Job Summary

Responsible for managing end-to-end procurement activities for local and international requirements, including sourcing, supplier development, RFQ/ RFP management, price negotiation, purchase order processing, expediting, logistics coordination, documentation, and supplier performance follow-up. The role supports workshop operations and project requirements by ensuring timely, cost-effective, compliant, and quality-driven procurement of parts, consumables, tools, services, and related materials in line with company policies, approval authorities, QHSE requirements, and Zahid Group procurement standards.

Key Accountabilities

• Receive, review, and validate purchase requisitions to ensure scope, specifications, quantities, budget references, required delivery dates, and approvals are complete before sourcing.
• Identify, prequalify, evaluate, and maintain relationships with local and international suppliers to secure reliable, competitive, and compliant supply sources.
• Prepare and issue RFIs, RFQs, and RFPs; obtain comparable quotations; perform commercial evaluations; and support technical evaluation coordination with end users.
• Negotiate price, payment terms, lead time, warranty, delivery terms, and service levels while maintaining fair, ethical, and transparent procurement practices.
• Create, process, and follow up purchase orders, order acknowledgements, inspection requirements, shipping documents, goods receipt, invoice matching, and close-out documentation.
• Coordinate with operations, workshop, stores, finance, QHSE, and management to ensure materials and services are available on time and aligned with operational priorities.
• Track order status, expedite critical deliveries, manage supplier delays, and provide timely updates to requestors and management.
• Maintain accurate procurement records, supplier files, quotation comparisons, approval evidence, delivery records, and contract/PO documentation for audit readiness.
• Monitor supplier performance against agreed KPIs including on-time delivery, quality, responsiveness, documentation accuracy, and cost competitiveness.
• Support cost-saving initiatives, alternate sourcing, standardization, and spend visibility while escalating risks related to critical materials, sole-source suppliers, or urgent purchases.
• Comply with Zahid Group Code of Ethics, delegation of authority, procurement policies, QHSE requirements, and applicable company procedures.

Knowledge, Skills and Aptitude

• Educational Qualifications & Certifications: Bachelor’s degree or diploma in Supply Chain Management, Procurement, Logistics, Business Administration, Engineering, or a related field.
• Professional certification such as CIPS, CPP, CSCP, or equivalent is preferred.
• Knowledge: Strong working knowledge of procurement, sourcing, supplier management, inventory coordination, logistics, incoterms, purchase order administration, and basic contract/ commercial terms.Awareness of oilfield, workshop, maintenance, repair, consumables, spare parts, tools, and service procurement requirements is preferred.
• Technical and General Skills: Supplier sourcing, quotation analysis, negotiation, expediting, purchase order processing, supplier evaluation, logistics coordination, and document control.Strong MS Excel and reporting skills; experience with ERP/ procurement systems is preferred.
• Language Skills: Fluent in English and Arabic.Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Experience: 3-5 years of procurement, supply chain, sourcing, or logistics experience, preferably in oil and gas, industrial services, maintenance, workshop, or heavy equipment environments.

Key Interactions

• Key Internal Contacts: General Manager/ Department Heads.Operations/ Workshop/ Stores/ Finance/ QHSE
• Purpose of Interaction: Procurement planning, sourcing priorities, approval alignment, cost control, urgent requirements, and supplier performance updates.Requirement clarification, technical evaluation, material availability, goods receipt, invoice matching, documentation, and QHSE compliance.
• Key External Contacts: Suppliers/ Vendors/ Freight Forwarders/ Service Providers.Zahid Group Procurement/ Contractors / Government or Customs Agents
• Purpose of Interaction: Quotation requests, commercial negotiations, order follow-up, delivery coordination, warranty claims, supplier documentation, and performance management.Policy alignment, contractor onboarding, import/ export documentation, customs coordination, compliance support, and escalation of high-risk procurement matters.
• Supervisor/ Manager: General Manager
• Direct Reports:  NA