Procurement Manager

Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (CIPS); United Arab Emirates; On-site; AED 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A global shipping leader is seeking a P&T Procurement Manager in Dubai. The role involves overseeing procurement and supplier relations for ports and terminals. Ideal candidates have 7-10 years of experience in shipping logistics or procurement, strong negotiation skills, and expert communication abilities in English. Responsibilities include budget management, supplier development, and market analysis. This position requires excellent analytical skills, problem-solving capabilities, and attention to detail, making it a key role in driving successful procurement strategies.

Qualifications

• 7-10 years of experience in procurement related to container terminals, ports, shipping, or logistics.
• Expert spoken & written English; French is an advantage.
• Strong understanding of ports and terminals operations.

Responsibilities

• Establish annual budget and manage sourcing initiatives.
• Develop and manage relationships with suppliers.
• Conduct market research and analyze spending patterns.

Skills

Negotiation skills

Stakeholder management

Analytical skills

Problem-solving

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant field

Tools

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

PowerBI

Job description

Overview

Led by Rodolphe Saadé, the CMA CGM Group, a global leader in shipping and logistics, serves more than 420 ports around the world on five continents. With its subsidiary CEVA Logistics, a world leader in logistics, and its air freight division CMA CGM AIR CARGO, the CMA CGM Group is continually innovating to offer its customers a complete and increasingly efficient range of new shipping, land, air and logistics solutions. The Group is committed to the energy transition in shipping and aims to become Net Zero Carbon by 2050. Through the CMA CGM Foundation, the Group acts in humanitarian crises that require emergency response by mobilizing shipping and logistics expertise to deliver humanitarian supplies worldwide. The Group is present in 160 countries with a network of more than 400 offices and 750 warehouses, employing more than 155,000 people worldwide, including 4,000 in Marseilles where the head office is located.

Purpose of the role

This role is part of our Dubai Regional Office (DRO) covering from 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.

Offer

• Work in a global environment where you will engage with diverse cross-functional stakeholders from the Line Management, Local Agencies, Operations, Finance, Legal and Procurement teams across DRO, Head Office (HO) & Agencies.
• Be part of the wider Regional Procurement team as well as the larger Global Procurement community, where coordination and learnings take place.
• Interact and work closely with leadership teams (internal and external) to foster partnerships and drive value through collaboration.

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 identified initiatives.
• Conduct contract negotiations in line with the Group Purchasing process and the six-step sourcing methodology.
• Negotiate contracts, pricing & SLAs to ensure the best terms and conditions.
• Collaborate and coordinate with Operations teams to develop agreements that include SLAs, continuously improve contracting clauses, and ensure vendor accountability towards SLAs.
• Close monitoring to ensure all agreements realize contractual value. Monitor supplier performance against contractual terms, report deviations and implement appropriate actions.
• Own all aspects of the portfolio - costs, performance, supplier relationship management, stakeholders, systems, compliance, documentation and housekeeping, and keep information up to date on internal tools and category playbooks.
• Support and provide input to the leadership team, execution teams, head office teams to drive alignment with local and global initiatives, improve synergies and implement global standards within contracts.
• Create, evolve, and enhance the stakeholder map for the assigned portfolio as we work in a complex universe with internal and external stakeholders.
• Enhance professionalization of the portfolio, including category playbooks, supplier relationship programs, and supplier performance dashboards.
• Communicate complicated messages to senior stakeholders in a compelling way.
• Participate in and provide input to wider cross-functional procurement strategy.
• Execute and deliver on time in a high-paced environment.

Profile & Qualifications

• 7-10 years with container terminals, ports, shipping, and logistics in procurement, operations or commercial capacity preferred.
• Expert English spoken & written communication skills. French would be an advantage.
• Strong understanding of ports and terminals operations and liner shipping operations.
• Strong negotiating skills and experience with different types of negotiations.
• Experience with Category Management & Supplier Relationship Management.
• Demonstrated project management capability; ability to deal with ambiguity in a highly dynamic and complex environment.
• Strong analytical & problem-solving skills, critical thinking, and ability to build analytical models. Comfortable with analyzing and drawing inferences from large data sets.
• Excellent stakeholder management and confident communicator; ability to exercise influence without direct authority and resolve conflicts.
• Finance knowledge to draw meaningful conclusions from P&L accounts and financial statements of company reports.
• Legal knowledge related to commercial contracts, concession agreements, etc.
• Attention to detail and data-driven decision making.
• Structured and proactive mindset with the ability to think creatively.
• Strong Microsoft Office skills - Excel, PowerPoint; knowledge of PowerBI and dashboards in Excel is an added advantage.
• Ability to travel internationally in line with business requirements.

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