Procurement Manager

PwC Middle East; Al Khobar; On-site; SAR 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

An international consulting firm in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia is seeking a Procurement Service Tower Manager. The role involves overseeing day-to-day operations, managing a team, and ensuring effective procurement strategies. Candidates should have at least 7 years of experience and a Bachelor's degree in a relevant field, with strong leadership and negotiation skills essential.

Qualifications

• 7 years of professional experience, preferably in the Middle East.
• Proficient in written and spoken English; Arabic is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Manage the team's performance and deliverables.
• Develop and manage procurement strategies.
• Oversee operational delivery and contract negotiations.

Skills

Leadership skills

Project management

Data analysis

Strong negotiation skills

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in business or supply chain management

Master’s Degree in Engineering or Business Management

Certifications like PMP or equivalent

Job description

Line of Service

Internal Firm Services

Industry/Sector

Not Applicable

Specialism

IFS – Internal Firm Services – Other

Management Level

Manager

Job Description & Summary

The Procurement Service Tower Manager is responsible for managing the day-to-day operations for the Tower by collaborating with various teams to ensure streamlined project delivery, and continuous learning and improvement.

You will be working in the PwC Delivery Centre as part of a PwC team providing procurement services for PwC clients.

Job Summary:

The Procurement Service Tower Manager is responsible for managing the day-to-day operations for the Tower by collaborating with various teams to ensure streamlined project delivery, and continuous learning and improvement. You will be working in the PwC Delivery Centre as part of a PwC team providing procurement services for PwC clients.

Roles and Responsibilities:

Daily tasks and delivery expectation.

Team management:

• Management of the team’s performance, SLAs and KPIs.
• Manage both PwC and client stakeholders.
• Promote and improve stakeholders Net Promoter Scope (NPS).
• Boost skills and competency development of procurement team.
• Lead transformation of service delivery.

Operations management:

• Oversee all elements of operational delivery of clients’ procurement processes.
• Develop procurement strategies inline with developed procurement plan.
• Manage contract negotiations and awarding processes.
• Review procurement team’s transaction ensuring integrity and compliance with procurement policy and practices.
• Approve and monitor transactions.
• Analyze existing contracts effectiveness and monitor contract compliance.
• Identify potential spend leakage.
• Embed understanding of the market’s supply chain dynamics and associated risks within client delivery.
• Build rapport and manage cross-functional teaming.
• Establish and maintain relationship with strategic suppliers.

Process enhancement:

Expected Skills:

Creation and improvement of best-practice based processes, management and optimization of business processes, identify and realize effective cost reduction opportunities, optimization and management of procurement systems.

• Periodical reporting of the team’s and service performance, KPIs and SLAs.
• Knowledge of end to end procurement process, including supplier relationship management.
• Data analysis and data-driven procurement decisions.
• Knowledge of techniques and processes of strategic sourcing.
• Ability to make data-driven procurement decisions.
• Commitment to ethical and sustainable procurement practices.
• Strong negotiation skills.
• E-procurement solutions knowledge.

Expected Competencies:

Strong leadership skills, project management, strategic mindset, stakeholder management, ability to influence, communicate with impact, project management, results driven, drive organizational excellence.

• Strong leadership skills.
• Project management.
• Strategic mindset.
• Stakeholder management.
• Ability to influence.
• Communicate with impact.
• Results driven.
• Drive organizational excellence.

Required Language Skills:

Proficient in written and spoken English. Arabic is a plus.

Minimum Education and Specific Qualification:

Bachelor’s Degree in business, supply chain management, procurement. Master’s Degree in Engineering, Business Management / Administration or equivalent from an accredited university is a plus. Certifications in relevant fields (e.g. PMP or equivalent) would be advantageous.

Minimum years experience required:

• Minimum 7 years of professional experience, ideally having worked with a diverse portfolio of people, process and technology with a leading firm, preferably in the Middle East region.