Senior Specialist - Category Management (UAE National)

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 office in Dubai.

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.

Responsibility-

• 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.
• 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.
• 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.

• At least a years experience in similar role.
• Advanced Excel
• Knowledge of ERP system and preferably Oracle
• Professional Procurement qualification
• Professional Procurement qualification (eg. MCIPS). Regional /
• industry knowledge of relevant categories is preferable.