Procurement Senior Manager

Support the SFD to establish, lead and develop the Procurement function for Masarra DMC. Develop and deliver the overall sourcing strategies designed to leverage on spend, maximize profitability, supplier performance and enhance operational efficiency and effectiveness through the supply chain. Negotiate suitable contracts on a total cost basis to achieve high levels of value for money at minimal risk to Masarra. Responsible for establishing an innovative and entrepreneurial approach as part of the overall supply chain strategy of Masarra, which can support the delivery of perpetual improvement and sustained best practice

Establishment of Masarra’s inhouse Procurement team including tasks and responsibilities and ownership of the Annual Budgets and Forecasts

Focus upon the creation of a lean and enterprising procurement activity which includes but is not limited to:

• A core short-, medium- and long-term sourcing strategy roadmap, detailing identified opportunities, projected benefits and probability of realization which is aligned to procurement and business wide objectives.
• Delivery of increased profitability, supply chain risk mitigation operational effectiveness and security of supply.
• Assume a lead role in the development of pro-active future demand planning ensuring a business shift from reactive to pro-active planning practices and delivery of associated operational effectiveness benefits.
• Develop and drive to conclusion, group based procurement initiatives and shared services opportunities with external organizations where appropriate and with maximum value for money output.
• Ensure the effective delivery of contract based pricing structures/ catalogues, minimizing spot buy activity.

Compliance and Sustainability

• Ensure the standards of work of the department are compliant to the Procurement Policy and best practice
• Management of the procurement processes in line with Masarra DoA
• Development and management of the Sustainability policies within Procurement
• Ownership of the procurement policies, including supply selection and business partner code of conduct

Build and Management of Procurement team

• Build out Masarra’s procurement team as the size and scope of work develops
• Management, training and development of the Procurement Team members
• Positive representation of the Procurement brand
• Assume accountability for a robust and rationalized supplier base which enables clear identification of supplier classification and categorization.

Analysis and Reporting

• Build and maintain comprehensive and concise monthly reporting to track progress against the annual budget and projected future positions aligned to the overall strategies of the department and business.
• Use all KPI to effectively drive targeted activity, utilizing trend, projection and actual data to accurately report performance.
• Drive responsibility, accountability and ownership of the entire supply chain through effective reporting mechanism.

Procurement Systems

• Support the development of procurement systems to achieve best practice, lean and effective operating platforms and reports.

Essential:

• CIPS (or Studying towards)
• Degree or Diploma level –business or finance orientated
• 6+ years’ Procurement experience of which at least 3 should be in a Strategic Sourcing / Category Management role.Exceptionally strong candidates looking to make the next step up with good supervisory experience may be considered
• Successful track record within a progressive sourcing / category management environment
• Highly experienced and successful Strategic Sourcing Specialist
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in a leadership role within a fast paced, complex environment
• Mature leadership style, with experience in leading diverse teams of varying capability levels
• Track record of delivering exceptional and sustainable value for money
• Experienced in using robust and advanced sourcing techniques, including lifecycle costing and total cost of acquisition
• A strong and effective communicator, using a broad range of techniques to motivate, stimulate and influence teams and individuals at all levels of the organization
• Experienced in working within a continuous improvement environment
• Strong ability to deliver concise and meaningful reporting and presentations at all levels
• Experienced in introducing and developing new procurement technologies.(e-Procurement, e-Auctions, e-Sourcing)
• Fluent in verbal and written English language
• Intuitive and flexible with ability to use high degrees of common sense
• Customer service orientated

Desirable:

• Knowledge of Microsoft 365 Procurement module
• Arabic speaking