Manage assigned IT spend categories of annual spend 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, Conduct Spend analysis, Conduct sourcing of IT projects consisting of software, hardware and maintenance
Responsibilities
Negotiate overall savings in the range of 5%-10%, negotiate on non-financial parameters such as Payment Terms, Warranty etc
Ensure RFQ/RFP is floated to all prequalified vendors
Ensure the same information is communicated to all vendors equally to ensure fair competition
Ensure products and services are purchased in most cost and time efficient manner
Evaluate and analysis suppliers, vendors commercial proposal by using effective methods of price comparison
Support with the technical evaluation process of acceptable bids
Effectively supports with the preparation of award recommendations for suppliers with coordination of Business units
Source new and manage competitive vendors
Create and maintain good relationships with the vendors/ supplies
Ensure minimum number of quotations received per project in line with procurement policy
Maintain and update a list of suppliers and their qualifications, delivery times, and potential future development
A periodic market research is done to stay abreast on new products, equipment and services emerging in the market
Time taken to approve PR/ PO in the system
Overall turn around time to close a purchasing request
Cataloguing of repeated spends
Gather spend analysis data, display in visualization dashboard
Set benchmarks for continuous improvement
Timely generation/updation of management report(s)Work with team members and procurement manager to complete responsibilities as needed
Work with team members and procurement manager to complete duties as needed
Requirements
Technical Skills: Knowledge of handing procurement operations on ERP and/or a P2P platform is desirable Proficient in use of MS Office Applications (Words, Excel, PowerPoint) Strong data analysis skills with ability to derive logical conclusions
Language Skills: Strong verbal and written English communication and preferably can speak Arabic
Bachelors Degree or equivalent
Any Procurement or Finance Certification is an added value