Senior Procurement Specialist

Job description / Role

Senior Procurement Specialist - Qatar Airways - Doha

In the role of Senior Procurement Specialist, you will have ownership of all procurement requirements in a given group of product or service categories, setting category strategy, and interfacing with internal customers and suppliers to ensure best value for the company in line with its strategic, financial and operational requirements.

Key accountabilities of the role:
• Accountable to manage and facilitate all facets of procurement activities across a given product category.
• Answerable for implementing sourcing strategies to support QR objectives, providing the company competitive advantage in the areas of products and services.
• Develop a consolidated key supplier base to meet current and future commodity needs.
• Create and maintain mutually beneficial long-term partnerships with suppliers to foster feedback and continuous improvement.
• Understand, track, and forecast the key cost drivers and market factors.
• Develop cross-functional teams to understand company-wide needs and evaluate suppliers.
• Drive continuous improvement in all aspects of the procurement process.
• Developing strategies for assigned procurement area to include spend analysis, market and geographic considerations, strategic importance, etc.
• Managing and optimizing supplier performance, including continuous improvement, innovations, obsolescence, and reduction in total cost of ownership.
• Interface with internal user departments, including senior management, and suppliers on procurement projects.
• RFQ management and administration for high value and high priority requirements.
• Negotiation with suppliers on costs, commercial and contractual terms.
• Ensure conformance at all times of the organisation to Procurement process.
• Use best endeavours to meet reasonable user delivery requirements.
• Work closely with the Contracts team to ensure appropriate agreements and negotiated terms are in place.
• Conduct due diligence to ensure best value, quality and delivery terms at all times for goods and services procured on behalf of the organisation
• Manage multiple procurement projects in tandem, prioritised according to company’s strategic, financial and operational requirements.
• Be accountable for decisions taken and project delivery.
• Plan, delegate and monitor staff work appropriately and assist colleagues in problem resolution.

Requirements

• You will hold degree level education with a minimum of 8 years experience in a similar level procurement position ideally from within an Airline or with Middle Eastern experience
• Strong category experience
• Well versed in managing multiple procurement projects in accordance to company’s strategic, financial and operational requirements.
• Accountable for decisions taken and project delivery.
• Strong communications skills (including good written and spoken English)
• Numeracy and the ability to present data clearly an accurately.
• Negotiation skills
• Management skills

About the Company

Qatar Airways is proud to be one of the youngest global airlines to serve all six continents, and thanks to our customers’ response to our offerings, we are also the world’s fastest-growing airline. We connect more than 150 destinations on the map every day, with a fleet of the latest-generation aircraft, and an unrivalled level of service from our home and hub, the Five-star airport, Hamad International Airport in Doha, the State of Qatar.

Travel today involves a mix of short, medium and long-haul segments, with more people travelling than ever before. With the breadth of network coverage today, virtually no destination is unreachable. This is why the commitment to service is paramount; as our guests are travelling farther and more frequently than ever before, the experience on board is an important part of the journey itself.

Since our launch in 1997, Qatar Airways has earned many awards and accolades, becoming one of an elite group of airlines worldwide to have earned a 5-star rating by Skytrax. Voted Airline of the Year by Skytrax in 2011, 2012, 2015 and most recently in 2017, Qatar Airways has won the confidence of the travelling public. We have accomplished these goals by focusing on the details – how we run the business, and how you experience our airline.