MSELECT is looking to hire a Procurement Specialist for an international oil and gas operator in Erbil, the candidate must have at least 2 years of relevant experience and must be fluent in English and Kurdish.
Job objective:
Technical and specialized work in the volume purchasing of equipment, materials and supplies.
Job responsibilities:
- Receives, examines and processes requisitions; prepares bid specifications and other necessary documents related to the purchase of supplies, materials and equipment; prepares State requisition or locates source of supply, and places orders with appropriate bidder(s)
- Compares costs and evaluates the quality and suitability of supplies, materials and equipment
- Interviews and corresponds with vendors; keeps informed of new products and market conditions and trends
- Confers with and assists officials of all departments to determine purchasing needs and specifications
- Maintains records on purchase price information on both open market and contract purchases and revises these as conditions changes; obtains quotations on open market purchases
- Analyzes purchasing trends to determine if an agency contract or statewide contract would benefit the Company
- Assists in the supervision and training of less experienced buying personnel and generally is responsible for the supervision of one procurement assistant
Job requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Economics or related discipline or relevant experience
- Minimum of two (2) years working in a general buying environment is required
- Considerable knowledge of purchasing methods and procedures and of the techniques of specification writing
- Considerable knowledge of a variety of office, technical, and maintenance supplies and materials, the best sources, and appropriate prices for the procurement of such goods
- Considerable knowledge of methods of analyzing supplies and materials
- Some knowledge of the application of bookkeeping principles and methods of the keeping of procurement records
- Ability to supervise the work of others in the performance of routine purchasing office duties
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with vendors
- Knowledge of software: Great Plains software experience preferred, but other accounting software will be considered and proficiency with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) required
- Language skills: Advanced in English and Kurdish
Business and personal qualities:
- Ability to act independently as well as well working as a part of the distributed team (interactions with colleagues, managing contractor’s staff, etc.)
- Good communication skills, stress resistance and organizational skills
*Only applicants meeting the strict criteria outlined above will be contacted as part of the shortlisting process