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Who are the best people to handle procurement function in an organization? Engineering people or Commercial/Contract Specialists.

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Question added by Nadeem Asghar , Supply Chain Consultant/Trainer , Independent Practitioner
Date Posted: 2014/12/08
Mamdouh Manie
by Mamdouh Manie , Executive HRC local sales manager , Ezzsteel

you need technical knowledge , if you are in pharmaceutical you need pharmacist , if it is industrial you need engineer,    etc., but the sourcing,  commercial steps and the logistics steps remain the same

Amin ALMASRI
by Amin ALMASRI , Procurement Manager , Dur Hospitality Co.

This exactly what created the "procurement engineer"; they are engineers with commercial and negotiation skills who can close the required scope of work deals with a subcontractor or asupplier within a given budget.

Farooq Dalvi
by Farooq Dalvi , Manager , Al Salem Chemical Services & Cont. Co.

Commercial /Contracts specialist are the best people to handle procurement functions  but they will always need help of the Engineers/End users for checking the specifications of the products sourced before an order/contract is awarded.

Mohamed Elsayed Abdelrazek Ali
by Mohamed Elsayed Abdelrazek Ali , Senior Credit Analyst , Banque Misr

it depend on the company fields , some needs commercial & some need engineer

in my point of view it depend in persons understanding for procurement   

Huseynqulu Ismayilov
by Huseynqulu Ismayilov , Chief Procurement Officer , Sustainable and Operational Sosial Agency

In  my point of view all depends to actual scope of works (responsibilities) in the organiaztion. In any case the difference will be not much between their understanding of Procurement activities.

Sajid Mehmood
by Sajid Mehmood , Engineering & Interface Manager , Al-Kifah Holding (Tanajib Gas Plant Projects)

Engineering covers only one part of procurement that is technical, whereas contracts covers contracts, logistics, costs, deliveries, control and so forth. Therefore I would recommend to have contract people in procurement function rather then engineering people.

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by Deleted user

I strongly recommend Engineering People for the Construction field so that they can almost review and resolve the technical issues related to the material / service. if the Engineering graduate have an Business Management background it will be a plus point. 

Khan Kashif Shabih
by Khan Kashif Shabih , Category Procurement Lead Mechanical , Marafiq, Power and Water Company for Jubail and Yanbu

It Depends on the kind of organization you are working in. Commercial Acumen is always needed regardless of your industry. Engineering background may not be needed for all kinds of industries. 

Irfan Yousaf
by Irfan Yousaf , Senior Procurement Officer , Binghatti Holdings

Procurement is the whole series of activities resulting in acquisition of goods and services, as per requirement. Tendering is one formal method through which buyers and sellers are linked together for a possible business relationship. The buyer puts together compete detail of the requirement including all specifications, terms and conditions in one set of documents known as Tender enquiry documents and issues the same to prospective bidders, for inviting bids. Procurement may take place with or without entering into tendering process, dpending upon discretion of the buyer.

Bassam Sabri
by Bassam Sabri , Buyer , Retaj Enterprise Ltd

Procurement specialists. But in some cases a mix of the two. A specialist should always take charge of their work knowing that they have a team behind them to help with any input, and this goes for any department. (Every specialist should have a co-specialist) - teamwork.

Shire Salah Jama
by Shire Salah Jama , Procurement Engineer , al Arrab contracting Co

here is the IDEA  that introduced to us "Procurement engineers" which means an engineer with experience or knowledge in our subjects such as Procurement and contract management systems........... there he can solve this issue ....

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