Al Futtaim Jobs - Country Procurement Manager | Group Procurement | Cairo, Egypt (EG)

Job Requisition ID: 41899 

No two days are the same at Al-Futtaim, no matter what role you have. Our work is driven by the desire to make a difference and to have a meaningful impact with the goal of enriching everyday lives. Take our engaging and supportive work environment and couple it with a company culture that recognises and rewards quality performance, and what do you get? The chance to push the limits every single day.

 

As a humble family business that started on the banks of the Dubai Creek in the 1930s, Al-Futtaim has expanded to a presence in 31 countries, a portfolio of over 200 companies, and 42,000 employees. You’ll find us in industries ranging from automotive and retail, to finance and real estate, and connecting people with international names like Lexus, Ikea, Robinsons, and Adidas. Our team is proudly multicultural and multinational because that kind of diverse representation gives us the global mindset to grow and impact the people, markets, and trends around us.

 

Come join us to live well, work better, and be the best.

 

About the Role

We are currently looking for a Country Procurement Manager to develop a strategic and consistent approach to non-merchandise procurement for all Al Futtaim entities in Egypt and responsible for the overall process and compliance adherence with these business units.

 

Strategy

• Develop and communicate a Centralized country wide procurement business plan; establish, communicate and implement long-term goals for the department in order to promote effectiveness and efficiency
• Align with the business on their priority areas ensuring cost savings
• Get involved with business plans at the budgeting stage
• Comprehensively analyse the spend data to identify addressable spend and maximize Spend Under Management
• Prepare a category wise plan to address the key spend categories identifying areas where contracts could be consolidated

 

Operations

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• Create annual sourcing plan for all key spend categories
• Comprehensively capture the business requirements to identify the right set of vendors capable of proving the product or service
• On confirmation of the shortlisted vendors from the business capture comprehensive user requirements to create a thorough RFP/RFQ document
• Manage the tendering process in a timely manner ensuring fairness and transparency in the process
• Lead the procurement team with direct responsibility of managing all procurement contracts.
• Be the point of contact for managing the expectations from the business for the respective category of spend.
• Evaluate new suppliers in the market for the operational spend categories and monitor the performance of suppliers
• Monitor Performance of suppliers against KPI’s set out in the operational procurement contracts

 

Governance and Compliance

• Ensure proper communication of procurement policy to all business users through roadshows, online availability and training modules
• Monitor the procurement process and uphold the policy by ensuring compliance
• Escalate policy violations to audit and senior management
• Manage current procurement policies, procedures and programs with a focus on their ability to enhance organizational value and efficiency
• Serve as the primary contact for procurement related questions, training, policy and procedure interpretation and alignment for all Egypt business units

 

People Management

• Develop, communicate and administer procurement team performance and development plans and appraisals
• In coordination with the business, ensure right talent in the right place for the various business units according to needs and fit
• Develop and facilitate cross functional training for the various procurement team members across the various verticals (Auto / Retail / Real Estate) to reduce dependency

 

About the Requirements
Education:
University Graduate
Degree in Procurement / Supply Chain

Minimum Experience and Knowledge: 
8+ years of experience in Procurement in Egypt
Experience in E- Sourcing 
Proven History of accomplishments
SAP (MM & SRM) Knowledge
Ariba P2P (Procure to Pay) full solution
Ariba  E-Sourcing

 

 

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