Procurement Executive

Procurement Executive Jobs in Dubai, UAE

Overview of the role
Manage assigned IT spend categories of annual spend in excess of AED 5 million in line with the guidelines in the Policy, Co-ordinate with the UAE based and International Business Units, with their Business Finance & with Corporate Shared Services, Handle Procure 2 Pay operations on SAP/ Ariba for self-owned categories and on behalf of assigned team colleagues, Source and Develop new vendors, Manage assigned vendor relationships, Conduct Spend analysis, Conduct sourcing of IT projects consisting of software, hardware and maintenance.

What you will do

• Deliver Cost efficiency & more value for money
• Ensure to adhere the procurement process inline to Procurement policy.
• Effectively evaluates commercial proposal
• Source new and manage competitive vendors
• Ensure Operational efficiency
• Effective internal customer relationship management
• Reporting and Analytics

Required skills to be successful

• Teamwork
• Attention to Details
• Flexibility towards work demand and meeting deadlines
• Multi-tasking & Ability to work under pressure in a fast-paced environment
• Enthusiastic and aggressive attitude with a positive mindset, willing to accept challenges
• Strong verbal and written English communication
• Arabic or other languages such as Hindi/Urdu are an added value
• Negotiations skills
• Stakeholder management skills
• Strong analytical skills
• Reporting skills
• Excellent planning, organizational, and time management skills

What equips you for the role

• A Full time Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent
• Any Procurement or Finance Certification is an added value
• Minimum 2 years’ experience in IT related Procurement/ Administration/ Finance
• Previous hands-on experience in dealing with vendors (quotations, payments, reconciliations)
• Knowledge of handing procurement operations on ERP and/or a P2P platform is desirable
• Proficient in use of MS Office Applications (Words, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Strong data analysis skills with ability to derive logical conclusions.