Purchasing Officer

CNS is a technology company that powers the future by providing digital solutions essential to support all enterprise and human development. While growing and managing a robust pool of supplier-partners for the benefit of our clients has always been a priority, we are constantly re-inventing ourselves.
Founded in 1987 with more than 30 years of experience, CNS employs over 320 employees including more than 250 certified engineers. We offer in-depth expertise and a range of best-in-class products that support the digital transformation of all major industries. With offices in three countries, we have an extensive reach into, and regional knowledge of the Middle East markets.
A shift into levering our many years of experience to develop pioneering software in-house will add yet another dimension to our highly innovative solutions-portfolio.

Purchasing officer has to manage the end-to-end Procurement Process, sourcing vendors, negotiating for the best prices and payment terms, follow up with vendor on the pending PO’s and coordinating with warehouse, Project Management team for smooth delivery of the inventories.

• Preparation of PR based on internal requests
• Sending and following up with the suppliers for the Purchase Orders
• Material ETA to update the Account Manager / Project Managers
• Supporting on the internal order logging
• To assist Purchasing team’s day to day proceedings.
• To interact with freight forwarders for best deal
• To Maintain the files and data’s as per ISO standard using Mfiles.
• Vendor management
• Contract administration

• Minimum: Bachelor Degree (commerce preferred)
• Desired: Certification in Procurement or Supply Chain Management (e.g., CIPS)

Experience Requirements:

• 4-5 years in procurement or purchasing, ideally within a technical or project-based industry
• Experience within IT solutions sector

Skills & Abilities:

• Proficiency in MS Excel, Oracle ERP, and other procurement software
• Strong negotiation and communication skills
• Familiarity with ISO standards for procurement and knowledge of industry-specific suppliers