Procurement Business Partner

1 week ago


Dubai, United Arab Emirates Serco Plc Full time

Make a difference every day
We are a multinational organisation with a global team of 50,000 colleagues. In the Middle East we operate in the Transport, Defence & Advisory sectors, delivering services in Asset Management, Customer Experience, Fire & Rescue and Air Navigation Services. We are innovators, committed to redesigning and improving public services to fulfil our purpose to impact a better future by "Bringing National Visions to Life".

Your Opportunity
The role provides experience and expertise to the management and delivery of Procurement for the UAE business units in the Middle East Division as Procurement Business Partner. The role has accountability for the Procurement function and delivery of performance targets agreed with the management team including in-year and annualised savings target as agreed through the planning process and aligned with the targets for Serco’s third-party Procurement Delivery Partner.

and have the flexibility to work across more than one Business Unit when required

This role is part of the prcourement team in Dubai Support Office.

Key Accountabilities
Engages and builds strategic relationships with key stakeholders across the UAE business unit and drive change and adoption of Procurement best practices and adherence to the Global processes
Leads Procurement support to bids and transitions ensuring competitive supply chain architecture to support profitable growth
Collaborates with key stakeholders, Procurement colleagues and Serco’s third-party Procurement Delivery Partner to ensure that business requirements are understood and supported by Procurement
Optimises value delivery and risk mitigation from the business units supply base
Be the Procurement Functional Business Partner to the UAE providing the Team with a primary point of contact for Procurement and act the ‘Intelligent Customer’ interface point between the business and the Procurement function providing them
Accountable for management and delivery of Procurement in the UAE ensuring that the delivery of business outcomes and performance meets the requirement both of the UAE and global Procurement strategy and targets including in-year and annualised savings target as agreed through the planning process and aligned with the targets for Serco’s third-party Procurement Delivery Partner
Identify and regularly review business critical suppliers in the UAE. Own the assessment, management and mitigation of the ‘Failure of a Business-Critical Supplier’ principal risk.
Own and lead the development and management of key stakeholder relationships in the UAE.
Lead and manage the provision of Procurement support to the UAE bids and transitions leveraging the capacity and expertise in the Middle East Procurement team, the global Category Management team and Serco’s third-party Procurement Delivery Partner
Drive early engagement and collaboration with Business Development and Bid teams to ensure bid requirements are understood and Procurement deliverables, resourcing and budget are agreed to create competitive supply chain architecture that meets bid requirements, leverages the existing supply base or sources new suppliers as required, and mitigates risk to support profitable growth
Ensure that UAE unit strategies, plans and business requirements are understood and supported by Procurement and incorporated into global or regional category and sourcing strategies

Graduate calibre with a Bachelor’s degree

Post-graduate qualification (e.g. MSc/MBA) or a professional qualification such as MCIPS is desirable but not essential

Has the Leadership Behaviour and Capabilities stated as most critical to this role

Ability to ‘sell’ Procurement

Possesses strong business acumen, able to understand complex business needs and drivers and identify ways for Procurement to address

Will have worked in a complex changing environment with demanding business objectives in a competitive market sector

Demonstrates a consistent track record of delivery within large and complex Procurement organisations

Will have a track record of category management, effecting change, savings delivery and continuous improvement through creation and implementation of innovative category strategies

What’s in it for you?
At Serco, our core values drive everything we do, and we believe in fairly compensating our colleagues for the value they bring to our organization. We are proud to offer a total reward package at Serco which includes:
Competitive monthly pay and allowances that are commensurate with the role and industry standards
Comprehensive medical insurance coverage and life insurance, so our employees can feel secure in their health and financial wellbeing
We recognize the importance of work-life balance, which is why we offer competitive leave benefits that exceed industry standards
We offer an annual airfare allowance to support our expat colleagues to stay in touch and visit their loved ones
We pride ourselves on providin



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