Category Lead Majid Al Futtaim

ROLE PROFILE

• Developing and delivering the strategic roadmap and annual budget for the relevant categories in association with the Business, Procurement Director and Head of Procurement
• Creating and implementing sourcing strategies on a project level in compliance with the legal, internal policies, good practices and business goals
• Managing and leading sourcing activities for new project development and achieving agreed milestones and key development timelines
• Leveraging opportunities for consolidation, standardization and scoping to improve costs
• Analyzing supplier offers and quantifying total costs of ownership (TCO)
• Mapping, analyzing and interpreting data on current spend patterns, identifying cost drivers and opportunities
• Actively communicating with the stakeholders across OpCos and developing digital platforms to meet the KPI and SLA set

REQUIREMENTS

• Min 7 10 years of experience in a similar role and min of 10 years experience in Procurement
• Experience in Procurement within "Shared Services" is a plus to provide oversight for all procurement RFX process for smooth delivery of shared service operations to procurement category managers
• Experience in spend analysis and strategy development
• In-depth understanding and practiced best-in-class procurement processes, systems and practices
• Must be capable of assessing legal and business risk when making decisions concerning contractual commitments
• Experience in using E-sourcing platforms and ERPs, preferably ORACLE, SAP and COUPA