About the Role
Manage assigned spend categories of annual spend in excess of AED 5 million in line with the guidelines in the Policy, Co-ordinate with the UAE based and International Business Units, with their Business Finance & with Corporate Shared Services, Handle Procure 2 Pay operations on SAP/ Ariba for self-owned categories and on behalf of assigned team colleagues, Source and Develop new vendors, Manage assigned vendor relationships
About the Responsibilities
Deliver Cost efficiency & more value for money.
Negotiate overall savings in the range of 5%-10%, negotiate on non-financial parameters such as Payment Terms, Warranty etc.
Source new and manage competitive vendors
Number of quality vendors sourced
Number of quotations per project
Ensure Operational efficiency
Time taken to approve PR/ PO in the system
Overall turnaround time to close a purchasing request
Cataloging of repeated spends
Effective internal customer relationship management
Timely & professional communication with the team & business peers
Reporting
Timely generation/ updating of management report(s)
About the Requirements
Education:
Full time Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent
Any Procurement or Finance Certification is an added value
Minimum Experience and Knowledge:
Minimum 5 years’ experience in IT related Procurement/ Administration/ Finance
Previous hands on experience in dealing with vendors (quotations, payments, reconciliations)
Behavioral Competencies:
Teamwork
Attention to Details
Flexibility towards work demand and meeting deadlines
Multi-tasking & Ability to work under pressure
Technical Skills:
Knowledge of handing procurement operations on ERP and/or a P2P platform is desirable
Intermediate skill on MS Excel, MS Word and MS Presentations
Language Skills:
Strong verbal and written English communication
Arabic or other languages such as Hindi/ Urdu are an added value
Job Specific Skills:
Negotiations skills
Stakeholder management skills
Good analytical skills
Reporting skills
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