Director Supply Chain & Procurement Intelligence (UAEN only)
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About the Role
DU is seeking a Director of Supply Chain & Procurement Intelligence to lead sourcing strategies, vendor analysis, and procurement operations. The role requires 10-15 years of experience in a similar function, preferably in telecommunications, and strong knowledge of contract laws and ERP systems.
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Responsibilities
- Plan and develop roadmaps/action plans to support current and future procurement needs
- Analyze vendor performance and company spend trends to create sourcing strategy
- Prepare and present EITC’s sourcing strategies accurately and effectively
- Present weekly update reports to management on department activities and performance against KPI’s
- Day to day management of the Operations & Quality control team
- Ensure database of Emirati SME companies is up to date and potential vendors get pre selected
- Develop and finalize annual Sourcing plan for various BUs and Support Units
- Ensure organization achieves revenue and profit commitments in sourcing and procurement
- Provide procurement and contract management advice, complaints analysis and dispute resolution
- Ensure company’s procurement policies and procedures are followed throughout the organization
- Develop and implement effective procurement and contract management processes and procedures
- Approve documents in ERP in a timely manner to ensure operational efficiency
Requirements
- Minimum Bachelor degree
- 10 15 years in a similar function preferably within the telecommunications industry
- In depth Knowledge of key commercial elements and pricing structures of suppliers contracts
- High level Technical knowledge of non telecom goods and services
- Knowledge of contract laws, and a complete understanding of Corporate T’s & C’s
- Familiarity with key telecom services and equipment
- Strong exposure to data analysis
- Excellent organizational and analytical skills
- Planning and strategic thinking, Leadership Skills
- Excellent verbal & written English & preferably Arabic
- Good Knowledge of ERP system (Oracle)
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Key Accountabilities
- Plan and develop roadmaps/action plans to support current and future procurement needs.
- Responsible for analyzing vendor performance and company spend trends to create a sourcing strategy for the categories of spend being managed by the team.
- Prepare and present EITC’s sourcing strategies accurately and effectively to facilitate achieving objectives through various arrangements with suppliers.
- Present weekly update reports to management on department activities and performance against KPI’s.
- Day to day management of the Operations & Quality control team to ensure that the department goals, objectives, and KPIs are met.
- Ensure that the database of Emirati SME companies is up to date and that potential vendors get pre selected in order to increase the business volume with SME’s.
- In collaboration with the Finance and respective departments develop and finalize the annual Sourcing plan for the various BUs and Support Units.
- Ensure that the organization is achieving its revenue and profit commitments in sourcing and procuring goods and services.
- Provide procurement and contract management advice, complaints analysis and dispute resolution services to requesters.
- Ensure that company’s procurement policies and procedures are being followed throughout the organization.
- Develop and implement effective procurement and contract management processes and procedures, and provide leadership for strategic projects.
- Approve documents in ERP in a timely manner in order to ensure operational efficiency: PID’s; TER’s; SSD’s; SER’s; PO’s.
Qualifications, Experience And Skills
- Minimum Bachelor degree.
- 10 15 years in a similar function preferably within the telecommunications industry.
- In depth Knowledge of key commercial elements and pricing structures of suppliers contracts.
- High level Technical knowledge of non telecom goods and services.
- Knowledge of contract laws, and a complete understanding of Corporate T’s & C’s.
- Familiarity with key telecom services and equipment.
- Strong exposure to data analysis.
- Excellent organizational and analytical skills.
- Planning and strategic thinking, Leadership Skills.
- Excellent verbal & written English & preferably Arabic.
- Good Knowledge of ERP system (Oracle).
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