Business Partner Supply Management

Confidential; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading supply management firm in Abu Dhabi is seeking a professional to engage with end users, ensuring adherence to supply management strategies and policies. Responsibilities include implementing procurement plans, training users, and monitoring marketplace trends to identify opportunities. The ideal candidate holds a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, has 3 to 5 years of supply management experience, and is proficient in English and Arabic. This role offers a chance to make impactful contributions to supply management practices.

Qualifications

• 3 to 5 years of experience in Supply Management.
• Self-motivated with proven ability to complete work timely.
• Experience in implementing large scale procurement improvement initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Engage with end users to ensure supply management strategy is adhered to.
• Implement procurement plans to meet business needs.
• Monitor external marketplace movements to identify opportunities.

Skills

English proficiency

Arabic proficiency

MS Office skills

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration or equivalent

Master’s degree preferred

Tools

Corporate performance management solution

Job description

Job purpose

Engage with end users across the organisation to ensure the overarching Supply Management department strategy, policies and regulations are adhered to. Providing end users with information on Supply Management activities and processes and answer questions and concerns.

Key Accountabilities

• Engage with organisation end users to help in the collection of all data relating to department projects requiring supply management involvement to ensure this is positioned and captured for all budget and planning purposes.
• Support the unit on any supply management training and assist end users with technical specifications and scope of work requirements.
• Embed the developed targeted category strategies, including market analysis, supplier profiles, ICV opportunities, benchmark pricing, expected cost savings, negotiation planning, contract strategies, and category execution plans.
• Implement procurement plans and strategies to meet business needs and enhance stakeholder engagement.
• Ensure all aspects of the supply management lifecycle in support of the business units (organisation), including pre-market assessments, market testing (e.g. quotes, tenders, EOI’s, etc.), evaluations, contract awarding and supplier/contractor performance management follow the agreed processes.
• Partner with Business units (across the Organisation) to develop suitable sourcing strategies for their supply management requirements that comply with policies and legislation, whilst enhancing innovation and value for money.
• Working with the Category unit, ensure these category strategies are implemented in the supply arrangements and negotiation plans.
• Facilitate and support the delivery of the supply management strategy and framework in collaboration with business units across the organisation. Including educating, influencing, guiding, coaching and collaborating with internal stakeholders.
• Contribute to all supply management and contracting activities in a manner that reduces expenditure, maintains acceptable and appropriate probity levels and minimizes risk, through the provision of high level, strategic, effectively liaise with stakeholders and suppliers / contractors to establish and maintain strong commercial relationships.
• Coordinate supply managements projects on behalf of, or mentor project managers and purchasers through the supply management and supplier relationship management frameworks.
• Support in establishing and implementing contracts in accordance with Legislation, other governmental policies and leading practice.
• Monitor and analyse external marketplace movements and updates and utilize it to drive supply management strategy to identify opportunities for departments to take advantage of.
• Support in the establishment of KPI’s for suppliers/contractors through use of effective Contract Management principles.
• Partner with other governance specialists to maximize compliance and ensure a collaborative and effective governance framework is maintained.
• Apply the marketing procurement governance and risk management framework to ensure compliance and improve.
• Other duties as applicable to the role.

Shared Activities

• Carry out any other duties and responsibilities related to the role at the request of the line manager.
• Follow all relevant departmental policies, processes, standard operating procedures, and instructions so that work is carried out in a controlled and consistent manner.
• value drive culture within the organization.
• Contribute to the identification of opportunities for continuous improvement and sustainability of systems, processes and practices considering global standards, productivity improvement and cost reduction.

Education qualification & requirement

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration or equivalent and preferably a master’s degree.
• 3 to 5 years of experience in Supply Management
• Language: Full professional English and Arabic proficiency both in speaking and writing
• Skilled in MS Office (PowerPoint, Word and Excel)
• Administrative skills and attention to details
• Self-motivated with a proven ability to complete work in a timely manner
• Experience in implementing large scale procurement improvement initiatives across people, process and e-sourcing technology linked to procurement.
• Experience in the use of a corporate performance management/business intelligence solution for modelling and data analytics, including data marts, to produce reporting, insights and dashboards that provide senior stakeholders with the appropriate level of information and insight.
• Good communication and listening skills.