About the company P&O Marinas is a DP World company established to develop world class locations for the mooring of yachts and the hospitality of their owners, captains, guests and the local residents. After the successful experience of Mina Rashid Marina (Dubai, UAE) where we offer berths for some of the world’s largest yachts, P&O Marinas extended its management and operations to four marinas in Dubai, located along the beautiful coast of Jumeirah.
Our ongoing focus is to expand beyond Dubai through the world creating lifestyle destinations for yachting enthusiasts, local residents and tourists, offering a wide range of amenities and services ranging from private and hotel accommodation, shopping centres, sailing and sports clubs to cruise terminals, for the benefit of communities and economies globally.
About the role Based in Dubai at Mina Rashid office and reporting to the Senior Manager – Properties, the Assistant Buyer will need to expedite and follow-up on goods and services in accordance with the DP World Procurement procedures and provide support to the team by ensuring a smooth flow of procurement functions.
Key Responsibilities - To expedite and follow-up of on all Purchase Orders (PO) for Local buyers in a timely and organized manner.
- Create purchase orders related to service Jobs as confirmation, specifically accounted with agreed terms and conditions.
- To obtain service approvals for all service related Purchase orders and raise GRN on confirmed PO’s in a competitive and prudent manner.
- Coordinating with overseas buyers for timely supply of overseas Purchase orders.
- Handling all rejections related to local supplier’s PO’s by finding alternative supplies for vendor rejected items.
- To represent the procurement department during material control meetings or workshop to generate reports on analysis and control.
- To provide KPI reports for all buyers thereby maintaining high standard of operational requirements.
- Resolving payment issues raised against the supplied items with the Finance department for on time payment delivery.
Qualifications & Experience Essential: High School / Higher Secondary
Desirable: Diploma / Certificate / Higher diploma in Procurement
Experience: - Minimum of 3-4 years of experience in a similar position with Technical knowledge of items and market knowledge to source for those items.
- Previous experience in Procurement Department.
- Excellent experience of deal processes and negotiation skills.
- Product & Market Knowledge.
- Quality Analysis.
- Analytical and problem solving.
- Attention to detail.
- Ability to manage multiple, complex tasks simultaneously.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Effective team communication.
- Ability to work under pressure.
- Ability to work in a multi-cultural environment.
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Word and Outlook is essential.
Remuneration and Benefits The employment benefits package is reflective of the market and location. A competitive salary package commensurate with the successful applicant's skills and experience will be offered
