:Procurement Manager - FreelanceDuration- 11 months(subject to extension)We are looking for a professional with at least 5 years of experience in project management and procurement; preferably someone who has worked in a procurement function in a large organization. The role holder should have extensive knowledge and experience in transforming procurement functions from a process, system and reporting perspective.The successful candidate should have experience in implementing end-to-end procurement processes improvements, designing and rolling-out procurement governance model, systems and communication plan to engage with key stakeholders.-Scope of Work

• Support and project manage the procurement Transformations journey of COMPANY covering process, system, metrics & reporting, and stakeholder engagement dimensions.

• Understand the maturity of the procurement function and focus on the areas needing immediate improvement.

• Continuously monitor and measure the progress of projects

• Work closely with internal and external stakeholders to build strong relationships to ease the challenge of implementations.

• Develop the strategic procurement vision by enhancing the current procurement processes, procedures.

• Take ownership of issues/ problems and manage until resolution

• Enhance the knowledge and skills of the procurement function

• Support in building and improving a vendor management programme

• Support the Category managers in building a structured sourcing strategy as per the4 roadmap and approach to achieve savings

• Enhance the use of digital procurement tools and investigate other systems to support the procurement team in terms of data analytics, contracts management and sourcing activities.

• Deliver supply chain process improvements as per the transformation plan.

• Review compliance and governance requirements and work with the team to increase adherence

• Target capabilities that will deliver the greatest value

• Support and enable Procurement and Finance teams to work together to achieve quicks and benefits

• Analyze post-implementation results, KPIs, Workflow process

• Develop essential capabilities that differentiate between a sustained transformation that show long -term results rather than short-term solutions

• Document and monitor success factors across the Procurement transformation project.

• Develop a change management plan, and work closely with internal and external stakeholders to build strong relationships to ease the challenge of implementations.

Requirements5 years of experience in project management and procurement; preferably someone who has worked in a procurement function in a large organization. The role holder should have extensive knowledge and experience in transforming procurement functions from a process, system and reporting perspective.The successful candidate should have experience in implementing end-to-end procurement processes improvements, designing and rolling-out procurement governance model, systems and communication plan to engage with key stakeholders.

Al Nahiya Group