Procurement Specialist

This full-time, onsite role is based in Gulshan-e-Iqbal, Block 3, Karachi, with working hours from 10 am to 11 pm, Monday to Friday, offering multiple shift options. Candidates seeking work-from-home or hybrid arrangements, as well as those located outside Karachi, will not be considered. Immediate joining is required. The position focuses on commodity sourcing and procurement within international trade, specifically dealing with grains, cereals, agricultural produce, and other traded goods.

Key Responsibilities

- Identify and establish relationships with new vendors, suppliers, producers, traders, and commodity providers.
- Source vendors for international commodity trading projects, ensuring alignment with product specifications, quantities, pricing, and delivery schedules.
- Negotiate prices, payment terms, commissions, and other commercial conditions with suppliers.
- Build and maintain a reliable supplier network for commodities such as grains, cereals, and agricultural produce.
- Obtain and evaluate quotations, product specifications, availability, and supplier offers.
- Coordinate with buyers, traders, and internal teams to ensure vendor capabilities meet project requirements.
- Manage ongoing vendor communications, follow-ups, and commercial relationships.
- Assist in negotiating and finalizing supply arrangements and purchase agreements.
- Maintain an updated database of vendors, supplier contacts, quotations, and negotiated terms.
- Verify supplier credentials and coordinate the collection of necessary business and trade documentation.
- Monitor supplier responsiveness, reliability, pricing, and fulfillment of agreed terms.

Required Qualifications

- A degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, International Trade, or a related field.
- Proven experience in sourcing vendors and suppliers for commodities such as grains, cereals, agricultural produce, or other traded goods.
- Demonstrated expertise in vendor acquisition, supplier relationship management, and procurement.
- Strong understanding of commodity trading, international trade, and supply chain processes.
- Ability to identify, approach, and onboard reliable vendors and suppliers.
- Experience negotiating prices, payment terms, supply agreements, and other commercial terms.
- Excellent communication, negotiation, and relationship-building skills.
- Capability to evaluate supplier credibility, product quality, pricing, and supply capacity.
- Proficiency in Excel, reporting, and vendor management tools.
- Strong organizational skills, commercial awareness, and attention to detail.
- Good written and verbal English communication skills.

Applicants without relevant experience in vendor sourcing, supplier acquisition, and commodity procurement or trading will not be considered.

No preferred qualifications or additional benefits were specified for this role.