16034 - Senior Associate-Vendor Management

ParamInfo; Dubai; On-site; AED 180,000 - 270,000; Full time

Job summary

ParamInfo in Dubai is seeking a Senior Associate‑Vendor Management to oversee the onboarding lifecycle and governance across multiple countries. The role emphasizes documentation, risk controls and cross‑functional coordination with Finance, Compliance, Legal and IT teams to ensure consistent execution.

The ideal candidate will have 6–8 years invendor management, strong data-analysis capabilities and hands‑on experience with Oracle Fusion and ERP platforms, enabling effective stakeholder

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain, Finance, Commerce, Information Systems or a related discipline.
• 6–8 years of relevant vendor management experience in multi-country or global operations.
• Hands‑on experience with Oracle Fusion Supplier Management or a comparable ERP platform.
• Demonstrated data analysis, management reporting and stakeholder coordination.

Responsibilities

• Support and enhance the global Vendor Management framework across countries and entities.
• Coordinate onboarding, amendments, reviews and offboarding with internal stakeholders.
• Ensure compliance, data quality and evidence trails across systems like Oracle Fusion.
• Maintain supplier records and conduct periodic governance checks and reporting.
• Support continuous process improvements and cross‑country collaboration initiatives.

Skills

Vendor Management

Onboarding

Supplier onboarding

Procurement Operations

Oracle Fusion

ERP Systems

TPRM

Data Analysis

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration or related field

Tools

Oracle Fusion Supplier Management

ERP platform

TPRM platform

Job description

Job Location: Dubai

Job Description:

Role Purpose:

• Support and enhance the global Vendor Management framework across countries and legal entities. The role is responsible for overseeing vendor onboarding and lifecycle activities, strengthening governance and controls, analysing vendor data, coordinating stakeholders, and driving consistent adoption of defined processes and systems across the Group.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support vendor onboarding, amendment, reactivation, periodic review and offboarding activities across all applicable countries and Group entities.
• Coordinate with vendors and internal stakeholders to obtain complete and accurate documentation, business justification, approvals and required declarations.
• Perform preliminary completeness checks and coordinate applicable compliance, sanctions, screening, tax, finance and third‑party risk requirements in accordance with the approved process.
• Create and maintain accurate supplier records in Oracle Fusion and other approved vendor or third‑party risk management systems.
• Maintain clear audit trails, trackers, supporting evidence and status updates for each request.
• Monitor pending actions and proactively follow up with vendors, business units and relevant control functions to support timely process completion.
• Apply global standards consistently while ensuring that country‑specific legal, regulatory, tax and documentation requirements are captured and followed.
• Coordinate with regional stakeholders to resolve process gaps, data issues and exceptions, and elevate matters requiring management or control‑function guidance.
• Support global vendor data cleansing, standardisation, duplicate prevention and data‑quality initiatives.
• Contribute to process documentation, standard operating procedures, templates, dashboards and management reporting.
• Protect confidential information and handle vendor data in accordance with information‑security, privacy and records‑management requirements.
• Review complex or higher‑risk onboarding cases and provide operational guidance to associates and stakeholders without overriding the ownership of Compliance, TPRM, Legal or other control functions.
• Analyse vendor onboarding volumes, turnaround times, ageing, rejection trends, data‑quality issues and control exceptions, and recommend corrective actions.
• Support the development and implementation of global governance standards, control checks, service‑level measures and operating models.
• Lead or coordinate cross‑country improvement initiatives, system enhancements, user testing, automation and integration requirements involving Oracle Fusion and TPRM platforms.
• Prepare accurate management information, governance updates and presentations for senior stakeholders. Coach junior team members, perform quality reviews and promote consistent execution across the global vendor management team.
• Support vendor performance monitoring, supplier segmentation and risk‑based review activities where assigned. Global Scope and Stakeholder Coordination
• Act as a central coordination point for vendor management activities across multiple geographies, business units and legal entities.
• Work with Procurement, Business Units, Finance, Compliance, Legal, Tax, Information Security, Data Privacy and TPRM teams while respecting each function’s defined ownership and decision rights.
• Promote a consistent global process, common data standards and uniform documentation practices, with controlled local variations only where required.
• Support cross‑border communication with vendors and internal teams working across different time zones and regulatory environments.
• Identify recurring regional issues and contribute to scalable, globally aligned solutions.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain, Finance, Commerce, Information Systems or a related discipline.
• Typically 6‑8 years of relevant experience in vendor management, supplier onboarding, procurement operations, third‑party risk, compliance operations or master‑data management.
• Experience supporting multi‑country or global operations in a regulated organisation, preferably banking or financial services.
• Hands‑on experience with Oracle Fusion Supplier Management or a comparable ERP platform. Exposure to Archer, Prism or another TPRM platform is preferred.
• Demonstrated experience in data analysis, management reporting, process improvement and stakeholder coordination.

Knowledge and Skills:

• Strong understanding of vendor onboarding and supplier lifecycle controls.
• Good knowledge of document validation, compliance coordination and audit‑trail requirements.
• Ability to work accurately with high volumes of requests and competing priorities.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to engage vendors and cross‑functional stakeholders professionally.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, Lists and SharePoint.
• Advanced data‑analysis and reporting skills, including the ability to interpret trends and translate findings into actions.
• Strong problem‑solving, quality‑review and stakeholder‑management capability.
• Ability to coordinate global initiatives and influence process adoption across regions.

Required Skills

Skill

Years

Months

Senior Associate-Vendor Management 6 0

Vendor Management 6 0

supplier onboarding 6 0

Procurement Operations 6 0

Oracle Fusion Supplier Management 6 0

ERP platform 6 0

TPRM platform 6 0