Job Description

Date Posted: 2009-11-02 Ref. JB1323566

Procurement Manager
Armanious Group

* Manage the procurement function local and foreign for the company
* Develop department policy and procedure.
* Set the criteria for selecting the different suppliers and vendors.
* Prepare approved suppliers list
* Arrange vendor contracts, bargains for best costs, and observes quality of purchased materials.
* Select sources based upon analysis.
* Evaluate international suppliers based on price, quality, selection, service, support, availability, reliability, production and distribution capabilities, and the suppliers reputation and history.
* Follow up continuously on international prices, specially for goods who have high magnitude of fluctuation
* Negotiate the contracts with international suppliers and vendors.
* Expedite purchase orders by identifying and resolving vendor or shipment problems
* Take corrective actions in case of any conflicts or violation of the any international laws and regulations
* Work closely with the planning department to start purchasing the materials needed
* Work with QC and R&D to identify their exact needs and the specifications of the raw materials to be used
* Ensure all internal laws and regulations are being followed.

Skills

* Strong analytical skills
* Excellent negotiation and presentation skills
* Ability to set objectives & prioritize them
* Well developed leadership and interpersonal skills in sensitive working situations.
* Min. 5 years experience in similar position preferably in the pharmaceutical or personal care sector

Company Profile

Armanious Group (AG) is a proud 100% Egyptian group of 6 companies that is focused on health care products. AG’s mission since its inception in 1917 has been to improve the wellbeing of society by contributing to curing diseases and creating job opportunities.

AG’s prominence as an innovative manufacturer of health care products can be traced back to the year 1917 when “Droguerie Riad Armanious” was established by Dr Riad Armanious. Later, he established ‘Pharmacie la Santé’ and ‘Les Laboratoires Delta’, the latter being the second pharmaceutical company ever in Egypt.

Among the companies of Armanious Group:

EVA Cosmetics:
Provides superlative and efficacious skin and hair care products. Eva Cosmetics is the Market Leader in most of the personal care products categories in Egypt, and its products are exported to more than 13 countries worldwide. Nowadays, EVA Cosmetics has built a state-of-the-art facility compliant to cGMP regulations on a 40, 000 square meter plot of land in 6th of October City.

EVA Pharma:
Is the fastest growing pharmaceutical company in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region growing at a 68% CAGR for the past seven years. Today, EVA Pharma is transforming from a very successful local company to a world class multinational organization, establishing a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Algeria and Sales and Marketing operation all over the MENA region. EVA Pharma has a rich history of excellence; EVA Pharma’s predecessor, Les Laboratoires Delta, was the second pharmaceutical company ever in Egypt and is the innovator of breakthrough products as Urosolvine (reg. year 1949) that still sells millions of units till this day. EVA Pharma today is one of the top ten companies in Egypt surpassing many well known multinational and local companies.