Ifs - UAE Nationals Only - Procurement Associate

3 weeks ago

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Talent Pal Full time

**Line of Service**

Internal Firm Services

**Industry/Sector**

Not Applicable

**Specialism**

IFS - Finance

**Management Level**

Associate

**Job Description & Summary**

A career in Procurement, within Internal Firm Services, will provide you with the opportunity to develop and manage the procurement of all goods and services required by PwC for operational and strategic purposes. As a part of the team, you’ll assist in developing our standard practices and compliance infrastructure, managing relationships for both internal clients and suppliers to aid in the strategic selection of suppliers, supplier diversity, and contract negotiations.

Procurement sits within the centralised Finance Function and is managed by the Director of Procurement, the team is responsible for the development of
procurement processes, procedures, strategy development, implementation/administration of procurement activities, optimisation of
procurement spend via category management, as well as supporting the operational aspects of the agreement with the operations team and spend.

The Procurement Officer reports to the Procurement Category Lead and is responsible for supporting the optimisation of the category spend within the
operating procurement business stream. The team is the primary point of contact for cost review, optimisation analysis, tendering, contract review and
negotiation with key vendors across all spend categories.

Follow procurement strategy set by team leadership, focusing on high opportunity areas of spend, and identifying challenging procurement spend
savings across the business
- Assist the Procurement Category Lead with the management of category spend, defining category strategies, working to optimise the contract terms,

costing and quality of services delivered. Reviewing vendor performance and benchmarking across the region.
- Supports the RFI / RFP processes within the spend categories, including creation of scopes of work, technical and commercial evaluation,

recommendation and facilitation of sign off with key stakeholders Reviews contract terms and recommends amendments that support the
position of / benefits PwC, particularly strategies for financial negotiations for all significant areas of spend, with aim of achieving year on year
reductions in like for like spend
- Personally embody company culture of long-term saving on procurement costs, drive ethos of regionalisation / centralisation of procurement spend

and contracts e.g. Regional Frame agreements
- Log savings achieved across the procurement categories
- Ensure accurate capture of procurement data to feed into Finance Systems e.g. LPOs etc, ensuring meaningful and accurate data is collected, reconciled

and managed appropriately

Education
- Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Procurement, Supply Chain, Logistics or related field required

Language
- Fluency in written and spoken English, proficiency in Arabic is an advantage

Overall Experience
- No experience in a procurement function

Knowledge and Skills
- Knowledge of Corporate Procurement principles
- Knowledge of implementing cost improvements
- Strong liaison skills, with the ability to maintain geographical relationships
- Excellent people management skills
- Ability to work within a team and develop excellent relationships with co-workers
- Knowledge of the tender evaluation process
- Ability to adhere to and implement corporate procurement policies
- Negotiation skills and assertiveness in dealing with external vendors
- Strong ability to collaborate across functions
- Strong customer service orientation
- Organisation, thoroughness, eye for detail, time management skills andproactivity
- Strong verbal and written communication skills

**Education **_(if blank, degree and/or field of study not specified) _

Degrees/Field of Study required:
Degrees/Field of Study preferred:
**Certifications **_(if blank, certifications not specified) _

**Desired Languages **_(If blank, desired languages not specified) _

**Travel Requirements**

0%

**Available for Work Visa Sponsorship?**

Yes

**Government Clearance Required?**

Yes

**Job Posting End Date**

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