MAIN OBJECTIVE OF ROLETo provide detailed analysis of ground handling procurement activities and undertake the processing of high impact non-aircraft procurement products/services in line with the companys approved policies & procedures.KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Reviews all high impact procurement products/services and collaborates with the relevant business units/departments to prepare RFPs (Requests for Proposals), RFQs (Request for Quotations), Invitation to Bid/Tender letters, and associated documents using appropriate sources.
• Acts as the focal point for all data requests from both internal and external sources, and contributes to departmental performance reporting and data sharing initiatives.
• Produces weekly/monthly dashboards containing qualitative and quantitative analysis of the procurement departments performance, including measurement and analysis of departmental KPI's.
• Identifies opportunities to enhance efficiency of business processes, investigates, and resolves issues related to application functionality, and provides first level support and troubleshooting.
• Reviews vendor performance and manages all necessary formalities related to contract amendments, renewals and extensions minimizing any impact on flydubais operations as part conducting contract lifecycle performance management.
• Reviews and analyzes all provided documentation (licenses, company profiles, financial statements, etc.) to provide input to and oversee the completion of the prequalification process on all potential vendors, ensuring adherence to flydubais approved vendor management policies.
• Provides a full financial evaluation of submitted proposals and presents findings to the respective approvers.
• Under the supervision of the line manager, negotiates with vendors on the submitted tenders to improve service offerings and/or reduce the associated fees or the project duration.
• Supports the line manager to manage and expand flydubais list of approved vendors while also improving supplier relationship management (SRM) for both current and prospective suppliers.
• Under the supervision and instructions of the line manager, manages all incoming documentation pertaining to contract performance ensuring adherence to flydubai and government regulations, and overseeing the completion of all contract actions.
• Liaises with the business user and relevant stakeholders to assist them in conducting a full technical evaluation of the shortlisted proposals. .
• Ensures that all necessary award documentation (purchase orders, signed contracts etc.) are prepared to minimise the risk of delayed project delivery.
• Facilitates training sessions for end users on the approved procurement systems and processes.
• Maintains records & relevant documentations pertaining to all phases of the procurement cycle.

QUALIFICATIONS REQUIREDMinimum Education Level

• Bachelor's Degree (3+ years)

Education Specific Requirement (if applicable)

• Specialized training in: Procurement/Supply Chain Certification (CIPS or similar)

Certifications (if applicable)

• Completed IATA SGHA training.

Licenses (if applicable)

• NA

Languages

• Fluent in English (other languages an advantage)

EXPERIENCE REQUIREDYears with Qualifications

• 6

Years without Qualifications (if applicable)

• NA

Professional Experience

• Minimum of 6 years experience working in the procurement department in aviation industry (airline or ground handling company) in a role specializing in negotiations of Ground Handling Agreements. Operational experience in aviation would also be an advantage.

Systems Knowledge (if applicable)

• Oracle, SAP, Access, BI, EXCEL, Crystal Report, Airpas,
• Procurement related ERP software
• Business Intelligence Tool experience is required using the MS Office suite Thorough understanding and expertise in data manipulation, sorting, and analysis tools (Access, Excel, SAP, BI, etc.)

CORE COMPETENCIES

• Customer Focus
• Teamwork
• Effective Communication
• Personal Accountability & Commitment to achieve
• Resilience and Flexibility (Can do attitude)

ISR REQUIREMENTSReads and complies with the ISR policies of the Company and diligently reports any weakness or incidents to the respective Line Manager or the Information Security team. Completes all required ISR awareness sessions and follows associated guidelines in the day-to-day business operations.Warning on Recruitment Fraudflydubai is aware of a number of e-mails, letters and SMS or Whatsapp messages in circulation recently, claiming to be offers of employment from flydubai.These offers often look legitimate and may include job descriptions, salary, and benefit details.The offers then direct recipients to provide bank account details.Although these offers may appear genuine, they are fraudulent and should be deleted immediately and not responded to. flydubai does not send emails, letters or other messages requesting your bank account details in order to process documents. flydubai will also neverrefer you to a third party to process applications or visas. Official communications from flydubaiwill only come from an email address ending in @flydubai.com and job opportunities withflydubai are advertised on flydubai's websites.If you receive any e-mail, letter or other message which you have not requested or are expecting and it purports to be from flydubai, please contact us at and include the subject line Recruitment Fraud to confirm the authenticity of the message.

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