Specialist

Sundus; Al Bateen; On-site; AED 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Sundus is seeking a Procurement-IT professional in Abu Dhabi with 2-5 years in procurement to manage general procurement operations and vendor relationships for a Bank client. The role emphasizes compliance, forecasting, and contract management within a centralized procurement framework.

Responsibilities include forecasting, inventory management, vendor onboarding, and leading RFP processes, while collaborating with Legal and stakeholders to ensure timely, cost-efficient procurements.

Qualifications

• 2-5 years of experience in Procurement.
• Commercial know-how and analytical approach.
• Strong communication, influencing and negotiation skills.

Responsibilities

• Deliver General Procurement operations aligned to the Centralised Procurement strategy.
• Work with business and stakeholders to understand requirements.
• Execute annual General Procurement plan within guidelines and timeframes.
• Assist in development of procurement planning for goods and materials.
• Ensure item forecasts for repeat ordering and inventory management.
• Maintain inventory levels and forecast to place orders for the Bank.
• Assist in selecting vendors offering quality and cost-efficient goods/services.
• Submit and administer RFPs; ensure timelines are met by stakeholders and vendors.
• Onboard vendors, AML/compliance checks, and security clearance as needed.
• Maintain vendor relationships and ensure robust contracts with Legal team.
• Manage digital recording of contracts and maintain vendor database.
• Develop digital procurement profiles and analyze purchasing patterns.
• Identify discrepancies and resolve contractual issues to mitigate risk.

Job description

Job Code: 6350

Job Title: Procurement-IT

Location: Abu Dhabi

Experience: 2- 5 years of experience in Procurement

Contract: 1 year & renewable

Client: Bank

Core Responsibilities

• Deliver General Procurement operations for goods and services, ensuring activity is aligned to the Centralised Procurement strategy and meets team objectives.
• Work with the business and key stakeholders to understand their requirements for General Procurement.
• Work to the annual General Procurement plan and ensure work is executed within the approved guidelines and timeframes to provide an exacting service.
• Assist in developing procurement planning for goods and materials required by client functions to ensure operational and project specific activity is incorporated.
• Ensure the creation of item specific forecasts, over a rolling time frame, is used for repeat ordering and inventory management.
• Conduct ongoing inventory management and forecasting, to place orders and maintain inventory at optimum levels for the Bank.
• Assist in the selection of suitable vendors ensuring that client is being offered quality and cost-efficient goods and services.
• Submit Request for Proposals (RFPs) to vendors as relevant to the needs of Departments and branches.
• Administer the RFP process to ensure stakeholders and vendors effectively adhere to the proposed timelines.
• Conduct the on-boarding process and registering of vendors ensuring to adhere to all AML and compliance controls and checks.
• Request security clearance of vendors if appropriate for client.
• Assist in maintaining professional relationships with key suppliers (major equipment Manufacturers/vendors).
• Work with the Legal team to ensure robust contracts are provided to each supplier for client and branches.
• Liaise proactively with vendors to ensure contracts and targets are upheld and issues are resolved quickly.
• Manage the digital recording of all supplier and vendor contracts to ensure accuracy of data in the relevant systems.
• Develop and maintain the vendor database including all supporting information and contractual agreements.
• Develop and maintain digital procurement profiles to outline vendor information as well as client purchasing habits and patterns for analysis and review.
• Identify any discrepancies and elevate or resolve contractual issues to ensure risk mitigation to client.

Master/Bachelor s Degree in a relevant field such as Procurement, Supply Chain Management.

Relevant professional certifications and memberships.

2- 5 years of experience in Procurement.

Commercial know-how

Analytical approach

Strong communication, influencing and negotiation skills