Procurement Manager

Avery Dennison; Dubai; On-site; AED 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading multinational company in Dubai seeks an experienced procurement leader to maximize supplier value and drive cost savings. You will lead strategic sourcing and procurement efforts, manage procurement systems, and ensure compliance. The ideal candidate will have 8-10 years of experience in procurement, strong leadership skills, and excellent negotiation abilities. This role is full-time and on-site, without remote work options.

Qualifications

• 8-10 years experience in procurement.
• In-depth knowledge of sourcing and procurement principles.
• Experience with modern sourcing and procurement systems.
• Good/Excellent written and spoken English.

Responsibilities

• Lead country procurement efforts to maximize supplier value.
• Develop strategic procurement goals and objectives.
• Manage procurement systems and staff.
• Ensure compliance with company policies.

Skills

Leadership skills

Strong negotiation skills

Team player

Strategic mindset

Problem-solving skills

Good communication skills

Job description

Responsibilities

• Responsible for leading the country procurement efforts to efficiently and effectively maximize the value received from the suppliers to meet the company objectives
• Works with each business unit to lead centralized sourcing and procurement efforts
• Works with the internal stakeholder from initial need identification to procurement strategy definition and implementation
• Drives supply analysis/strategy supplier identification sourcing contract negotiation and suppliers performance management and improvement
• Delivers cost savings opportunities to the organization and assist in developing commodity strategy
• Supports/Manages team capability build up by coaching and leading the team
• Creation and management of short mid and long term strategic procurement goals and objectives for Direct Subcontracting and IM&S categories (together with his/her direct reports if there is any
• Creation and improvement of procurement processes in alignment the stakeholders including market analysis strategy sourcing & negotiation and contract approval
• Identification and realization of costsaving opportunities including local / regional consolidation projects
• Management of procurement systems
• Management of procurement staff in and across sourcing contracting supplier management and miscellaneous internal procurement support activities
• Development of the team strategy and support for the employee development by offering proper training coaching and job rotation opportunities
• Manage and monitor Supplier Performance lead the development of corrective actions plans and followup when there are issues
• Develop and maintain supplier pool
• Ensure subcontractors compliance with company policies and procedures in coordination with Global Compliance Team
• Analyze and understand the cost drivers associated with each category/supplier
• Benchmark current products across suppliers and identify consolidation opportunities
• Support procurement aspects of the related projects

Qualifications

• 810 years experience in procurement
• Strong leadership skill
• Team player at executive levels to collaborate with business units and functional partners
• Indepth knowledge of sourcing and procurement principles and best practices
• Strong negotiation skills
• Experience with modern sourcing and procurement systems
• Good communication skills strategic mindset and problemsolving skills
• Good/Excellent written and spoken English

Additional Information

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex national origin sexual orientation gender identity disability protected veteran status or other protected status. EEOE/M/F/Vet/Disabled. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Remote Work

No

Employment Type

Fulltime