Procurement Manager

Chef Middle East; Dubai; On-site; AED 180,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

Chef Middle East seeks a Procurement Manager to enhance sourcing strategies and maximize savings. Key responsibilities include team management, supplier negotiations, cost management, and developing efficient procurement processes. The role involves collaboration with various departments to ensure product quality and compliance while improving internal operations.

Qualifications

• Experience in procurement management required.
• Strong negotiation skills and ability to manage supplier relationships.
• Experience in cost-saving initiatives and strategic sourcing.

Responsibilities

• Manage a procurement team to support growth and sourcing across categories.
• Negotiate contracts and manage supplier relationships for optimal terms.
• Identify cost-saving opportunities and track functional metrics.

Skills

Negotiation

Cost Management

Supplier Relationship Management

Team Management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration or related field

Job description

The Procurement Manager will primarily be responsible for formulating and driving a consistent approach towards group sourcing and maximizing savings. This involves team management, contract negotiation, pricing, cost management, policies, processes, and reporting.

Key Areas of Responsibility include:

1. Build, maintain, train, and develop a procurement team that supports growth for Chef Middle East (CME) regionally.
2. Sourcing and supply across all CME categories and branch offices.
3. Contract tendering, negotiation, implementation, and management.
4. Identify cost-saving opportunities to enhance CME's profitability.
5. Develop and build relationships with existing suppliers and create relationships with new suppliers.
6. Track and report key functional metrics to reduce expenses and improve effectiveness.
7. Negotiate with external vendors to secure advantageous terms.
8. Develop criteria and checklists to meet CME’s requirements in terms of product specification, quality, service, and reliability standards. Help the procurement team evaluate suppliers' proposals and measure their performance.
9. Resolve logistics, supply, and product specification and quality issues concerning incoming supply with suppliers.
10. Analyze and evaluate product pricing trends on existing and new products to identify purchasing opportunities.
11. Collaborate with other departments (Sales, Category, Supply Chain, Finance, Marketing, Operations, HR) to achieve complete delivery and maximize opportunities within CME markets.
12. Develop processes to standardize and maximize process efficiency and control of internal operations.
13. Engage in business process engineering and ensure compliance. Collaborate across divisions to improve procurement-related processes and procedures.