Procurement Category Manager - UAE National

Job description / Role

The Procurement Category Manager is required to provide direction and lead the Tendering and Contracts function to ensure sourcing and contracting of the right suppliers for all and associate subsidiaries projects across verticals, whilst maximizing efficiency, driving cost savings, reducing risk and legal issues and ensuring that the budgetary requirements of all the Entities and overall Company expenditure is managed effectively.

Client Details

Our client, a leading real estate developer with their corporate head office based in Dubai are looking for a Procurement Category Manager to manage the facilities & properties spend to be responsible for:

* Decision and Approval Authority on purchases or procurement of product and services and authorizing contracts up to the agreed budget threshold
* Main contributor to the OPEX and CAPEX Savings of the company and its subsidiaries

Due to Emritisation only Emirate candidates will be considered

Description

* Lead and direct the FM team strategy, processes and systems to ensure realization of procurement efficiency's and cost savings initiatives in line with meeting the overall strategy and its subsidiaries.
* Develop, review and implement policies and procedures to bring consistency, standardize the functioning of FM team and ensure compliance with overall company policies and procedures.
* Provide specialist advice and guidance on different sourcing strategies and contractual obligations, and work with Legal counsel with the objective of preventing any loss to the company and protecting the company from exposure to financial and operational risks.
* Review and Monitor preparation of reports on the expenditures to enable senior management make informed decisions.
* Develop and Agree on CAPEX and OPEX savings based on spend analysis, past and present trends, to generate maximum profit to the company by implementing strategic sourcing initiatives to leverage cost optimization and improving bottom line figures. Assessing and managing potential risks associated with different sourcing strategies by analyzing spend, supply and savings.
* Develop purchasing strategies and achieve economies of scale through centralized purchasing to realize cost saving and value for internal and external stakeholders.
* Direct and Manage the annual cost savings targets for the annual budget process for Projects and Tenders; develop and agree the annual procurement plan with departmental heads through budget and spend analysis to understand past & ongoing spend and forecast budgetary requirements in commodity categories by working closely with Finance, the different entities and internal team members.
* Lead the team by overseeing the tender processes, pre and post tender publication, reporting and ensuring the overall quality and consistency of tendering to Suppliers.
* Lead strategically important and competitive bid process and carry out negotiations with supplier to make recommendations and spear head purchase decisions to ensure optimal value to the Company.
* Regulate and Define approval limits for the team, approve purchase orders, contracts and a series of related terms and conditions. Responsible for approving/authorizing all purchases related to Services and Products up to AED 500,000
* Define and develop durable relationships with suppliers throughout the supply management cycle in order to facilitate high performance, quality and service in procurement transactions to the best advantage of the Company.
* Develop strong relationships with the Entity and Department Heads to ensure their compliance with procurement processes and in turn to understand end user's requirements and budgeting parameters.
* Provide end users with expert procurement advice relating to quality and availability of products and services, prices, timing of procurement and recommend changes and cost effective strategies where there is opportunity to reduce costs etc. in order to ensure that the end user requirements are met in accordance with corporate policies and commercial objectives
* Develop and implement continuous improvement programs. Conduct 'best practice' bench marking of procurement processes with leading companies international and regional companies to ensure a best in class procurement function for the company in terms of Quality, Process and Transparency.
* Provide leadership in setting individual and team objectives, KPIs, managing performance, developing and motivating staff, provision of formal and informal feedback and appraisals to maximize colleague and overall departmental performance to meet Company objectives.

Job Offer

* A competitive family package & benefits

Requirements

* 7 years plus in the field of purchasing and supply management or procurement with a minimum of 5 years management level FM experience
* Graduate in any discipline - (Business Administration or related fields and with Finance background. with certification in procurement and supply chain management.
* Must have procurement category sourcing experience ideally with facilities exposure

Understanding of Contracts and Legal Terminology

* Customer Focus
* Results Orientation
* Business Awareness
* Curious & Creative
* Sense of Urgency
* Adaptability & Flexibility
* Builds Relationships
* Empowerment
* Problem Solving & Decision Making
* Planning and Organizing
* Communication Skills
* Team Work
* Drives Accountability

About the Company

Michael Page is one of the world's leading professional recruitment consultancies, specializing in the placement of candidates in permanent, contract, temporary and interim positions with clients around the world.

The Group has operations in the UK, Continental Europe, Asia-Pacific and the Americas. In the Middle East we focus on the areas of:

Finance & Accounting Banking & Financial Services Procurement Property & Construction Engineering & Supply Chain Oil & Gas Technical and Engineering Human Resources Sales Marketing Technology Secretarial Executive Search Legal

The Group operates through 161 offices in 33 countries and employs over 5,000 employees worldwide.