Senior Associate Procurement

Chalhoub Group; United Arab Emirates; On-site; AED 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the UAE is seeking a Procurement Engineer to oversee sourcing of fit-out materials, manage procurement processes, and ensure compliance with policies. The role involves conducting sourcing events, processing purchase orders, and supporting stakeholder training, ideal for those passionate about procurement category management.

Qualifications

• 4 years of experience managing the full procurement cycle.
• Strong communication skills.
• Passionate about procurement category management.

Responsibilities

• Source fit-out materials and services based on stakeholder requests.
• Process purchase orders and maintain supplier invoices.
• Conduct training on procurement processes and systems.

Skills

Communication

Procurement Management

Stakeholder Engagement

Education

Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering

Job description

What you'll be doing

You will be responsible for sourcing fit-out materials and services based on stakeholder requests, raising purchase orders, providing information on estimated/actual landed costs, and maintaining prices in the system.

Additionally, you will coordinate the supplier registration process and follow up on supplier invoices.

Core Responsibilities

Organizational:

• Follow all relevant procurement policies, processes, and SOPs to ensure work is carried out in a controlled and consistent manner.

Operational:

• Implement activities with minimal supervision and escalate complex issues to Procurement Managers and Head of Procurement.
• Conduct sourcing events for low-value routine goods and services (tail spend) upon approved stakeholder requests.
• Process all service requests and purchase orders in the system for non-merchandise categories - fit-out.
• Maintain up-to-date purchase orders, follow up on open orders, and ensure timely delivery of goods/services.
• Validate local data from item master data files sent by MDM and provide information for item creation for local purchases.
• Conduct stakeholder training on the use of nMPO systems and procurement processes.
• Support Category Managers with supplier authorization processes and framework contracts.
• Verify delivered items and amounts, store materials, and upload supplier invoices into the system.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering or related engineering principles.
• At least 4 years of experience as a Procurement Engineer managing the full procurement cycle for the fit-out category.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Passionate about developing a career in procurement category management.

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