Overview / Responsibilities

Wood is currently inviting applications for a Buyer with experience in the oil and gas industry for our team in Dubai.

Job Objective

Responsible for the delivery of specific category management initiatives across the business unit.
Implementing category strategies that deliver tangible and sustainable savings across the business.
A supply chain specialist with category management experience ideally gained from a similar sized matrix
organisation. The ability to lead cross functional/business relationships and implement innovative
commercial models that deliver significant net tangible value to the business is imperative. It is envisaged
that there will be a frequent requirement to travel (international) and as such a flexible approach to work
and base location is preferred.

This is an important role within the Company with ultimate responsibility for an annual spend in excess of
$50M. A dynamic innovative, and motivated individual who can develop category strategies whilst
autonomously managing key suppliers to drive value engineering, innovation and ultimately leverage
Wood buying power.

Key aspects of the role include being responsible for adding value / generating net savings through
leveraging business wide spend, identifying efficiencies, driving out waste and reducing costs from within
the supply chain, implementing and driving category management plans, driving innovation through
strategic partnerships, effective executive Supplier Relationship Management, reduction and rationalisation
of suppliers, market and supplier intelligence to help inform management decisions. The individual will sit
as part of the business unit Category Supply Chain team and support wider Supply Chain strategy and
delivery in areas of Deployed Procurement and Business Improvement initiatives.

Key Accountabilites and Responsiblities

• Accountable for the successful delivery of category management activities that they are responsible for
• Promote safe working practices and demonstrate safety leadership at all time
• Understands and lives Woods vision, values and behaviours
• Understands and works to the Wood Financial Management Framework
• Support in developing and implementing Supply Chain Category Management across the business unit
• Responsible for embedding category management principles and techniques that deliver tangible and sustainable net savings and value add
• Implementation of effective Supplier Relationship Management that supports driving cost and

efficiency, driving value engineering and innovation and developing market intelligence that supports business decision making including acquisitions * Support tendering activities and development of specific supply chains strategies to support business growth including category strategies

• Delivery against internal and external in year savings targets as per business plan and effective reporting of such
• Identify and deliver \xe2\x80\x98bottom up\xe2\x80\x99 buying opportunities for Leadership Team

Skills / Qualifications

Qualifications, Knowledge

• Bachelors degree or Equivalent education in business related discipline, ideally supply

chain or procurement, working towards or CIPS qualified * Minimum 5 years\xe2\x80\x99 SC experience in a Category focused role demonstrating results

• Category management
• Strategic Sourcing
• Supply Chain Principles and techniques

Experience of:

• Managing the full category process for Direct or Indirect categories
• International procurement, working and/or living abroad
• Managing key suppliers to develop commercially successful, long-term contracts which effectively

mitigate risk to the business * Identifying opportunities within the Indirect Categories for Procurement to add value through cost savings or improvement of quality and service

• Delivering value and margin improvement through Supply Chain savings and performance improvement
• Dispute and claim resolution
• Supplier Relationship Management including building relationships at a senior level
• Process improvement
• Leading tender activities through to completion
• Negotiation of contracts
• Mobilisation of cross border / global agreements desirable

Company Overview

Wood is a global leader in consulting and engineering, helping to unlock solutions to critical challenges in energy and materials markets. We provide consulting, projects and operations solutions in 60 countries, employing around 35,000 people.

Diversity Statement

We are an equal opportunity employer that recognises the value of a diverse workforce. All suitably qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective criteria and without regard to the following (which is a non-exhaustive list): race, colour, age, religion, gender, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or other characteristics in accordance with the relevant governing laws.

John Wood Group