Procurement Officer

Veolia

Ruwais Industrial City, UAE

Posted on: 20 Dec 2024

JOB DESCRIPTION / ROLE

Employment: Full Time

Company Description
For 170 years, Veolia has been a global leader in providing water, energy, and waste management solutions. Serving public authorities and industries across 58 countries, our comprehensive services are essential to human development and sustainable growth. As we progress alongside economic growth and human development, we continuously adapt and innovate, designing solutions that positively impact the environment and conserve resources.

Veolia focuses on local solutions to purify and preserve vital resources, mitigate resource depletion, decarbonize lifestyles and production methods, and adapt to the impacts of climate change.

Our mission is to build a better 21st century, and we proudly identify as #resourcers.

Key figures of Veolia Near and Middle East:
- Over 3,600 employees in the Middle East (in addition to the nearly 6,000 employees for Enova, which reports directly to Veolia
- Africa Middle-East for Facility Management and Energy Efficiency contracts in the region)
- A robust local network across the region, including the UAE, Oman, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, Lebanon, Turkey, Jordan, and Saudi Arabia
- 40 years of sustainable partnerships

In the Middle East, Veolia collaborates with industries, governments, communities, and commercial businesses to deliver innovative and sustainable solutions needed today, while maintaining a vision for tomorrow. Through public-private partnerships and innovative contractual schemes, Veolia is dedicated to achieving measurable results with pragmatic, sustainable environmental solutions.

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Job Description

Main Accountabilities:
- To procure all required materials, supplies, services and equipment, prepare all the relevant contract documentation and coordinate with suppliers to ensure timely delivery of optimal quality and cost-effective materials and services in line with the organization’s needs to comply with business objectives in the short, medium and long terms through continuous improvement and in accordance with the terms of O&M contract.
- Implement, update and enforce all the framework agreements & internal procedures related to O&M procurement activities.
- Ensure the correct implementation of all relevant company policies and procedures.
- Perform regular evaluation of suppliers and contractors as per internal procedures.
- Prepare RFQ based on technical specification defined by the user.
- Liaise with internal departments as required in order to identify their procurement needs, specifications, quantities, etc. and follow-up with them on a regular basis in order to ensure timely procurement of materials.
- Investigate and identify new suppliers and alternative products/services, within the UAE and GCC region or internationally.
- Responsible for all logistic functions such as import and export of goods for local and international shipments and coordinate with the clearing agent/customs representatives to clear shipments on time.
- Ensure that all internal reporting is performed promptly and accurately.
- Perform any other duties as assigned by the department head.

Requirements:
Experience:
- 5 years minimum in industrial environment

Education:
- Science Graduate/Mechanical Engineer/Equivalent
- Procurement related certification shall have an added advantage.

Qualifications:
Communication Skill: Fluent in English (reading and writing)

IT Skills:
Proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel & PowerPoint), Google suite and apps.
Proficiency in Microsoft Dynamics, SAP, Oracle or other ERP.

As an inclusive company, Veolia is committed to diversity and gives equal consideration to all applications, without discrimination.

ABOUT THE COMPANY

Veolia is the world's largest environmental services company.

For over 160 years, Veolia has provided public and private sectors with Water, Energy and Waste Management solutions and services which are vital to human development and sustainable growth.

With over 200,000 employees on five continents, Veolia designs practical solutions for the management (operation, treatment, distribution and/or supply) of Water, Waste and Energy. Through these three complementary activities, Veolia helps to develop access to resources, to preserve available resources and to renew them.

Veolia Group achieved revenues of EUR 28.5billion in 2021. (In 2020) the Veolia Group served 95mn inhabitants with drinking water, 62mn with sanitation, produced nearly 43mn MWH of energy, and recycled 47mn tonnes of waste.

Veolia aims to become the benchmark company for ecological transformation. Our goal is to build a better 21st century. We therefore see ourselves as #resourcers.

VEOLIA IN THE NEAR & MIDDLE EAST

Veolia has operated in the Middle East for over 30 years, providing innovative and sustainable water & waste services to industries, governments & communities, retail and commercial businesses.

Veolia has more than 3,000 employees in the Near & Middle East and a strong regional network of ~12 offices in the UAE, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, Jordan, Lebanon, and Turkey.

Veolia currently has over 6,000 project references of work delivered in the region, and continues to develop new projects through public-private partnerships and innovative contractual schemes.

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