About the Job:
The Senior Manager is responsible for developing and executing sourcing strategies for a set of technology categories across the company locations. This role ensures category-level delivery of service to businesses and manages spend and cost savings in line with the strategies set by the Tech Sourcing Head. It plays a pivotal role in translating sourcing strategies into actionable plans within assigned categories across Group Locations.
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Key Responsibilities:
- Develop and Implement Sourcing Strategies: Champion and ensure successful implementation of plans and strategies for all assigned categories while leading all strategies to ensure operational excellence.
- Drive Best Category Performance: Deliver sustainable competitive advantage for the company by focusing on Cost, Innovation, Quality, and supplier relationship management while ensuring flawless service and supply security.
- Manage Direct Reports: Lead a team of sourcing managers, setting targets and objectives to meet business requirements.
- Business Process and Information Management: Drive annual cost savings and supplier/service improvements across sourcing teams, streamlining processes for efficiency.
- Performance Measurement: Establish KPIs for each spend category, define data collection processes, forecast budgetary impact, and track actual savings.
- Monitor Category Strategy: Ensure active monitoring of contract performance to meet identified savings and compliance.
- Cross-Functional Management: Collaborate with stakeholders regularly to ensure alignment of sourcing activities across Group Locations.
- Supplier Relationship Management: Develop key supplier relationships for assigned portfolios.
- Best Practices for Sourcing Categories: Promote adoption of best practices and regular knowledge exchange across the team.
- Compliance: Maintain a working knowledge of applicable laws and regulations.
Qualifications and Skills:
- Bachelor’s Degree, MCIPS or CIPS 3/4 level.
- 7+ years of experience in strategic sourcing/category management with a multi-year track record of delivering cost savings.
- Technical skills: Strong problem-solving, analytical skills, market research & intelligence, and risk management.
- Managerial skills: Project management, negotiating, change management, and stakeholder management.
Benefits:
The company offers professional development opportunities, competitive rewards, benefits, perks, and a flexible work policy allowing remote work when suitable.
Work Conditions:
On-site, Full-time
Location:
Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Language Requirements:
[Language requirements not specified; candidates are encouraged to apply if they meet other qualifications.]
