Specialist Procurement

The Specialist Procurement is responsible for overseeing procurement operations in Egypt, ensuring strategic sourcing, vendor relationships, and cost control while ensuring procurement stability in a complex and high-value market. The role involves optimizing supplier relationships, ensuring compliance with procurement policies, and aligning procurement activities with business objectives. The Specialist Procurement will manage, including but not limited to, OPEX procurement, implementing a structured procurement approach that supports financial efficiency, risk mitigation, and scalable processes to facilitate business growth and operational excellence.

What’s On Your Plate?

• Support the execution of procurement strategies to optimize cost, quality, and efficiency in a volatile market.

• Drive cost-saving initiatives through a structured approach to negotiations, supplier agreements, and tenders.

• Ensure full compliance with procurement policies.

• Strengthen localized sourcing to enhance the supplier base.

• Identify and develop direct relationships with manufacturers to reduce reliance on trading companies, securing better pricing, quality control, and supply chain efficiency.

• Negotiate contracts and manage tendering processes to maintain cost stability and procurement efficiency.

• Ensure procurement operations are scalable.

• Oversee procurement across multiple categories, including Operations, Logistics, Marketing, and Facilities.

• Collaborate with Stakeholders to align procurement strategies with business goals.

• Provide input on vendor performance and procurement process improvements.

• Prepare and present procurement reports, cost analyses, savings etc.,  and performance reviews.

• Maintain up-to-date documentation of sourcing decisions, approvals, and contract archives.

• Conduct regular supplier performance evaluations, identifying areas for improvement and renegotiation opportunities.

• Proactively address procurement challenges, ensuring risk mitigation and operational efficiency.

What Did We Order?

• Bachelor’s degree in Procurement, Supply Chain, Business Administration, Finance, or a related field.

• 3–4 years of experience in procurement, sourcing, or supply chain management

• Strong understanding of local supplier markets and procurement practices in Egypt.

• Proven negotiation skills with the ability to secure strategic vendor agreements.

• Strong experience in OPEX procurement and supplier relationship management, with good exposure to CAPEX, contract management.

• Proficiency in ERP systems (MSD365, SAP, Oracle, or similar) and data-driven procurement decision-making.

• Experience working in cross-functional environments, managing multiple stakeholders and projects.

• Strong communication and vendor stakeholder management skills.

• An analytical mindset with the ability to interpret procurement data.

• Attention to detail, ensuring accuracy in contracts, procurement planning, and financial reporting.

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