Procurement Manager

Job Description : PROCUREMENT MANAGER UAE 10+ years experience To direct, lead and conduct all procurement activities, including tendering supplier/vendor selection, contract drafting and negotiation, and supplier/vendor management to ensure that all needs and requirements are met cost-effectively without compromising the quality or reliability of supply. · Responsible for developing and executing the strategic procurement and sourcing initiatives to support the achievement of business objectives. · Manage procurement document library to ensure technical catalogue/ specifications, material approved certificates, material traceability, etc., as and when required. · Lead a team comprised of professionals, technical and/or administrative staff focusing on the procurement area. Provides measurable input into new processes, standards, and operational plans in support of the business strategy, impacting the procurement function's overall results. · Evaluate the performance of team members, provide feedback on an ongoing basis, identify development needs and coach them to ensure ongoing capability development · Manage a team of para-professional or professional employees. Sets day-to-day operational objectives for the team where the problems faced may be difficult and, in cases, complex. Partially perform similar operational activities in conjunction with the procurement unit team. · Provide inputs and supervise the organization’s overall supply and logistics strategy. · Oversee the development of the purchasing budgets, plans, policies, systems, and procedures to achieve these strategic objectives and support finance in department activities within the assigned budget. · Monitor all purchasing activities to ensure they are conducted effectively and completed in a timely and efficient manner. · Liaise with user department managers to understand their current and anticipated demand for goods and materials and develop plans, cost estimates, and schedules for integrating these needs into existing purchasing activities. · Review and share for approval user departments’ purchase requirements based on the assigned budget. · Conduct sourcing process excellence, including high efficiency in transactions, reduced procurement lead times, strategic sourcing, reduced emergency and cash purchases and efficient material management. · Direct the development and maintenance of an effective and up-to-date vendor database to assist with the procurement of various items, equipment, materials, supplies and services as per the user department needs. · Evaluate and select suppliers and support the negotiation of terms for small to major purchases; commit to purchases in the organization’s best interest. · Manage the main and strategically important suppliers and vendors relationships to secure terms that are in the organization’s best interest Industries: District Cooling, Utilities, Energy, Oil & Gas Language: English – Fluent (required) | Arabic – Working knowledge (preferred) Education: Bachelors’ or Masters’ degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration or relevant field (Required) | Relevant certifications (preferred)

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