Senior Procurement Officer Non IT

Job description / Role

Role purpose

To support the category manager in elevating the brand and service-quality of procurement within the organization by ensuring professional services offering and increase of spend control.

To deputize the category manager and manage the team's performance and deliverables across assigned spend categories. To work as part of the team of the "Non-IT Category" in VMCP to provide internal stakeholders with quality services, value for money solutions, cost effectiveness, and enhance customer satisfaction. To plan, lead and manage strategic procurement solutions within the non-IT category.

Key accountabilities of the role

Responsibilities

• Report to category manager and deputize in his absence.
• Support the category manager in developing and managing the annual procurement plan through regular engagements with relevant stakeholders and proper communication management plan.
• Provide support and consultancy to customers in terms of best practices of procurement and supply chain.
• Identify and implement category market research plan, demand challenge, vendor base rationalization, and supply chain risk management.
• Support the category buyers in high-risk high-value procurement engagements (strategy planning, negotiations, risk management, etc.).
• Implement advanced procurement techniques (just in time, agility, feasibility, effectiveness, and waste-elimination activities).
• Work closely with different stakeholders to plan, streamline, and enhance process workflows to ensure value for ADIB.
• Undertake suppliers relationship management responsibilities (contractual, relational, and reputational matters) and promote a transparent and ethical procurement approach for ADIB externally.
• Stakeholders' relationship management (reporting, conflict resolution, awareness training, strategic solutions, etc.).

Specialist skills / technical knowledge required for this role

• Bachelor's degree in business administration or supply chain.
• Business English - verbal and written skills.
• MS Office.
• Communication skills.

Work experience

• A minimum of 10 years' experience in procurement and supply chain related positions.
• Previous experience in e-procurement tools (SAP Ariba, Oracle, etc.).
• Supplier/vendor agreement/contracts: knowledge of the legal terminologies and language related to supplier and/or vendor agreement and contract.