Senior Buyer

About the role

Emirates Flight Catering is seeking an experienced Senior Buyer to lead the end‑to‑end procurement process for its food and catering operations. The role involves managing tenders, negotiating with suppliers, and ensuring that all purchases meet quality, cost, and delivery standards.

Key responsibilities

• Prepare, execute and evaluate tenders while adhering to procurement policies.
• Review purchase requisitions from all divisions and process them after obtaining necessary approvals.
• Conduct supplier negotiations, create award recommendation reports and implement contracts.
• Obtain quotations, analyse quality, price, quantity and lead‑time, and place orders with the best supplier.
• Visit suppliers to assess product offerings, quality and operating standards, and make recommendations.
• Negotiate purchase order terms to ensure value for money.
• Resolve daily correspondence and conflicts with suppliers regarding delivery and product quality.
• Develop and maintain strong supplier relationships to drive continuous improvement.
• Support procurement specialists and managers on sourcing projects as needed.
• Monitor market prices and maintain up‑to‑date supplier and price records.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s degree in Procurement, Supply Chain, Business or a related field (mandatory).
• Diploma or certification in Procurement & Supply or Contracts (preferred).
• Minimum of 5 years of relevant experience in food, catering or related procurement.
• Proven experience in category management, vendor management and contract negotiation.

Required skills

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Packages.
• Experience using procurement e‑sourcing tools.