Job Description

We have an exciting opportunity within our Procurement Function. The Regional Procurement Manager - Middle East & Asia Pacific will provide Procurement leadership for the Middle East and Asia Pacific region, being the key relationship owner and point of escalation for the regional business stakeholders and the line Manager for the regional teams. Responsible for directly managing a category/group of sub-categories and leveraging Aggreko's global footprint to maximise the value derived from procurement through regional buying activities.

About Aggreko plc:

Around the world, people, businesses, and countries are striving for a better future. A future that needs power and the right conditions to succeed. That's why at Aggreko, we work round the clock, making sure our customers get the electricity, heating and cooling they need, whenever they need it - all powered by our trademark passion, unrivalled international experience and local knowledge. From urban development to unique commercial projects and even humanitarian emergencies, we bring our expertise and equipment to any location, from the world's busiest cities to some of the most remote places on earth. Every project is different, so we listen first and design a system supported by our service anywhere, to any scale. Transforming the lives and livelihoods of individuals, organizations, and communities across the globe.

About us:

We're the people who use our big boxes to make a massive difference. We believe in the positive impact of power and the ability to control temperature. We believe what we do opens opportunities and creates potential for individuals, communities, industries and societies over the world. We believe when we work together, we can do anything. We believe in the power of our team. We're the people who keep the lights on. And we recruit the best talent, too.

Our four values help us get even better at what we do. It's the Aggreko way of working - we call it Always Orange. Always Orange means:

Being dynamic: we own the communications plan, and we love the difference we make to the business. We're nimble and are always ready to react to an ever-changing world.

Being expert: we know our stuff, we're great under pressure and we thrive in our busy, fast-paced, deadline-driven environment. We use our experience to make a difference. We know how to challenge, and we have the courage of our convictions.

Being together: we play for Team Aggreko and value the expertise of everyone around us. We're accountable and we hold others to account.

Being innovative: we believe communications can help create Aggreko's future. We never miss an opportunity to learn, to look out, or to be better.

Your key responsibilities:

Regional Procurement Manager - Middle East & Asia Pacific

• Lead regional direct and indirect category procurement to gain buy in to category initiatives impacting the region and support execution through effective management of the regional procurement team and stakeholders.
• Develop and manage an effective team of buyers, providing a clear definition of roles and responsibilities to support the execution of category strategies, agreed S2C projects, regional sourcing requirements (R2P), contract administration and regional supplier relationship management, as well as supporting regional project mobilization and emergent requirements.
• Responsible for regional compliance to procurement process and policies, including the handoffs to the business and BPO, working with the Head of Global Procurement (and the Performance Analyst) to track and manage this including reporting at key governance forums, acting as an escalation point and putting in place corrective actions to overcome non-compliance.
• Deliver with a continuous improvement mindset by recommending new and innovative ways (embedding best practice) of delivering regional procurement activities
• Provide the regional business and global procurement teams with concise, insightful, and relevant procurement data and KPI's to drive appropriate decision making and cost assessments.
• Manage Buyer resource allocation with global procurement and the regional businesses, assessing trade-offs between regional buying requirements and category initiatives.
• Develop and execute sourcing plans to optimally leverage category suppliers and drive common standards across vendors to ensure equivalency of options within the category.
• Key relationship owner and escalation point for regional Managing Director, Head of Operations and other key stakeholders.
• Lead the development and implementation of the Power Generation - Renewables [Solar] category.
• Responsible for new procurement related software & systems implementation and associated training related to procurement activities across the Middle East and Asia Pacific.
• Drive accuracy of master data on the regional suppliers, contracts & materials supported by the regional team.

Sounds like you? Here's what you'll need to demonstrate:

Education / Qualifications

Bachelor's degree (B.S.) from an accredited college or university or equivalent years of work experience

Professional skills / experience

• Minimum of 5 years' experience in a professional procurement role, preferably within a multi-national large organization with experience in a category manager and leadership roles (including people management).
• Demonstrable detailed understanding of key suppliers and supply market dynamics.
• Extensive experience of developing and implementing category strategies.
• Experience of contract drafting, including development of schedules, commercials and other appropriate terms and conditions.
• Extensive experience of monitoring, reporting and governance to improve compliance to procurement policy and processes.

Personal skills / Experience

• Able to identify and challenge ways of working that impact efficient performance delivery and influence stakeholders to initiate change.
• Able to work effectively across regions in a geographically dispersed global organization.
• High level of credibility and ability to deal with sensitive information.
• Able to proactively communicate with and engage stakeholders
• Able to develop strong relationships with business stakeholders and work flexibly with them to understand and drive business performance.
• Takes responsibility and ownership for their decisions, advice, actions, and those of their team.
• Proven track record of delivering value from sourcing activity
• Proven excellence in negotiation skills

The people you'll work with:

• Operations, Engineering and Product Management teams
• Area & Country Managers including Middle East & Asia Pacific Managing Director and Head of Operations.
• Regional Buyers and Hire Desk Controller teams across the Middle East and Asia Pacific.
• Regional Finance teams - Business Partners, F, P&A and Controls
• Regional Legal teams.
• Global and regional Procurement teams.
• Supplier Quality team (supplier quality and onboarding) and NPD/NPI opportunities
• Strategic suppliers
• BPO provider for P2P

About Us

We are the people who use our big boxes to make a massive difference. We believe in the positive impact of power and the ability to control temperature. We believe what we do opens up opportunity and creates potential for individuals, communities, industries and societies over the world. We believe when we work together we can do anything. We believe in the power of our team. We are the people who keep the lights on. And we recruit the best talent, too.

Our four values help us get even better at what we do. It's the Aggreko way of working - we call it Always Orange.

Always Orange means:

Being dynamic: We're nimble and are always ready to react to an ever changing world.
Being expert: We know our stuff, we're great under pressure and we thrive in our busy, fast-paced, deadline-driven environment. We use our experience to make a difference. We know how to challenge and we have the courage of our convictions.
Being together: We play for Team Aggreko and value the expertise of everyone around us. We're accountable and we hold others to account.
Being innovative: We never miss an opportunity to learn, to look out, or to be better.

Aggreko is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to providing an inclusive environment that allows each employee to be their best based upon their merit, talent and aspiration. We do not discriminate, and we abide by the laws in the locations in which we operate.