Procurement Manager

American President Lines; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 240,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

A global leader in shipping and logistics is seeking an experienced Procurement Manager to join their Dubai office. You will oversee procurement and supplier relationships, establish budgets, and drive cost-saving initiatives. The ideal candidate has 7-10 years of experience in logistics, strong negotiation skills, and excellent analytical capabilities. This role requires expert communication in English, with French being an advantage. The position offers potential for international travel.

Qualifications

• 7-10 years in procurement within container terminals, ports, or logistics.
• Expert English communication skills; French is a plus.
• Strong understanding of ports and terminals operations.

Responsibilities

• Establish annual budget and manage sourcing initiatives.
• Develop relationships with suppliers and conduct negotiations.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams for sourcing strategies.

Skills

Negotiation skills

Analytical skills

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Project management

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

PowerBI

Job description

Overview

Location: Abu Dhabi, AE. This role is part of the Dubai Regional Office (DRO) covering Southern Africa to the Indian Subcontinent. We are looking for a Ports & Terminals (P&T) Procurement Manager to join our team in Dubai. You will be in charge of procurement and supplier relationship management for the assigned portfolio.

Procurement Manager role within CMA CGM Group, a global leader in shipping and logistics, with operations across more than 420 ports and a network of offices and warehouses worldwide. The group is committed to energy transition in shipping and aims to become Net Zero Carbon by 2050.

Responsibilities

• Establish annual budget for the portfolio and actively manage with sourcing and optimization initiatives to deliver value.
• Develop and manage relationships with incumbent and potential suppliers.
• Analyze current spend patterns, identify cost drivers and opportunities.
• Conduct market research and stay updated on industry trends to identify potential risks and opportunities and incorporate in category strategies.
• Develop models to analyze should-costs, supplier offers, TCO/TVO to unlock opportunities of cost savings, value generation and optimization.
• Collaborate with cross functional teams to understand their requirements for developing appropriate sourcing strategies.
• Participate and provide inputs to Line Management based on market knowledge, ensuring cost-optimal deployment of assets, in line with contracts.
• Lead creative idea generation workshops with suppliers and internal stakeholders and drive results in the identified initiatives.
• Conduct contract negotiations in line with the Group Purchasing process and based on the six-step sourcing process methodology.
• Negotiate contracts, pricing and SLAs to ensure the best terms and conditions.
• Collaborate with Operations teams to develop agreements that include SLAs, secure continuous improvement of contracting clauses, and ensure vendor accountability toward SLAs.
• Monitor to ensure all agreements realize contractual values and assess supplier performance against terms; implement appropriate actions for deviations.
• Own all aspects of the portfolio – costs, performance, supplier relationship management, stakeholders, systems, compliance, documentation and housekeeping, and maintain updated information in internal tools and category playbooks.
• Support leadership, execution teams, and head office to drive alignment with local and global initiatives and implement global standards within contracts.
• Create and evolve stakeholder map for the assigned portfolio and maintain strong internal and external relationships.
• Enhance portfolio professionalization, including category playbooks and supplier performance and scorecards.
• Communicate complicated messages effectively to senior stakeholders.
• Participate and provide input to wider cross-functional procurement strategy.
• Execute and deliver on time in a high-pace environment.

Qualifications

• 7-10 years with Container Terminals, Ports, Shipping, Logistics in Procurement, Operations, or Commercial capacity preferred.
• Expert English spoken and written communication skills. French would be an advantage.
• Strong understanding of ports and terminals operations and liner shipping operations.
• Strong negotiation skills and experience with different types of negotiations.
• Experience with Category Management and Supplier Relationship Management.
• Demonstrated project management capability; ability to deal with ambiguity in a dynamic and complex environment.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, critical thinking, and ability to build analytical models; comfortable with large data sets.
• Excellent stakeholder management and confident communicator; ability to influence without direct authority and conflict resolution skills.
• Finance knowledge to draw meaningful conclusions from P&L accounts and financial statements.
• Legal knowledge related to commercial contracts, concession agreements, etc.
• Attention to detail and data-based decision making.
• Structured and proactive mindset with ability to think creatively.
• Strong Microsoft Office skills – Excel, PowerPoint; knowledge of PowerBI and dashboards is a plus.
• Ability to travel internationally in line with business requirements.