Senior Manager - Commercial
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About the Role
Majid Al Futtaim is hiring a Senior Manager - Commercial in Dubai to standardize sourcing strategy and optimize business performance. The role involves overseeing sourcing, vendor relationships, and quality control.
Key Skills for This Role
Responsibilities
- Contribute to the development and implementation of effective strategies for sourcing goods
- Direct the research of new products to meet company and country goals
- Provide technical inputs on purchase details and deliveries in relation to country regulations
- Develop a monitoring process for the orders of necessary goods
- Provide inputs on methods to control shortages and overstocking through analysis of data
- Support the standardisation of the MAF Retail sourcing strategy within respective country
- Oversee the team's negotiation and tender development
- Review cost scenario analysis and benchmarking reports
- Develop supplier relationship strategy for existing and new suppliers
- Monitor and review the performance of the country merchandise function
- Manage data sharing and monetization to CPG's & Vendors
- Ensure implementation of performance management process and provide mentorship
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree in Supply Chain Management, Logistics or Business Administration
- Master's Degree is preferred
- 7 – 10 years of experience in a similar role
- 3 – 5 years in retail
- Strong people management skills
- Strong business communication and presentation skills
- Aptitude in decision making and working with numbers
- Analysis skills
- Strong leadership capabilities
- Proficient in Microsoft Excel Suite
- Strong English skills (Speaking, Reading and Writing), Arabic is a plus
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Role Purpose
- The Senior Manager Commercial is responsible for standardizing the sourcing strategy within respective country/region and optimizing business performance.
Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities
- Contribute to the development and implementation of effective strategies for sourcing goods.
- Direct the research of new products to meet company and country goals.
- Provide technical inputs on purchase details and deliveries in relation to country regulations.
- Develop a monitoring process for the orders of necessary goods.
- Provide inputs on methods to control shortages and overstocking through analysis of data.
- Support the standardisation of the MAF Retail sourcing strategy within respective country.
- Oversee the team's negotiation and tender development.
- Review cost scenario analysis and benchmarking reports.
- Develop supplier relationship strategy for existing and new suppliers.
- Monitor and review the performance of the country merchandise function.
- Manage data sharing and monetization to CPG's & Vendors.
- Ensure implementation of performance management process and provide mentorship.
Minimum Qualifications/Experience
- Bachelor's Degree in Supply Chain Management, Logistics or Business Administration; Master's Degree preferred.
- 7 – 10 years of experience in a similar role.
- 3 – 5 years in retail.
- Strong people management, communication, and leadership skills.
- Aptitude in decision making and working with numbers.
- Proficient in Microsoft Excel Suite.
- Strong English skills; Arabic is a plus.
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