Al-Futtaim Hiring for Procurement Specialist Job at Dubai Full Time

Established in the 1930s as a trading business, Al-Futtaim Group today is one of the most diversified and progressive, privately held regional businesses headquartered in Dubai, United A”rab Emirates. Structured into five operating divisions; automotive, financial services, real estate, retail and healthcare; employing more than 35,000 employees across more than 20 countries in the Middle East, Asia and Africa, Al-Futtaim Group partners with over 200 of the world’s most admired and innovative brands. Al-Futtaim Group’s entrepreneurship and relentless customer focus enables the organisation to continue to grow and expand; responding to the changing needs of our customers within the societies in which we operate.

By upholding our values of respect, excellence, collaboration and integrity; Al-Futtaim Group continues to enrich the lives and aspirations of our customers each and every day.

We are currently seeking a procurement professional to join our Group Procurement team in the capacity of Procurement Specialist.

JOB PURPOSE

Media and Marketing Procurement Specialist will be responsible of the coordination of category plans, process efficiency, sourcing initiatives and tactics for Media and Marketing across Al-Futtaim Group Business Unites. The successful candidate will be assigned to manage an annual spend in excess of AED 40 million in line with the guidelines in the AFG Procurement policy, co-ordinate with the UAE based and International Business Units, with their Business Finance & with Corporate Shared Services, manage assigned vendor relationships for Marketing retainer agencies.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Executes category sourcing strategies including development and execution of RFI’s and RFP’s, documents bid events through correspondence to suppliers; develops selection criteria and drives the selection and approval process of suppliers in collaboration with cross-functional teams; conducts supplier negotiations and ongoing supplier management. Develops negotiation strategies, gains alignment from stakeholders, leads cross-functional, category-based negotiation teams, while implementing appropriate supplier risk analysis.
• Interacts with relevant stakeholders to develop, engages and leads supplier relationships for extracting the greatest value in supplier quality, total cost effectiveness, enhanced service levels, risk management, sustainability, and innovation. Manages the ongoing performance of Marketing suppliers including performance against the SLAs and suppliers’ evaluations, audits and qualification.
• Manages contracts, contract negotiation, pre-negotiate and incorporate terms, conditions, key performance indicators, and service level metrics into vendor contracts.
• Ensures business process efficiency, and process improvement in line with Procurement strategy to empower the business as strategic partners.
• Creates and maintains good relationships with the vendors.
• Maintains and updates a list of Vendors and their qualifications, delivery times, and potential future development
• Establishes effective internal customer relationship management by maintaining timely & professional communication with the team & business peer.
• Works with team members and procurement manager to complete duties as needed.
• Timely generation/ updating of management report(s)

QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE, & SKILLS

Education Qualification:

• Full time Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent
• Any Procurement or Finance Certification is an added value

Minimum Experience and Knowledge:

• Minimum 5 years’ experience in Marketing and Advertising agency.
• Previous hands on experience in dealing with vendors (quotations, payments, reconciliations)

Job-Specific/Technical Skills required to complete the tasks:

• Demonstrated knowledge and experience in procurement processes related marketing
• Flexible and able to adapt to immediate business area needs and timelines
• Professionalism
• Negotiation Skills
• Communication (Oral and Written)
• Relationship Management
• Excellent planning
• Good analytical skills
• Stakeholder management skills
• Reporting skills

Behavioral Competencies:

• Teamwork
• Attention to Details
• Flexibility towards work demand and meeting deadlines
• Multi-tasking & Ability to work under pressure

Technical Skills:

• Commercial awareness beyond Procurement
• Prior Experience in marketing procurement including procurement support of digital marketing, e-commerce and media and PR agencies
• Strong quantitative, cost modeling, and data analysis skills
• Strong Supplier Relationship Management skills
• Strong project management and process improvement skills
• Experience with complex contract negotiations and subcontracting of labor work
• Strong communication and presentation skills
• Problem solving experience in reducing total costs, improving processes, and reducing supplier risk
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Suite (especially Excel), P2P systems.

Language Skills:

• Strong verbal and written English communication
• Arabic Speaker

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