Purchase Assistant jobs in United States

ADIB - Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Job Description

Role: Senior Procurement Officer, Non-IT
Location: Abu Dhabi

Role Purpose:
To support the category manager in elevating the brand and service-quality of Procurement within the organization by ensuring professional services offering and increase of spend control.

• To deputize the category manager and manage the team's performance and deliverables across assigned spend categories.
• To work as part of the team of the "Non-IT Category" in VMCP to provide internal stakeholders with quality services, value for money solutions, cost effectiveness/enhance customer satisfaction.
• To plan, lead and manage strategic procurement solutions within the non-IT category.

Key Accountabilities of the role
Responsibilities:

• Report to Category manager & deputize in his absence
• Support the category manager in developing and managing the annual procurement plan through regular engagements with relevant stakeholders and proper communication management plan.
• Provide support and consultancy to customers in terms of best practices of procurement and supply chain.
• Identify and implement category market research plan, demand challenge, vendor base rationalization and supply chain risk management.
• Support the category buyers in high-risk high-value procurement engagements (strategy planning, negotiations, risk management, etc.)
• Implement advanced procurement techniques (Just in time, agility, feasibility, effectiveness, and waste-elimination activities).
• Work closely with different stakeholders to plan, streamline and enhance process workflows to ensure values for ADIB.
• Undertake Suppliers relationship management responsibilities (Contractual, relational, and reputational matters) and promote a transparent and ethical procurement approach for ADIB externally.
• Stakeholders' relationship management (reporting, conflicts-resolutions, awareness training, strategic solutions, etc.)

Specialist Skills / Technical Knowledge Required for this role:

• Bachelor's degree in business administration or Supply Chain.
• Business English - Verbal and Written Skills.
• MS. Office.
• Communication Skills.

Work experience:

• A minimum of 10 years' experience in Procurement and supply chain related position.
• Previous experience in E-Procurement tools (SAP Ariba, Oracle, etc.).
• Supplier/Vendor Agreement/Contracts: Knowledge of the legal terminologies and language related to supplier and /or vendor agreement and contract.