Procurement Associate Full-time Job

Procurement sits within the centralised Finance Function and is managed by the Director of Procurement, the team is responsible for the development of

procurement processes, procedures, strategy development, implementation/administration of procurement activities, optimisation of

procurement spend via category management, as well as supporting the operational aspects of the agreement with the operations team and spend.

The Procurement Officer reports to the Procurement Category Lead and is responsible for supporting the optimisation of the category spend within the

operating procurement business stream. The team is the primary point of contact for cost review, optimisation analysis, tendering, contract review and

negotiation with key vendors across all spend categories.

Follow procurement strategy set by team leadership, focusing on high opportunity areas of spend, and identifying challenging procurement spend

savings across the business

Assist the Procurement Category Lead with the management of category spend, defining category strategies, working to optimise the contract terms,

costing and quality of services delivered. Reviewing vendor performance and benchmarking across the region.

Supports the RFI / RFP processes within the spend categories, including creation of scopes of work, technical and commercial evaluation,

recommendation and facilitation of sign off with key stakeholders Reviews contract terms and recommends amendments that support the

position of / benefits PwC , particularly strategies for financial negotiations for all significant areas of spend, with aim of achieving year on year

reductions in like for like spend

Personally embody company culture of long-term saving on procurement costs, drive ethos of regionalisation / centralisation of procurement spend

and contracts e.g. Regional Frame agreements

Log savings achieved across the procurement categories

Ensure accurate capture of procurement data to feed into Finance Systems e.g. LPOs etc, ensuring meaningful and accurate data is collected, reconciled

and managed appropriately

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Procurement, Supply Chain, Logistics or related field required

Language

Fluency in written and spoken English, proficiency in Arabic is an advantage

Overall Experience

No experience in a procurement function

Knowledge and Skills

Knowledge of Corporate Procurement principles

Knowledge of implementing cost improvements

Strong liaison skills, with the ability to maintain geographical relationships

Excellent people management skills

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