Description
- Working closely with the category lead in Dubai to deliver the strategic roadmap and annual budget for the relevant category in association with the Business needs and requirements.
- Creating and implementing sourcing strategies on a project level in compliance with the legal, internal policies, good practices, and business goals.
- Managing and leading complex sourcing activities for new project development and achieving agreed milestones and key development timelines.
- Leveraging opportunities for consolidation, standardization, and scoping to improve costs.
- Analyzing supplier offers and quantifying total costs of ownership (TCO).
- Meeting or exceeding annual sourcing goals and savings targets for the organization's spend.
- Managing price negotiation and finalization of commercial supply agreements/contracts in close alignment with the organization's Legal.
- Analyzing industry and markets to identify and demonstrate emerging trends for business benefits.
- Mapping, analyzing, and interpreting data on current spend patterns, identifying cost drivers and opportunities.
- Developing and managing supplier relationships, including supplier performance management.
- Actively participating in continuously improving procurement processes and governance.
- Actively communicating with the stakeholders across OpCos and developing digital platforms to meet the KPI and SLA set.
- Regular reporting of sourcing/negotiation strategies and outcomes.
- Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing procurement team to achieve targeted outcomes and drive success.
- Oversee the timely delivery of projects, ensuring alignment with defined category strategies and organizational objectives.
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree from a reputable university, preferably in Engineering.
- Minimum of 7 – 10 years of experience in a similar role and minimum of 15 – 17 years’ experience in Procurement.
- IT Background is a Must.
- Experience in a large Indirect Procurement organization dealing with multiple sourcing activities.
- Experience in negotiating big deals within the relevant category.
- Experience in Procurement within "Shared Services" is a plus to provide oversight for all procurement RFX processes for smooth delivery of shared service operations to procurement category managers.
- Experience in spend analysis and strategy development.
- In-depth understanding and practice of best-in-class procurement processes, systems, and practices.
- Knowledge of contract terms and conditions, and country laws and regulations.
- Must be capable of assessing legal and business risk when making decisions concerning contractual commitments.
- Customer-focused & takes time to understand the needs of the business, partnering, influencing, and negotiation skills.
- Experience in using E-sourcing platforms and ERPs, preferably ORACLE, ARIBA, and COUPA.
- Excellent communication skills and Team management skills.
- MCIPS/CIPS/APICS-CSCP (Preferred).
- MBA from a premier institute (Optional).
- Fluency in English and Arabic.
| Created on | 27 Apr 2025 |
| Last updated on | 27 Apr 2025 |
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