Procurement Associate

ADIB Group; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A financial services institution in Abu Dhabi seeks a Procurement Associate to handle procurement activities, develop stakeholder relationships, and ensure compliance with policies. Recent UAE National graduates are encouraged to apply. The ideal candidate will possess strong analytical and communication skills, with proficiency in MS Excel and PowerPoint. This role offers a dynamic environment and opportunities for professional growth.

Qualifications

• This position is for recent Graduates UAE Nationals only.

Responsibilities

• Handle procurement activities as instructed by Category Manager.
• Develop business stakeholder relationships.
• Engage in task responsibilities on Procurement System.
• Handle Contracts track list and update contracts on SAP ARIBA.
• Support Vendors in Procurement System registration.
• Comply with ADIB Policies & Procedures.
• Track prices and assess business impact.
• Liaise for the creation and publishing of contracts.
• Coordinate with VMCP for contract archiving.
• Support system implementation inputs for purchases.
• Negotiate timescales or schedules.
• Ensure timely deliveries and manage supplier escalation.
• Follow up with suppliers to ensure high customer satisfaction.

Skills

Analytical skills

Excellent MS Excel skills

Excellent MS PowerPoint skills

Problem solving

Internal Customer Orientation

Negotiation skills

Conflict management

Good communication Skills

Change management

Stakeholders management skills

Education

Graduate with Business, Financial, Legal, or Technology

Job description

Description

Role: Procurement Associate

Location: Abu Dhabi

Role Purpose

• Handling procurement activities as instructed by Category Manager.
• To deliver an optimized service quality and cost offering to internal clients of Centralized Procurement Department ensuring service excellence through demonstrable customer Satisfaction and significant cost saves.
• Support the Category Manager to deliver value to the Business Plan.
• Provide backend support to Business/requesting Dept Sourcing and Cost Optimization

Key Accountabilities of the role

• To understand the overall role of Procurement and its value proposition.
• To develop and then deepen business stakeholder relationships.
• To engage in task responsibilities on Procurement System involving PRs approvals and releasing RFPs for sourcing better options price negotiations.
• Handling Contracts track list ensure to keep it updated valid and upload all the contracts on SAP ARIBA.
• Support Vendors to register in Procurement System and facilitate the process with the registration team.
• Understand ADIB Policies & Procedures and comply.
• Track prices for key inputs & assess business impact of the same
• Liaise with respective teams for the creation and publishing of contracts.
• Coordinate with VMCP team members for contract archiving process.
• Support BUs with system implementation inputs for their purchases.
• Negotiating timescales or schedules as per job timelines and urgent deadlines.
• Support Procurement SLAs and reduce TAT where applicable.
• Daily intervention and follow up with suppliers to ensure timely deliveries and manage escalation by investigation the root cause of delay to avoid such repetition.
• Ensuring a high level of customer satisfaction follow up with supplier on delivery attend users calls and answer their queries.

Specialist skills / technical knowledge that will be important for this role

• Analytical skills
• Excellent MS Excel & PowerPoint skills
• Problem solving
• Internal Customer Orientation
• Negotiation skills
• Conflict management
• Good communication Skills
• Change management and stakeholders management skills.

Experience & Qualification

• Graduate with Business Financial Legal or Technology
• This position is for recent Graduates UAE Nationals only.

Required Experience

IC