Job Summary

Procurement engineers oversee the purchase of technical equipment for industrial operations. They collaborate with designers to determine the equipment needed to complete manufacturing or construction projects according to specifications, research vendors for that equipment, then order it.

Job Responsibilities 1

Contributes in developing procurement management strategies and practices to effectively reap maximum value from Procurement.

Ensures understanding of strategic business relationships to achieve business plan and strategy.

Provides market insights to stakeholders and business units.

Collaborates with the team in formulating the strategic plan that capture total procurement value to sustain a competitive edge.

Contributes to the creation and implementation of best practice procurement vision, strategy, policies, processes and procedures to aid and improve operational performance.

Engages and collaborates with both key internal and external stakeholders to develop strong relationships that will lead to improve service while reducing supply cost and ensure optimal performance.

Supports the senior functional leaders to establish both short and long-term business objectives.

Job Responsibilities 2

Ensures utilizing expert industry knowledge and advanced business models to develop strategies and structure for business relationships.

Ensures clear understanding of measurable goals that challenge Procurement to continuously improve and use financial and quantitative data to manage performance.

Assists in the implementation of best practice purchasing policies, processes and procedures to aid and improve business performance and deliver best value and business savings and financial targets.

Maintains and updates information of suppliers, materials and services that meet business requirements.

Upgrades Procurement talent in respective team by the attraction, development and retention of great resources.

Provides regular feedback through coaching and mentoring the team to build professional expertise and motivated team responsible for interfacing with internal stakeholders and external third parties.

Adheres in the department long-term cost reduction and value improvement plans for specific spend areas.

Skills

Job Knowledge & Skills

• Proven track record in managing procurement teams with significant spend responsibility and managing multi-location teams. This includes experiences gained within relevant multi-product / multi-site and complex matrix organizations. Ideally, the person has spent time at corporate level but also in the field.Profound knowledge of the requirements for best-in-class purchasing capabilities and a strong expertise and credibility in all areas of purchasing. This includes risk management, understanding of market dynamics and the concept of price discovery: an experienced negotiator who regularly spends time “out-in-the-market†dealing and collaborating with suppliers.Good understanding of “best practices†in integrated supply chain management with experiences in other areas of the supply chain/operations a clear plus. This also includes having a good knowledge of state-of-the-art ERP systems.

• ERP knowledge preferably SAP functional skills are a requirement to be successful in this role.

Job Experience

9 years Total

3 years On Job

2 years GCC

Competencies

Collaboration

Accountability

Resilience

Quality

Leadership

Materials Management L3

Purchasing Procedures L3

Material Forecasting L3

E-Procurement Tools L3

Purchasing Benchmarking L3

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or any related field

Professional Qualification in Supply Chain/Logistics related course or any Related Technical Certificates