About the Role

alfanar is seeking a Procurement Engineer to join their team in Riyadh. This full-time role focuses on executing core procurement activities, including sourcing, contracting, and supplier development, to ensure the acquisition of materials, services, assets, MRO, and general purchases with the correct specifications, price, quality, and delivery time from the right sources.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop suppliers to achieve objectives related to cost savings, delivery performance, and material quality.
• Conduct regular supplier performance evaluations to establish development plans and sourcing activities.
• Visit suppliers for prequalification, evaluation, and development, strengthening business partnerships in coordination with commodity heads and business unit (BU) quality teams.
• Execute sourcing and contracting plans based on the AED sourcing strategy.
• Maximize contracted items with approved suppliers to secure prices, delivery, payment terms, and quality, while optimizing purchasing cycle time.
• Ensure commercial, legal, and contractual compliance in all procurement transactions.
• Understand detailed requirements for each purchase request, including specifications, quantity, UOM, and delivery date, in alignment with requesters or BU technical teams.
• Manage the execution of purchase requests by processing RFx (RFQ, RFI) from identified approved/qualified supplier lists.
• Negotiate for optimal purchase conditions, considering specifications, delivery time, and cost elements (price, delivery date, Incoterm/payment term).
• Initiate alternative material specifications based on market availability, involving relevant BU technical teams.
• Compare quotations using approved forms, focusing on commercial (landed cost) and delivery terms.
• Identify selected suppliers with input from BU technical teams/requesters and issue Purchase Orders (POs) to the winning supplier.
• Ensure POs include all required attached documents (quotations, communications).
• Follow the Alfanar PO approval matrix to obtain final approved orders.
• Send approved POs to suppliers and follow up for acknowledgment.
• Monitor PO delivery schedules with suppliers and relevant departments (Inbound Logistics) until materials arrive and the order is closed.
• Contribute to procurement activities (sourcing, development, evaluation, contracting) with coordination from commodity heads.
• Maintain and update vendor master information.
• Manage non-conformity processes for rejected materials and lead corrective/preventive actions with other departments (Quality, Store, Finance).

General Accountabilities

• Acquire updated soft and technical skills relevant to the role.
• Perform planned activities to meet operational and development targets as per delivery schedules.
• Utilize resources effectively to achieve objectives within efficient cost and time.
• Provide periodic reports detailing deviations and execution of planned tasks.
• Solve operational problems and escalate complex issues as needed.
• Ensure quality requirements are met to develop effective quality control and processes.
• Coordinate well-defined written systems, policies, and procedures, seeking automation opportunities.
• Comply with related policies, procedures, and work instructions.
• Ensure compliance with relevant safety, quality, and environmental management procedures.

Qualifications and Experience

• 4-6 years of relevant experience in procurement or a related field.

Work Environment

This is a full-time position based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.