Procurement Specialist SPM - UAE National only SPO

Do you want to join a fast-paced Global Procurement Organization (GPO) team servicing Amazon Stores Operations? By joining the EMEA (Europe Middle East and Africa) Site Procurement Operations Team (SPO), you have the opportunity to lead and deliver strategic Procurement projects for our internal Business Partners at local, national, regional, and worldwide levels. As a Site Procurement Manager, you will be a Business Partner for our sites in a cross-functional environment with Operations, Procurement peers, support departments, and Suppliers. This will empower you to procure value-adding solutions to the Business. You will also play a key role in driving continuous improvement, innovation, sustainability, and preventing legal & supply risks through your Procurement missions.

Key Job Responsibilities

The role is an individual contributor (IC). Overall, the role delivers Key SPO Performance Indicators targets that deliver value for the Business such as savings, compliance, sustainability, Invoice on Hold, and more.

Sourcing and Project Delivery

1. Manage the SPO Process and policy from needs detection to sourcing requirements at local, regional, country, and cross-continent levels.
2. Anticipate and understand the business needs to provide the right Procurement strategy with optimal requirements.
3. Lead sourcing, suppliers due diligence, negotiations, risk assessments, and other best practices using Coupa (ERP) and other tools.
4. Conduct market research and evaluate Suppliers' manufacturing capabilities to enhance/develop GPO Suppliers base for current and future needs.
5. Deliver projects (RFI, RFQ, etc.) with different spend thresholds, complexity, risks, confidentiality, and time constraints. Analyze solutions and make recommendations to the Business.
6. Execute and support GPO projects and initiatives (tenders, cost optimizations, sustainability, process improvements, etc.) of different scales and magnitudes. Additionally, support the critical yearly peak readiness (e.g., capturing and documenting Lesson Learned and Successes, creating pre-peak readiness presentations, and executing playbook actions).

Internal Partnership

1. Be the face of Procurement for operations on site and build effective business partnering.
2. Proactively partner with (i) Site Leadership, (ii) other GPO teams such as Category or Global Supplier Management, (iii) key partner functions such as Finance or Legal.
3. Where appropriate, lead MBR and QBR with main internal and external stakeholders (GM, Change, RME, Vendors). Additionally, bring your expertise to key supplier meetings or internal processes such as GEMBAs and Daily Deep Dives.
4. Act as Subject Matter Expert (SME) to add value to procurement local categories and processes. Identify and leverage savings opportunities, perform spend analysis, and support strategy definition for the country network. Deliver additional monetary value by using diverse cost/revenue management levers (operational savings, revenue generation, warrants long-term contracts). Have the ability to extend SME responsibilities to different scales including EMEA level.
5. Be an ambassador of the internal Spending & Transaction and GPO policies. Educate and drive correct behaviors from Business Partners towards those rules and best practices.
6. Provide functional skills trainings including to other GPO members.

Systems/Tools

1. Utilize various applications and systems to provide reliable reporting and data (ERP, Quicksight, PowerBI, etc.) including Supplier performance metrics.
2. Use and enhance the available tools to analyze and leverage opportunities and risks on spends categories, vendors, legal, and other aspects.

Supplier Management

1. Deliver contracts from A to Z mastering CLM (Contract Life Management) and drive contract compliance from Suppliers.
2. Create, negotiate, and execute contractual agreements such as Work Orders and thorough Supply Agreements.
3. Manage supplier performance where required as per relevant supplier performance governance.
4. Ensure the highest levels of services provided based on quality, maintenance costs, sustainability, lead times, and other key elements.
5. Lead and support MBR/QBR where required; this includes being the voice of our Suppliers and ensuring the payment process runs smoothly, providing the support needed, and taking corrective and preventive measures if needed.

As part of our commitment to complying with national labor laws and applicable legislations in the United Arab Emirates, this position is open to candidates who fulfill the specific nationality criteria stipulated by local regulations.

Minimum Requirements

1. Bachelor's Degree with Procurement or Supply Chain focus or significant Procurement experience.
2. Relevant experience in a Procurement environment.
3. Proficient computer literacy in MS Office suite.
4. Qualifications and/or experience in sourcing, contract management, or equivalent role.
5. Negotiation skills (internal and external).
6. Contract management skills.
7. Highly proficient in spoken and written English.
8. Experience working in a large global highly matrixed organization.
9. If no Procurement-related degree (or on top of it), CIPS/EIPM accreditation or equivalent functional knowledge or accreditation.
10. Experience of ERP (SAP/Coupa).
11. Able to manage multiple complex and simultaneous projects requiring frequent communication, organization, time management, analysis methodology, and problem-solving skills.
12. Able to work in a large global highly matrixed organization.
13. Highly self-motivated and customer-centric.
14. Able to manage the supplier relationship.
15. Able to demonstrate problem-solving and analytical competence with the ability to identify complex issues, develop & deliver solutions.
16. Able to effectively manage stakeholders across multiple business functions, sites, regions, and business units.
17. Clear communicator/writer able to run meetings and present in front of an audience.

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