Senior IT Procurement Officer

ADIB - Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior IT Procurement Officer to oversee the procurement lifecycle within the Information Technology Department. This role involves acting as a Senior Buyer, managing vendor relationships, and ensuring compliance with procurement policies. The successful candidate will leverage their IT procurement experience to negotiate contracts and optimize vendor communication. Join a dynamic team where your expertise will contribute to effective procurement strategies, ensuring timely delivery and cost savings. This is an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in managing end-to-end procurement lifecycle for IT.
• Strong negotiation skills with vendors and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Manage procurement lifecycle for IT department and vendor communication.
• Lead contract drafting and execution with stakeholders.

Skills

IT Procurement

Vendor Management

Contract Negotiation

SAP Ariba

Education

CIPS Qualification

Bachelor's Degree in IT or related field

Tools

SAP Ariba

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.

Key Accountabilities of the role:

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