Description
- 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.
- Cultivate a culture of collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement within the team.
- Provide guidance and support for the implementation of new tools and technologies to enhance procurement efficiency.
- Ensure all procurement activities conducted by the team are fully compliant with established Procurement policies and standards.
- Create opportunities for team members to grow through training, coaching, and exposure to complex projects.
- Develop a succession plan to ensure continuity in key procurement roles.
- Develop and implement sourcing strategies built by the strategic sourcing team in Dubai for indirect categories, including Marketing, Technology, Human Capital, Consultancy, and others, ensuring alignment with overall business objectives and strategic initiatives.
- Collaborate with internal stakeholders to understand business needs, align priorities, and address procurement challenges.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with key suppliers, ensuring mutual benefits and strategic partnerships.
- Establish and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure procurement team success.
- Provide regular updates and reports to senior management on procurement activities, savings achieved, and market trends.
- Stay updated on industry trends, emerging markets, and best practices in procurement and supply chain management.
- Encourage the adoption of innovative tools, technologies, and processes to optimize procurement functions.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree from a reputable university.
- Minimum 10 - 12 years of experience in a similar role and minimum 15 – 20 years of experience in Procurement.
- MCIPS/CIPS/APICS-CSCP are preferred.
- Experience in a large Indirect Procurement organization dealing with multiple sourcing activities covering indirect categories, including and not limited to Marketing, Human Capital, Technology, Consultancy, and others.
- Extensive experience in managing and coaching large teams, ensuring exceptional performance aligned with best-in-class standards, full compliance with organizational policies, and the delivery of outstanding customer experiences.
- Experience in Procurement within "Shared Services" and a matrix reporting structure is a must to provide oversight for all procurement RFX processes for the 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 the country's 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 command of English.
| Created on | 12 Jun 2025 |
| Last updated on | 12 Jun 2025 |
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