development

Job Description and Requirements
The Role:

The Head of procurement and product development will have to manage the provision of a competitive product to the market and profitable business to the organization. Initiation and execution of market potential analysis including gap analysis is a primary assignment to support directions (material/technical roadmap) future activities to increase profitability and competitiveness but also sales development accordingly to hit defined targets. It will also include leading cross-functional teams to implement and further improvement of the marketing tools. This position will interact cross-functional and partly on a global level

Responsibilities:

Identify and ensure achievement of new profitable business, and revenue targets in close coordination with internal and external management
Responsible to source, negotiate and purchase materials from both local and oversea vendors (All parts of the world)
Evaluate vendor’s quotation to ensure that they are in line with the requirements of the technical and commercial specifications
Advise internal and external on issues regarding purchasing terms & conditions
In charge of daily operational purchasing needs such as planning, issuing and following up on Purchase Orders delivery and shipment schedules
Resolve supply, quality, service and invoicing issues with vendors
Assist in ISO Annual Performance Review for vendors
Evaluate supplier performance based on quality standards, delivery time & best prices and
Ensure all the criteria are met according to the organizational requirements and expectation
Responsible for implementing internal procurement strategies to cater to high delivery and short lead time requirements
Undertake any other ad-hoc duties as assigned
Candidate Qualifications:

Job Specifications:

5-7 years of UAE experience in the purchase and development of auto care products especially and other automotive products
Strong understanding of market dynamics and requirements
Willingness to travel and work in a global team of professionals
Self-starter, Can-do attitude, Cross-functional skills
High level of numeracy
Qualification:

Business or Procurement-related degree or equivalent technical degree
Business to consumer experience

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