Job Details
Type: Full Time
Post Date: 30+ days ago
Industry: Management
Job Description
About the role
The Procurement & Logistics Manager will provide an account management service to the nominated business areas at Emirates Group, ensuring that best practice procurement techniques are adopted to achieve lowest cost of ownership and that agreed service levels are achieved.
What you will do
Provide support to the Vice President, Procurement & Logistics (Services) and Manager Procurement & Logistics, by developing and implementing strategies to deliver the lowest total cost of ownership for acquisition of capital, goods, or service items.
Ownership of authorizing supply orders and contracts for values up to AED 100k. Responsible for analyzing and preparing contract values that exceed this financial limit, reports & makes recommendations for review & approval at Manager P&L, VP & SVP level.
Manage and provide guidance to a team of subject matter experts to provide a full service procurement function within agreed service levels to Customer Departments.
Ensure that the sourcing, pre-qualification and evaluation of suppliers is carried out as per company standards/policies to assess what services and products they are qualified to provide thereby ensuring that the correct products and services are available.
Develop tender documents and lead cross-functional teams to produce detailed specifications (where appropriate, in conjunction with Legal and other departments) to subsequently issue tender to obtain equal and competitive quotations.
Account manages, provide expert advice to customer departments during product design phase in order to optimize value for money to the Emirates Group.
Negotiate contract prices and terms and conditions where business impact/value/risk is deemed high, to ensure that Emirates Groups' best contractual and commercial position is attained. Ensure that supply and commercial risk is minimized.
Partner with Customer Departments at all times to ensure that the Customer Department is fully involved in the procurement process. Develop successful partnerships with SVP, VP & Grade 10 levels to ensure effective supplier selection.
Proactively search for and identify opportunities for cost reduction wherever possible. Benchmark the performance of their sections against available statistics/indicators and identify areas for improvement. This will include knowledge of technical advances, market developments and other relevant changes in the supply market.
Critically evaluate reports generated by reporting staff to assess performance of their respective sections and take corrective action where required.
This job might be for you if you have:
Bachelors or Masters degree in Procurement/Contract Management or a related subject
10+ years’ experience of Procurement/Contact Management with IT / Technology category sourcing
10+ years of experience in commercial and contract negotiation’s role, procurement techniques, ideally with financial acumen within the P&L department of a large organization or for an independent IT solutions supplier.
Qualifications with MCIPS is required
Knowledge of the aviation industry, project management and analytical skills is preferable.
Knowledge of IT products, an understanding of IT organization structures and their interrelationships in delivering service to customers.
Awareness of prevalent IT product and service methodologies and their basis/financial implications.
Ability and experience in managing end to end sourcing process for technologies include Cloud, Quantum, Automation, Robotics, Analytics, Data Centers, Data Science, Cyber Security and more. It smooths the journey to complete the tasks or achieve the goals and optimize the ROI.
In-depth knowledge of preparing and reviewing IT contracts, Price Models, negotiating key commercial and contractual terms.
Strategic management skill with in-depth knowledge of the market and offer insights to organisation like market size, projected growth, competitors, industry trend etc.
Ability to systematically analyse complex problems, draw relevant conclusions and implement appropriate solutions.
Strong verbal and written skills, and ability to convey complex information in a way that others can readily follow.
Good negotiating, persuasive and interpersonal skills, both in one-on-one and group situations. Ability to apply creative thinking to solve problems.
Based in Dubai, the Emirates Group employs over 103,363 staff from more than 160 nationalities. The Emirates Group’s extensive and diverse international portfolio includes the world’s largest international airline, Emirates, and one of the largest combined air services provider in the world, dnata. Within the Group there are a diverse range of businesses which offer a wide spectrum of career opportunities, all of which can be explored through the Group's dedicated careers website, emirates.com/careers Essential to the Group’s ongoing success is the employment of high-quality people who benefit from living and working in Dubai, a modern cosmopolitan city offering one of the most desirable lifestyles in the world. The Emirates Group employees come from over 160 nationalities, receive tax-free salary and benefits package, and are offered professional development opportunities to further their careers with the organisation. If you are a high-performer, seeking a career challenge, personal and professional development, and reward and recognition for your contribution, then the Emirates Group is the perfect opportunity for you. To find out more about the career opportunities the Emirates Groups offers and how to become part of our future growth and rapid success, visit emirates.com/careers
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