Procurement Operations Associate

Etihad; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 112,000 - 179,000; Full time

Job summary

Etihad Airways seeks a proactive Emirati with procurement experience to join the Finance Division. The role covers sourcing execution, PO processing, and contract administration, ensuring governance and compliance.

You will support category managers through the end-to-end lifecycle and use SAP/Ariba for efficient procurement. The ideal candidate has a Diploma, at least 3 years in procurement operations, and familiarity with P2P processes and self-service channels to improve service and reduce

Qualifications

• Diploma level qualification.
• Awareness & understanding of relevant Aviation and/or Indirect Categories.
• Minimum 3-year Procurement Operations and Sourcing experience preferred.
• Experience in P2P and use of tools such as SAP and Ariba preferred.

Responsibilities

• Perform support to Category Managers for sourcing execution activities through the full execution lifecycle, eg Requirements Definition, RFI/RFP, Award, Contracts and related activities, using good practices – eg Auctions – where appropriate
• Performs/supports tactical and low value procurement. and set up and use of self-service channels; sourcing via P-Cards and Managed Catalogues, Guided Buying from Master Service agreements, responsible for the process, governance and systems for these channels in order to reduce effort, ensure compliance and improve service to End Users
• Performs the delivery of the ‘end to end’ procurement operations, administration and support, ensuring alignment with PSM policies, process and governance, including contract administration & document management, ensuring correct templates are used and Ariba functionality and reporting is executed correctly
• Performs efficient, timely and reliable Purchase Requisition (PR) conversion to Purchase Orders (PO)
• Performs post contract administration – including contract consumption tracking & reporting, and where appropriate capturing Contract/Supplier performance for use by Insights and Category Managers
• Liaison with Accounts Payable to address any related Payment issues

Skills

Procurement operations

P2P processes

SAP

Ariba

Analytical skills

Vendor management

Education

Diploma

Tools

SAP

Ariba

Job description

Etihad Airways seeks a proactive Emirati with procurement experience to join the Finance Division. The role covers sourcing execution, PO processing, and contract administration, ensuring governance and compliance.

You will support category managers through the end-to-end lifecycle and use SAP/Ariba for efficient procurement. The ideal candidate has a Diploma, at least 3 years in procurement operations, and familiarity with P2P processes and self-service channels to improve service and reduce