Element has an opportunity for a Buyer for managing procurement of all materials for various material testing laboratories consisting chemistry, metallurgy, environment, civil & special testing.

This position will be based in Doha, Qatar.

• Supporting other laboratories globally with competitive sources and vendors
• Vendor development
• Managing logistical functions for export of materials and samples to other countries and other global laboratories world wide
• Ensuring cross functional coordination with other departments and outside business communities
• Managing liquidation of non-moving and non-saleable materials
• Supervising Purchase Coordinators and Admin Coordinators
• Assess the price trends for different class materials and act accordingly

• Graduate with Certified Professional Purchasing Manager (CPPM) qualification or equivalent
• 5 years experience in Purchasing, Inventory Control, Negotiation, Sourcing, Vendor Development, Logistics, Supply Chain, Commercial, Sales Coordination, Export / Import
• High levels of integrity
• Proficient with ERP / ORACLE solutions
• Should be a cooperative team member with excellent management skills, communication, client convincing, manpower supervision, ability to extract information from specifications and drawings

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Element is one of the fastest growing testing, inspection and certification businesses in the world. Globally we have more than 9,000 brilliant minds operating from 270 sites across 30 countries. Together we share an ambitious purpose to ‘Make tomorrow safer than today’.

When failure in use is not an option, we help customers make certain that their products, materials, processes and services are safe, compliant and fit for purpose. From early R&D, through complex regulatory approvals and into production, our global laboratory network of scientists, engineers, and technologists support customers to achieve assurance over product quality, sustainable outcomes, and market access.

While we are proud of our global reach, working at Element feels like being part of a smaller company. We empower you to take charge of your career, and reward excellence and integrity with growth and development.

Industries across the world depend on our care, attention to detail and the absolute accuracy of our work. The role we have to play in creating a safer world is much bigger than our organization.

At Element, we always take pride in putting our people first. We are an equal opportunity employer that recognizes diversity and inclusion as fundamental to our Vision of becoming “the world’s most trusted testing partner”.

All suitably qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective work related criteria and without regard for the following: age, disability, ethnic origin, gender, marital status, race, religion, responsibility of dependents, sexual orientation, or gender identity or other characteristics in accordance with the applicable governing laws or other characteristics in accordance with the applicable governing laws.