Job description

Procurement Officer / Media Buyer (Arabic Speaker) role within the media industry based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, responsible for managing and optimizing procurement processes to ensure timely and cost-effective acquisition of goods and services required for media operations. The role involves identifying and evaluating potential suppliers and vendors, maintaining and developing relationships with key suppliers, negotiating contracts, terms, and pricing to secure advantageous commercial arrangements, and managing the entire procurement lifecycle from requisition to delivery. The position requires ensuring compliance with company procurement policies and industry regulations, preparing and processing purchase orders and requisitions, analyzing market trends for cost-saving opportunities, implementing cost control strategies, monitoring expenditures, and conducting cost-benefit analysis. The role includes ensuring quality standards and specifications for procured goods and services, coordinating with internal departments to meet procurement requirements, conducting supplier performance evaluations and audits, mitigating procurement risks, developing contingency plans for supply chain disruptions, ensuring ethical and sustainable procurement practices, maintaining accurate procurement records, preparing spend analysis and supplier performance reports, and ensuring proper documentation of contracts, agreements, and purchase orders. The role requires proficiency in procurement software, Microsoft Office Suite, and ERP Systems including Oracle Fusion, knowledge of procurement processes, policies, best practices, contract management, legal aspects of procurement, and experience in media industry procurement requirements. Preferred qualifications include certification in procurement or supply chain management such as CPSM or CIPS, experience with ERP systems, and understanding of media industry-specific procurement requirements.