Contracts Officer - UAE National only

Etihad Airways; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading airline in the UAE is seeking a Contracts Officer to manage sourcing and procurement activities. The role involves coordinating with suppliers, negotiating contracts, and ensuring compliance with established purchasing policies. Candidates should possess a diploma, at least 3 years of relevant experience, and excellent communication skills. This position offers the opportunity to contribute to the airline's ambitious growth strategy while being an integral part of a dynamic procurement team.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years of work experience within relevant field.
• Ability to support contracts managers with preparation of POs.
• Excellent communication skills to engage with stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Perform and execute sourcing activities per established policies.
• Negotiate with suppliers to improve service and contract value.
• Organize RFP and RFQ documentation to meet requirements.
• Monitor contract terms and analyze proposals for timely delivery.
• Support contract management activities, including issuing POs.

Skills

Communication skills

Contract management

Negotiation skills

Data analysis

Education

Diploma (2 years or more)

Job description

Synopsis

As a Contracts officer, you will be working with thin Technical Contracts & Performance team. You are responsible to perform, coordinate and execute sourcing and procurement activities of medium complexity and address non-standard tasks according to established purchasing policies and procedures to ensure sourcing and contract execution and management are executed in Etihad’s best interest.

Accountabilities

• Perform, coordinate and execute sourcing activities of medium complexity according to established purchasing policies and procedures to ensure purchasing activities are executed in Etihad’s best interest.
• Negotiate with recurrent suppliers to improve service and quality levels and ensure contracts within assigned portfolio deliver full life value for money according to Etihad strategy and guidelines
• Organize and develop RFP and RFQ documentations according to established policies and procedure to ensure Etihad’s requirement are captured effectively
• Liaise and coordinate with Etihad’s suppliers by collecting and providing all required information, to ensure contractual terms and conditions are met.
• Solicit and analyse proposals and monitor contract terms and conditions, to adequately plan and deliver contracts and amendments in a timely and effective manner to serve Etihad’s best interest.
• Monitor and analyse new products and suppliers in the market place to suggest new initiatives to increase cost efficiency
• Monitor, review and correct information and data on the relevant systems, to ensure accuracy and timely update.
• Collect and analyse data to ensure continuous tracking of relevant KPIs and achieved targets.
• Support contract management activities, including the issuance of POs.

Education & Experience

• Minimum Diploma (2 years or more).
• Minimum of 3 years of work experience within relevant field.
• Ability to Support the contracts managers, including contract management and preparation of POs in accordance with the contract.
• Excellent Communication skills to engage with internal and external stakeholders.

About Etihad Airways

Etihad Airways, the national airline of the UAE, was formed in 2003 and quickly went on to become one of the world’s leading airlines. From its home in Abu Dhabi, Etihad flies to passenger and cargo destinations in the Middle East, Africa, Europe, Asia, Australia and North America. Together with Etihad’s codeshare partners, Etihad’s network offers access to hundreds of international destinations. In recent years, Etihad has received numerous awards for its superior service and products, cargo offering, loyalty programme and more. All this ties into Etihad’s ambitious Journey 2030 strategy. The airline plans to double its fleet size and triple the number of customers over the next six years as it sets out to be the airline everyone wants to fly!

To learn more, visit etihad.com

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