Senior Specialist - Category Management (8 months contract)

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 Specialist - Category Management for our trusted client in the Aviation industry to be based out of their headquarters in Dubai.

Job Purpose-

The Specialist will provide inputs in developing category strategy/plans, assign requisitions to Category Associate Specialists and execute strategic sourcing and monitoring operational sourcing.

Job Accountabilities-

• Manage, guide and monitor the execution of strategic and operational sourcing processes, and approve commitment, based on authority delegated.
• Review requisitions received, and assign requisition to category specialists for action, based on workload and sourcing route (strategic or operational sourcing).
• Review requisitions submitted by end users and required information to enable sourcing is available. Request clarifications from end users if adequate information is not available.
• Recommend suppliers based on the evaluations and negotiations and submit for approval as per delegation of authority.
• Negotiate with suppliers and obtain approval of finalized contracts / purchase orders as per the approved delegation of authority.
• Define and execute sourcing strategies in close collaboration with the business stakeholders for the respective spend categories.
• Set up contracts in Oracle.
• Define and execute sourcing strategies in close collaboration with the business stakeholders for the respective spend categories.
• Support the development of multi-year category strategies and plans to achieve maximum lifecycle value from assigned spend categories.
• Represent Supply Management internally and externally.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in business, engineering, finance, or in a related field, based on the categories managed

Core Activities Experience

• Professional Procurement qualification (eg. MCIPS). Regional / industry knowledge of relevant categories is preferable

Professional Qualifications/Regulatory/Certification Requirements

• Certification required in any area for ongoing professional development or for mandatory purposes
• Professional Procurement qualification

Skills, Tools and Systems Experience:

• Advanced Excel
• knowledge of ERP system and preferably Oracle

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.