Senior Buyer – Procurement Lead

About the role

The Senior Buyer will lead the procurement function, ensuring compliance with policies while delivering cost‑effective solutions for internal clients. This position supervises a team of buyers, coordinates with vendors, and drives strategic sourcing initiatives across complex projects.

Key responsibilities

• Ensure adherence to procurement policies and procedures.
• Supervise and monitor the performance of the buyer team.
• Track internal client purchase requests to guarantee accurate and timely processing.
• Prepare RFPs, RFQs, RFIs and supplier bid lists for complex and non‑standardized projects, and evaluate financial proposals.
• Negotiate with vendors to secure optimal quality, price, terms, and delivery schedules.
• Formulate purchase recommendations and issue purchase orders.
• Coordinate daily activities with vendors and support country‑level purchase approvals.
• Maintain comprehensive records of all bids and procurement documentation.
• Assist the Payables team in resolving invoice discrepancies and variances.
• Resolve material or service non‑conformance claims.
• Provide on‑the‑job training for new and existing buyers.

Required profile

• University degree in IT, management, industrial engineering or a related field.
• Minimum 4 years of experience in procurement.
• Fluent in English and Arabic.
• Strong negotiation, communication, and time‑management abilities.
• High personal integrity and the capacity to make decisions within delegated authority.

Required skills