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Job description / Role
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The Job Opportunity
The Procurement has responsibility to work alongside both the Transport Division Finance Business Partner to ensure that effective procurement services are provided to Serco Transport Division. This role is critical for Serco to undertake the meaningful and vital work it undertakes to operate prestigious transport systems in the UAE.
Key accountabilities
- Supervise and oversee all aspects of procurement activities for the Transport Division;
- Allocate resource to ensure all procurement activities are undertaken in a timely manner;
- Ensure procurement activity for Serco Transport Division is managed within agreed budgets;
- Ensure all Serco governance is followed and all paperwork and approval hierarchy is adhered to;
- Work with Procurement Business Partner to ensure that Serco Transport Division procurement strategy is aligned with the Serco Middle East strategy;
- Supervise the Serco Transport Division Procurement team, ensuring the team is performing to the required standards and in compliance with the standard procedures;
- Ensure the clients' procurement governance is followed and adhered to at all time;
- Regularly meet with relevant clients to ensure they are satisfied with the performance of the Procurement department;
Requirements
What we are looking for in our candidates:
- Sound commercial judgment in procurement reporting with an analytical approach would be highly desirable;
- Knowledge with ERP (enterprise resource planning) and PC literacy skills are essential;
- Must be a skilled manager in communicating, motivating and developing staff;
- Highly motivated and flexibility to work in a time-sensitive environment to respond quickly and effectively to unanticipated high workloads, events and emergencies;
- Strong client management skills.
Specific requirements
- A minimum of 5 years, preferably 7 years, of work experience in high volume non-technical procurement activities including contract administration and contract writing;
- Proven experience and ability of organising and maintaining contract and project documentation, ability to negotiate maturely and confidently with contractors and customers;
- A sound professional contractual and purchasing background and experience in preparing tender contracts, procedures, technical specifications, safety and quality plan as required;
- Contractual and commercial experience in dealing with clients.
Working with Serco
At Serco, not only is the nature of the work we do important, everyone has important role to play.
We are a team of 50,000 people responsible for delivering essential public services around the world in areas including defence, transport, justice, immigration, healthcare and citizen services. We are innovators, committed to redesigning and improving public services for the benefit of everyone.
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Serco is committed to Equal Employment Opportunities and is committed to ensuring the safety of all of its employees through its Zero Harm initiative.
About the Company
Serco is a FTSE 250 international service company which combines commercial know-how with a deep public service ethos.
Serco customers are looking for expertise in managing their people, processes, technology and assets more effectively. We advise economic decision makers, design innovative solutions, integrate systems and - most of all - deliver quality services directly to the public.
Serco supplies to governments, government enterprise, agencies and companies who seek a trusted outsourcing partner with a solid track-record of service excellence. Serco people offer operational, logistical and technical expertise in the Transport, Justice and Immigration, Defence, Education and Healthcare industries as well as in the commercial sectors of Facilities Management.
Serco Middle East have been in the Region since 1947, starting out delivering Air Traffic Control Services in Bahrain; a service we are proudly still running today and have expanded to include many other Airports in the region.
We have expanded significantly since that time across the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Qatar. We have been supporting the RTA to operate the Dubai Metro since 2009, are preparing to launch the flagship Saudi Arabia Passenger Rail service from Riyadh to Qassim in 2016. We deliver Facility Management services to both Cleveland Clinic and Healthpoint Hospitals in Abu Dhabi, large-scale medical facilities in Saudi Arabia and a range of educational and commercial properties in the UAE. We also deliver postgraduate education to Officers in the Qatar Armed Forces through the Joaan Bin Jassim Joint Command and Staff College in Doha.
Focusing on our core values, and creating a positive environment for employees to thrive, we look forward to a bright future as we continue to grow with the region.