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Role Overview
Category Manager at Al Ghurair, based in the United Arab Emirates. The role is responsible for strategic procurement, vendor management, purchasing team leadership, sourcing, negotiation, supplier identification, new project mobilization, delivery, and supplier management.
Role Purpose
Procure materials and services through strategic sourcing and category management while ensuring quality control, adherence to company policies and procedures, and optimal vendor selection. Lead the purchasing team and end-to-end procurement process to drive cost efficiency and supplier performance.
Key Responsibilities
Spend Analysis & Category Planning
- Perform spend analysis and plan LTPA/Tender categories based on priority and needs.
- Identify and pre-qualify new potential suppliers.
- Prepare tender documents with necessary scope, technical, and commercial evaluation.
- Arrange samples for approval.
- Arrange E-Auction to choose the right supplier.
- Prepare supplier contract agreements.
Team Leadership & Process Management
- Oversee and supervise the purchasing team to ensure timely purchase by adhering to company policies and procedures.
- Verify and approve PO, ARF, and transport indents in the portal.
- Assess and source quotations from potential suppliers.
- Negotiate contracts, improved prices, payment and delivery terms with suppliers.
- Review opportunities to make business savings.
- Engage employees in decision making and empower them to take ownership.
New Project Mobilization
- Understand the needs of new projects and formulate material and service delivery plans according to requirement and deadlines.
- Regularly update operation heads on the progress of mobilization and resolve any issues faced.
- Monitor and track that spends remain within the allocated budget.
Supplier Performance Management & Evaluation
- Monitor suppliers and subcontractor performance in conjunction with store and site personnel.
- Evaluate performance of the contract and address any non-compliance.
- Evaluate supplier performance based on Cost, Quality of Goods/Service, Competency, and Consistency Reports, Analysis & Audit.
- Prepare reports on PO spend, Open POs, Pending indents, and savings, and present to management.
- Liaise with internal and external auditors in the auditing process to review different contracts and contracting processes to determine the completeness, efficacy, and accuracy of the procurement process to determine the success and failures while administering the procurement contracts.
Relationship Management
- Develop and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
- Communicate with stakeholders regularly.
- Arrange and attend internal and external meetings and address issues faced.
- Ensure that a professional and consistent approach is taken in relation to all supplier relationships.
- Strengthen supplier relationships by earning their trust with honest communication, listening to their concerns, and involving them in the processes.
- Resolve any escalated issues.
Continuous Improvement
- Continuously perform market research by attending industry-related expos, online research, and seminars.
- Identify and meet new potential suppliers and products.
- Identify areas of improvement to continually drive performance.
- Research and evaluate areas of opportunity and reduce costs where possible.
Qualifications & Experience
- Bachelor of Engineering.
- 8 years of experience in Soft Service Procurement.
- Knowledge of sourcing and procurement techniques.
- Market intelligence on sources and trends.
- Experience in collecting and analyzing data.
- Highly organized and detail-oriented.
Skills & Competencies
- Soft Services Procurement.
- Strategic Sourcing and Category Management.
- Analytical and Critical Thinking.
- Negotiation.
- Market Intelligence.
- Procurement ERP System & Vendor Portal.
- Cost Benefit/Price Analysis.
- Strong Interpersonal Skills.
- Result Oriented.
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