Money Movement Solutions CEMEA - Business Planning, Operations and Sales Support - Manager

The Procurement Manager - UAE & Oman is responsible for overseeing all procurement activities within the UAE & Oman Region, ensuring the efficient and cost-effective acquisition of goods and services to meet the organization's needs. This role involves developing and implementing procurement strategies, negotiating cost and T&C, managing supplier relationships, ensuring compliance with local and international procurement regulations, and leading a team of procurement professionals to achieve the company's objectives.

Job Responsibilities :

• Scope: Indirect and direct categories
• Develop and implement country-specific procurement strategies that align with the organization's global objectives and local market conditions
• Analyze procurement needs, trends, and market conditions to forecast demand and optimize decisions
• Review procurement procedures to set up common rules and practices in District, based on MER & Caspian Sea. Set up appropriate policies.
• Build a procurement yearly roadmap with an identified action plan
• Categories: Review car leasing model as well as Equipment, Implement a regional Travel platform, Ensure optimization of equipment and consumables at District level Lead the implementation of Group contracts (Dell, VWR, DHL)
• Suppliers: Review Top suppliers and set up appropriate contracts and T&C (prices/discounts and payment terms conditions, KPIs) in coordination with MER and Caspian Sea Management, to put contracts in place Build and maintain strong relationships with key suppliers and vendors to ensure reliable supply chains and timely deliveries Evaluate and review suppliers costs, after-sales services and efficiency, based on scorecards prepared by category
• Cost Management: Drive cost savings initiatives through effective negotiation, strategic sourcing, and process improvements. Monitor procurement budgets, ensuring expenditures are within approved limits and aligned with the company's financial objectives. Analyze and report on cost trends, savings, and procurement performance to senior management.
• Internal Stakeholders Collaboration: Build and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders. Manage stakeholder engagement and alignment throughout the end-to-end sourcing process (meet with department managers to understand the needs across each entity and extend to District)
• Forecast needs and supplies, working closely with all BUs and departments
• Prepare and execute bid packages utilizing RFIs, RFPs, set appropriate sourcing actions etc.
• Support savings tracking processes, measure contract compliance, and other key metrics to ensure targets are being met and value is being delivered to the business
• Develop, negotiate, and manage the contract process with legal department support
• Elaborate reports to show the efficiency of the projects implemented, Travels, LAB’s, Printers, etc.
• Clear target for savings

You must have :

• 7-10 years of professional experience in Sourcing and Procurement with an understanding of best practices and world-class processes
• At least 5 years’ knowledge in multi-procurement categories
• Excellent negotiation and communication skills
• Strong understanding of financial measurement; ability to identify and quantify legitimate areas of business benefit (cost savings, avoidance, client satisfaction, quality improvement)
• Previous global experience working within a multi-national, multi-cultural environment

Skills :

• Collaborative team player and leader, able to build a positive work environment
• Ability to lead and influence change in the face of complexity and ambiguity
• Capable of performing in a fast-paced, goal-oriented, and time-sensitive environment
• Effective communication and presentation
• Knowledge of internal sourcing/procurement procedures and processes, and of the external trends, global supply markets, and best practices
• Exceptional analytical, problem-solving, and project management skills.

HSE Requirements :

• Authorized to stop work if condition, situation, environment, etc. is not safe to perform the activity (immediately inform the reporting person in the department for further guidance).
• Comply at all times with all applicable legal requirements, BV Dubai HSE Policies and procedures, client’s HSE procedures and practices.
• Accountable to take care of your own health and safety and that of people who may be affected by what you do or not do.
• Accountable for cooperating with others in health and safety, and not interfere with or misuse anything provided for your health, safety or welfare.
• Perform his duties in a safe environment and respond to emergency situations as required by local procedures.
• Maintain personal work areas tidy and hazard-free and report any deviation/fault/hazard immediately to the location manager/line manager/QHSE Manager.
• Reporting all incidents/Near miss reporting as well as taking action whenever any unsafe act of condition is observed.
• Responsible for giving feedback on HSE issues for improvement as part of participation and consultation requirement.
• Report immediately any newly identified hazard and participate in devising suitable operational control to eliminate/minimize the pertinent risk.
• Report immediately any HSE incident and cooperate in investigation.
• Use appropriate PPE at work area and be aware of the risks appropriate PPE will control or minimize.
• Report immediately in case the PPE is worn off or lost.
• Ensure project team receive health and safety induction training.
• Ensure project team is aware of applicable HSE policies and procedures of the client and respective project.
• Perform routine inspection to check team’s adherence to the clients HSE procedures.
• Ensure on an ongoing basis, the project team receive health and safety training which is appropriate to their job.
• Ensure the project team are aware of their health and safety responsibilities and duties.
• Ensure the project team is capable of carrying out their duties in a safe and responsible manner.
• Promote the identification of opportunities to improve the health & safety of employees during their work activities.
• Promote the identification of initiatives to improve employee environmental awareness and reduction of environmental impacts.

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