Senior Buyer- FM

Transguard Group was established in 2001 and has diversified significantly, we lead in the fields of Cash Services, Security Services, Manpower Services, Facilities Management & Aviation. Transguard Group is the UAE’s most trusted business support and outsourcing provider and has a large, dynamic and culturally diverse workforce with 50,000 employees! We are currently recruiting for a Senior Buyer to join our team at Tranguard Group. The candidate is to be based out of UAE.

Job Responsibility-

• Lead and mentor a small team of buyers.
• Supplier HOD with weekly/monthly tracking and reporting of KPI’s.
• Manage and deliver procurement projects as identified by the Director of Business Support and other Business units.
• Define project scope, targets, success criteria and deliverables that support business objectives in collaboration with senior management.
• Proactively manage changes in project scope, identify potential blocks and produce contingency plans.
• Clearly and timely communication of project plans and deliverables to team members and the management team as appropriate.
• Draft and submit budgeted and non-budgeted savings proposals, plus recommend subsequent budget changes and benefits capture.
• Instigate, negotiate, draft and/or manage the development of supplier contracts as required.
• Responsible for ensuring timely turnaround of approved PR’s into PO (clarifying anything unclear specified on the PR with the business unit per SLA’s.
• Ensure all procurement activity and documentation is compliant with procurements SOP’s.
• Coach, mentor, motivate and supervise team members, as required from time to time, regarding their assigned activities.
• Delegate appropriate tasks and responsibilities as required.
• Develop the use of best practices and tools for execution and management of workload as appropriate.

Experience

• 5-10 years team management.
• 10+ years’ experience in a UAE base FM company (Procurement/Operations).
• Expert in managing Subcontractor/3rd party services for FM & Capital projects.
• Expert knowledge of the FM consumables market in the UAE.
• Experience in managing senior stakeholder relationships.
• Financial Analysis
• Intermediate Computer Skills (Excel, PPT, Word)
• Sales Research & Development
• Minimum English Language Level 4 (by Transguard Group Standards)
• Active Career Development
• Body Language Awareness
• Business Process Analysis
• Cultural Awareness
• Customer Complaint Handling
• Customer relationship management
• Customer Service Awareness

This position profile indicates in general the nature and levels of work, knowledge, skills, abilities, and other essential functions expected of an employee. An employee may be asked to perform other duties as required which are within the scope, spirit, and purpose of the position profile. The employee shall also adhere to TRANSGUARD’S information security policies and procedures and the policies and procedures applicable to their area of responsibility.