Assistant Manager - Procurement

Job description / Role

Established in the 1930s as a trading business, Al-Futtaim Group today is one of the most diversified and progressive, privately held regional businesses headquartered in Dubai, United A"rab Emirates. Structured into five operating divisions; automotive, financial services, real estate, retail and healthcare; employing more than 35,000 employees across more than 20 countries in the Middle East, Asia and Africa, Al-Futtaim Group partners with over 200 of the world's most admired and innovative brands. Al-Futtaim Group's entrepreneurship and relentless customer focus enables the organisation to continue to grow and expand; responding to the changing needs of our customers within the societies in which we operate.

By upholding our values of respect, excellence, collaboration and integrity; Al-Futtaim Group continues to enrich the lives and aspirations of our customers each and every day.

We are currently seeking an experienced procurement professional to join our Group Procurement team in the capacity of Assistant Manager - Procurement.

Overview of the role
Developing a strategic and consistent approach to non-merchandise procurement for all Al Futtaim entities in Egypt and responsible for the overall process and compliance adherence with these business units.

What you will do

Strategy
- Develop and communicate a Centralized country wide procurement business plan; establish, communicate and implement long-term goals for the department in order to promote effectiveness and efficiency
- Align with the business on their priority areas ensuring cost savings
- Get involved with business plans at the budgeting stage
- Comprehensively analyse the spend data to identify addressable spend and maximize Spend Under Management
- Prepare a category wise plan to address the key spend categories identifying areas where contracts could be consolidated

Operations
- Create annual sourcing plan for all key spend categories
- Comprehensively capture the business requirements to identify the right set of vendors capable of proving the product or service
- On confirmation of the shortlisted vendors from the business capture comprehensive user requirements to create a thorough RFP/RFQ document
- Manage the tendering process in a timely manner ensuring fairness and transparency in the process
- Lead the procurement team with direct responsibility of managing all procurement contracts.
- Be the point of contact for managing the expectations from the business for the respective category of spend.
- Evaluate new suppliers in the market for the operational spend categories and monitor the performance of suppliers
- Monitor Performance of suppliers against KPI's set out in the operational procurement contracts.

Governance and Compliance
- Ensure proper communication of procurement policy to all business users through roadshows, online availability and training modules
- Monitor the procurement process and uphold the policy by ensuring compliance
- Escalate policy violations to audit and senior management
- Manage current procurement policies, procedures and programs with a focus on their ability to enhance organizational value and efficiency
- Serve as the primary contact for procurement related questions, training, policy and procedure interpretation and alignment for all Egypt business units

Requirements

Required skills to be successful
- Experience in E- Sourcing
- Proven History of accomplishments
- SAP (MM & SRM) Knowledge
- Ariba P2P (Procure to Pay) full solution
- Ariba E-Sourcing

What equips you for the role
- University Graduate Degree in Procurement / Supply Chain
- 8+ years of experience in Procurement in Egypt

About the Company

Established in the 1930's, the Al-Futtaim Group initially operated as a trading enterprise. Rapid development throughout the 1940's and 50's saw it establish itself regionally as an integrated commercial, industrial and services organisation, positioning itself one of the leading business houses in the lower Gulf region. Today, it operates collectively over 40 companies bearing the Al-Futtaim name, dominates many market segments in the UAE, and has expanded its sphere of operation to include Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman and Egypt.

The Group comprises a diverse range of strategically positioned operating subsidiaries and associate companies, structured to give the Al-Futtaim Group the flexibility and versatility to keep ahead of local competition while keeping pace with the ever-evolving global business scenario. The Groups continued investment in world-class systems technology is clear evidence of its commitment to maintain leading edge performance and service delivery.

The success of the Al-Futtaim Group can be attributed to a business approach that combines the ability to change with the traditional values of integrity, service and social responsibility that define its core business philosophy. This, linked with the Groups belief in decentralisation, gives the heads of the operating companies a high degree of functional autonomy and authority, providing the Group with essential flexibility, and individual employees a clearly defined work culture and sense of responsibility.