Sourcing Associate

TL;DR

Sourcing Associate: Support end-to-end sourcing activities for the UAE market with an accent on analytics, transactional tasks, and systems management. Focus on resolving invoice discrepancies, updating pricing, vendor registration, and assisting with RFQs, bid analysis, and spend tracking.

Location: Onsite in 6th October City, Cairo, Egypt

Company

The largest pureplay adhesives company in the world with $3.6 billion revenue and team members across 140+ countries developing solutions for 30+ market segments.

What you will do

• Handle transactional tasks including updating pricing, resolving invoice discrepancies, and providing system support.
• Act as first line of contact with plants and suppliers for payment issues, volume tracking, and rebate compliance.
• Assist with request for quotes, bid analysis, spend analysis, and preparation of bid requests.
• Support own raw material category if assigned, ensure ERP compliance, and forecast material usage.
• Comply with sourcing best practices, policies, and procedures.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree (ideally Chemical Engineering or Management & Industrial Engineering), or 1+ years in sourcing-related function.
• Experience with S&OP/ERP/payment systems; proficient in Microsoft Office.
• Self-motivated, able to function with little daily direction; strong problem-solving, communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills.
• Excellent written and verbal English skills; other languages desired.
• Demonstrated desire to learn and proficiency in competencies like responsiveness to change, accountability, collaboration, operational excellence, and self-management.

Nice to have

• Experience with ERP systems, Microsoft Word and Excel.
• No previous work experience required.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative culture where employees are seen, heard, and respected.
• Training provided: management level training, two-week sourcing skills training, and role-specific system training.
• Equal Employment Opportunity employer.