Senior IT Procurement Officer

Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank PJSC; United Arab Emirates; On-site; AED 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent banking institution in Abu Dhabi is seeking a Senior IT Procurement Officer to manage the procurement lifecycle within the IT department. This role requires strong negotiation skills and experience in vendor management. The ideal candidate will have a background in IT procurement and preferably banking experience, ensuring efficient procurement processes and compliance with company policies.

Qualifications

• Must have IT procurement experience or IT by profession.
• Banking experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end procurement lifecycle in IT.
• Lead contract drafting, review, and execution.
• Maintain communication with vendors and stakeholders.

Skills

IT procurement experience

Vendor communication

Negotiation skills

Knowledge of SAP Ariba

Contract management

Education

CIPS qualification or active membership

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