Overview
Associate Procurement Manager Jobs in Abu Dhabi, UAE/Dubai at Talent2
As the Associate Procurement Manager you will oversee and implement all procedures and actions pertaining to the day to day cost and purchasing of the business. The Associate Procurement Manager will need to be highly motivated, performance driven with solid experience in supply chain and logistics, coupled with local and international experience in oil & Gas, EPC or aviation.
Key Responsibilities
- Analyze market and delivery systems in order to assess present and future material availability.
- Develop and implement purchasing and contract management instructions, policies, and procedures.
- Direct and coordinate activities of personnel engaged in buying and transporting materials, equipment, machinery, and supplies.
- Review, evaluate, and approve specifications for issuing and awarding purchase orders.
- Identify existing sources of goods and services (including across countries, regions & sectors), identify commonalities, and recommend supplier consolidation and cost reduction actions – including working with Procurement & Sourcing colleagues to ensure agreement.
- Recommend and implement changes in purchasing policies and procedures.
- Deliver high levels of professional customer support, ensuring needs are met.
- Consolidate the company’s annual operational budget with respect to company target.
- Establish the company’s long‑term strategy plan with respect to global targets.
- Undertake all administrative responsibilities required by management systems adopted within the company.
- Ensure the employee under her or his supervision complies with the company’s Management Systems Policy and related procedures and instructions.
Qualifications
Our client is seeking a pro‑active professional candidate with a minimum of 5+ years experience within a senior procurement role.
- University qualification.
- Strong understanding of the GCC MEA outsourcing market including supplier base, market dynamics, cost drivers, etc.
- Strong interpersonal, collaborative skills and success in collaborating with key work partners.
- Excellent analytical and data‑mining skills – must have ability to track and report projected versus actual costs against complex pricing schemes.
- Good working understanding of sourcing & procurement processes, documentation & tools (requirements gathering; process; negotiation; supplier selection; contract execution).
- Good understanding of technology required for successful network deployment.
- Excellent English verbal and written skills.
- Arabic not essential but advantageous.
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Title: Associate Procurement Manager
Company: Talent2
Location: Abu Dhabi, UAE/Dubai
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