Job description: Perform strategic purchasing,procurement, inventory management, and product development activities in theMarble and Granite category and search for better deals and find moreprofitable suppliers.Overseethe inventory through watching consumption rates, sales forecasts and projectdemands to maintain levels required to meet distribution demands to fulfillretail business and project needs. Duties and responsibilities: · Obtains purchased items by forwarding orders to suppliers;monitoring and expediting orders. · Ensures that all purchasing is in compliance with regulations andlaws related to purchasing practices. · Prepares technical specifications for request for proposals,including terms and conditions and evaluation criteria. · Analyzes current product development activities and recommendsimprovement through more efficient methods. · Ensure that the purchase orders is prepared by verifyingspecifications and price. · Obtains recommendations from suppliers for substitute items;obtaining approval from requisitioning department. · Verifies receipt of items by comparing items received to itemsordered; resolves shipments in error with suppliers. · Preparing reports related to the inventory and sock controlling. · Manage Purchasing activities, Inventory management for the wholegroup · Oversee the companies' needs, handle daily business issues andrecognize business opportunities · Evaluate the complete product portfolio for the 3 markets (Kuwait,UAE & Qatar) in terms of size, price, margins... etc. · Build and develop relationships and effective partnerships withsuppliers · Responsible for adherence of the purchase and inventory budgets tothe overall financial budget of the company. · Represent the group inmajor trade fairs. Skills: · Very good in English language · Communication Skills · Negotiation Skills · Analytical Skills · Leadership Skills · Presentation Skills · MS Office · ERP System