Senior Procurement Specialist

Majid Al Futtaim


Date: 4 hours ago
City: Dubai
Contract type: Full time
Responsibilities

  • Support the Strategic roadmap and annual budget for their category in association with the Category Head
  • Identifying, gathering, analyzing and summarizing purchase requirements and demand, preparation of sourcing strategies and complex sourcing processes
  • Responsible for supporting the creation & implementation of sourcing strategies in compliance with the legal, internal policies, good practices and business goals
  • Responsible for managing sourcing activities for new project development and achieving agreed milestones and key development timelines
  • Providing on-going oversight of cost reduction based on technical and commercial intelligence improving the cost
  • Managing price negotiation and finalization for commercial supply agreements / contracts and letters of intent in close alignment with procurement services
  • Mapping, analysing and interpreting data on current spend patterns, identifying cost drivers and opportunities
  • Analyse supplier offers and quantify total costs of ownership (TCO)
  • Developing and managing supplier relationships including supplier performance
  • Regular reporting of sourcing/negotiation strategies and outcome, sourcing recommendation and benefits.
  • Actively participating in improvement of procurement processes and governance
  • Conduct regular market analysis and benchmarking exercises, identifying market trends and monitoring related developments.
  • Working closely with the Procurement Category Leads on fulfilling the individual Category Plans

Skills/Experience

  • Min 3 years of experience.
  • Preferred experience in a large Indirect and direct Procurement organization dealing with multiple contract types covering HC, Professional Services, Software, Marketing, Finance, Real Estate, and Engineering.
  • Working knowledge of Procurement and Contract Management related software a plus.
  • Experience in Procurement sourcing and oversight for all procurement RFX process for smooth delivery of operations to procurement category managers
  • In-depth understanding and practiced best-in-class procurement processes, systems and practices
  • Knowledge of contract terms and conditions and in 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
  • Excellent Verbal and written communication skills
  • Operational experience in working on SAP Ariba, e-Rfx and digital skills

Education

  • Bachelor’s degree (preferably BE/B.Tech) required
  • Fluency in English and Arabic(optional)

Certifications

  • MCIPS/CIPS/APICS-CSCP (preferred)

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