Transguard Group was established in 2001 and has diversified significantly, we lead in the fields of Cash Services, Security Services, Manpower Services, Facilities Management & Aviation. Transguard Group is the UAE\xe2\x80\x99s most trusted business support and outsourcing provider and has a large, dynamic and culturally diverse workforce with 50,000 employees!

We are currently recruiting for a Head of Procurement to join our team at Transguard Group.

Scope

Responsible for defining sourcing strategies and activities to ensure delivery of optimal quality and cost-effective services, materials, parts, supplies and equipment in line with the company\'s needs while ensuring the best interests of the organization are met and ensuring the purchases are carried out with favorable terms and conditions that protect the best interests of the organization.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement best practice purchasing strategy, policies, processes, and procedures to improve business performance
• Proactively engage with and evaluate challenges faced by the business units and take action to mitigate risks and develop opportunities
• Drive and encourage creative and innovative procurement processes (eProcurement, automated processes, dashboards etc.)
• Guide, mentor and develop a team of buyers and store managers that deliver continuous improvement, add value and deliver cost reductions
• Set department objectives in line with the overall targets of the business and monitor/report ongoing progress and performance
• Maintain an appropriate organizational structure, resource plan and culture to support the business objectives and business unit deliverables
• Forecast price and market trends to identify long term opportunities and risks
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders to ensure optimal performance
• Encourage effective contract management across the business with regular reviews, development / implementation of Service Level Agreements and key performance measures in order to ensure contracts are managed and maintained effectively and any discrepancies is highlighted to the management
• Manage the relationship with key suppliers and develop an overall supplier base which creates and sustains a competitive advantage, leveraging consolidated group spend and technologies
• Maintain supplier evaluation process in collaboration with key internal stakeholders to measure effective supplier performance and compliance
• Manage the liaison with Legal and Compliance department on a regular basis regarding review of contracts from a legal perspective in order to ensure compliance with required laws
• Take ownership of the procurement policy, guidelines and any associated SOPs and forms
• Supervise the preparation of timely and accurate departmental reports to meet the company\'s and department requirements
• Oversee the company\xe2\x80\x99s central warehouse operation ensuring appropriate inventory levels are maintained to serve the business requirements

Skills

Knowledge \xe2\x80\x93 Experience

• 5-10 years of experience in a similar position

Hard skills

• Financial Analysis
• Intermediate Computer Skills
• Sales Research & Development
• Service level agreement management and analysis
• Strategic Planning /Orientation
• Use of Sales Force technology

Soft skills

• Active Career Development
• Body Language Awareness
• Business Process Analysis
• Cultural Awareness
• Customer Complaint Handling
• Customer relationship management
• Customer Service Awareness
• Effective Business Writing Skills
• Effective Negotiation Skills & Conflict Resolution
• Effective Presentation Skills
• Environmental Awareness
• Hierarchy and Responsibility Recognition
• Incident & Accident Reporting
• Leading Employee Engagement
• Managing Personal Performance
• Project Management
• Resource Management
• Service Excellence
• Technical Report Writing
• Business Unit Relationship management

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