Strategic Sourcing Senior Manager Miral

Miral Experiences is seeking an experienced Senior Procurement / Category Manager to develop and deliver strategic sourcing initiatives that drive profitability, supplier performance, and operational efficiency across our supply chain. This role plays a pivotal part in transforming procurement practices within the organization, optimizing processes, and delivering long-term value.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead end-to-end procurement activities, including RFPs, RFQs, RFIs, and sole-source procurement.
• Develop and implement category and sub-category strategies, focusing on long-term strategic partnerships.
• Leverage Miral group spend to identify consolidation opportunities, value engineering, and supply chain optimization.
• Build and manage strong supplier relationships to drive performance and ensure contractual compliance.
• Support procurement-related negotiations, coaching, and mentoring across the business.
• Act as an ambassador for procurement, promoting best practices across the organization.
• Collaborate with internal departments and senior leadership to optimize supply chain and procurement practices.
• Contribute to internal and external training to enhance supply chain and strategic sourcing knowledge.

Skills:

• Strong leadership, planning, and delivery capabilities.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to influence teams and stakeholders at all levels.
• Results-oriented with proven performance management experience.
• Expertise in sourcing strategies, supply market analysis, contract negotiation, and supplier performance management.
• Strong commercial awareness, risk management, and strategic thinking.
• Fluent in English (written and verbal).
• Advanced analytical skills.