Senior IT Procurement Officer

-; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading procurement firm in Abu Dhabi is seeking a Senior IT Procurement Officer to manage the entire procurement lifecycle for IT services. You will act as the Senior Buyer, coordinating vendor communications, negotiating contracts, and ensuring timely procurement requests are fulfilled. The ideal candidate will have IT procurement experience, preferably with a CIPS qualification, and banking experience is preferred. This role ensures efficient vendor management and contract approval processes.

Qualifications

• Must have IT procurement experience or be IT by profession.
• CIPS qualification preferred.
• Banking experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end procurement lifecycle for the IT Department.
• Act as Senior Buyer for IT category.
• Lead contract drafting and execution with stakeholders.

Skills

IT procurement experience

Vendor communication

Negotiation skills

Education

CIPS qualification or active membership

Tools

SAP Ariba

Job description

Job Description

Role: Senior IT Procurement Officer

Location: Abu Dhabi, UAE

Job Description

• To manage end-to-end procurement lifecycle related to Information Technology Department.

Role Purpose

• Act as Senior Buyer for IT category.

IT Procurement & Vendor Management

• Receives RFQs/RFPs from IT requester, solicits proposals from vendors, vendor communication and negotiation
• Attending meeting with senior stakeholder and vendors
• Prepare procurement plan with end users
• Create Contract for all engagement and Negotiate terms & condition with vendors
• PO creation and issuance to vendors for execution and delivery.
• Coordinator between IT and VMCP for vendor registration, vendor account updating, etc.
• Initiate SPM for all engagement
• Ensure closing all Open PO's
• Support vendors for pending payment by coordinating with requester and FCD
• Ensure the best utilization of SAP Ariba (RFP, Contract Workspace, Reverse Auction)
• Ensures to always maintain proper and intact vendor communication.
• Fully adhere to VMCP P&P and support line manager in closing audit point
• Work as SME to provide suggestion to enhance the process and to achieve savings
• All IT-related procurement requests should be accommodated in a timely manner in order to avoid delay.
• Acting as a SME in all meetings / deals with internal and external stakeholders.
• Proper vendor communication should be well-maintained.

Financial & Contract Approval Management

• Lead contract drafting, review and execution with internal and external stakeholders.
• Maintains and monitors Contract Database.
• Ensures proper archiving of procurement file.

Special Tasks

• Provide assistance to all internal customers (other categories managed by VMCP), perform other tasks as required (attend meetings, attend calls, prepare reports etc.)
• To ensure that good controls are maintained in all department-related functions and ensure that the Department Head is aware of all issues raised within the department.

Specialist Skills / Technical Knowledge Required for this role

• Must have IT procurement experience or IT by profession

Previous experience

• Preferred CIPS qualified or having active membership
• Banking experience is preferred