Senior Manager - Indirect Spend Category Sourcing

Job description / Role

- Support the Marketing and Indirect Spend Sourcing Director in the development of the Indirect Spend categories'sourcing strategies
- Lead and conduct the internal category profiling (i.e. building category profiles, conducting spend analysis, demand/ usage analysis, TCO analysis, etc.) to identify potential levers to lower total cost
- Lead and conduct the supply market analysis to analyse market trends, evaluate suppliers' capabilities, assess potential areas of risk and identify new feasible supplier.
- Develop supplier lists, prepare tender documents, follow up on submissions, evaluate submissions, etc. in order to support the overall category tendering process
- Participate in the tendering, negotiation and selection of suppliers on behalf of Group OpCos, leveraging the consolidated buying power of the Group.
- Lead the development and implementation of Group Sourcing Contracts (GSCs).
- Support the Marketing and Indirect Spend Sourcing Director in defining supplier KPIs, scorecard, data sources and collection methods on supplier performance
- Support the Sourcing Performance team in the collection of supplier performance data from Group OpCos and suppliers
- Manage the day-to-day relationships with the suppliers of the Indirect Spend Categories and build strong relationships with them to drive improved service delivery.
- Lead the development of the Indirect Spend category performance reports
- Collect, consolidate and validate reports from Operating Companies on their Indirect Spend category sourcing performance
- Promote compliance across Ooredoo Group on GSCs and Group policies, processes and procedures.
- Supervise more junior Group Sourcing Buyers on the category sourcing activities, provide guidance and support, monitor and prioritise workload

Requirements

- Minimum 10 years relevant procurement or category management experience, of which 5 years should preferably be in telecommunications
- Experience of managing and negotiating with suppliers and supporting the implementation of sourcing initiatives
- Experience in MENA preferred
- Fluent in English (both written and verbal).
- Minimum bachelor degree qualification, preferably should be in business/ Marketing/ Technology disciplines. Preferably certified by a relevant professional body (e.g., CIPS, CPM) or qualified with a relevant Master's degree (e.g., Supply Management)

Skills
- Advanced category expertise relevant to telecommunications and the categories in scope of responsibility
- Basic sourcing and supplier management skills with the ability to conduct supplier meetings
- Advanced relevant computer skills (MS Office, ERP systems, e-procurement systems, including Ariba and Emptoris)
- Strategic awareness
- Advanced analytical thinking skills and adept at analysing and synthesising complex data to develop valid recommendations
- Strong communication skills
- Judgement and Decision Making
- Strategic Thinking and Business Acumen
- Negotiation

About the Company

We are a leading international communications company delivering mobile, fixed, broadband internet, and corporate managed services tailored to the needs of consumers and businesses across markets in the Middle East, North Africa and Southeast Asia. As a community-focused company, we are guided by our vision of enriching peoples lives and our belief that we can stimulate human growth by leveraging communications to help people achieve their full potential.

Formerly known as Qtel Group, we have a customer base of 92.9 million and reported revenues of USD 9.3 billion in 2012.