Procurement Manager

Job description / Role

A very well-known local group is looking for a Procurement Manager into its Real Estate business to be based at Head Office in Dubai.

The main purpose of the role is to develop and implement procurement strategies that will deliver measurable improvements in cost, quality and services.

Main Responsibilities:
* Creating procurement policy and applying it to all procurement activity.
* Automate all procurement activities within the available software wherever applicable and applying the company DOA for all procurements, i.e. workflow.
* Ensure parts and raw materials are purchased at the most competitive price at appropriate quality and delivered on time as agreed.
* Identify new suppliers, agree terms and negotiate supply agreements wherever appropriate, including payment schedule and structure, service level and volume rebates in line with the Company DoA.
* Manage and control supplier relationships with particular emphasis on purchases.
* Forecast level of demand for services and materials to meet business needs and maintain constant check on stock level to maximize business efficiency, instigating Minimum Stock Levels and Reorder Quantities by product as appropriate.
* Establish strategic relationships with key suppliers who are aligned to Company needs.
* Set up and maintain a control framework to ensure all procurement activities are effectively managed and are in accordance with Control Standard Orders, the Procurement Toolkit and Financial Regulations.
* Set up procurement saving targets each year in conjunction with the Company management and monitor delivery against targets.

Requirements

* Excellent Managerial and leadership skills
* High analytical approach and should be driven to deliver
* Strong financial and business acumen
* Local driving license
* Fluency in Arabic would be an advantage
* Undergraduate degree in Finance, Economics or Business, preferably in Supply Chain Management, Logistics
* Mature personality, highly flexible, team player, customer service oriented, organised, makes suggestions to improve the business, friendly and has a positive and constructive attitude.
* Very high attention to detail, self-starter and able to work unsupervised.

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