Senior IT Procurement Officer
Hciq Cx · UAE
Role: Senior IT Procurement Officer (UAE Nationals Only)
Location: Abu Dhabi
Job Description:
- To manage end-to-end procurement lifecycle related to Information Technology Department.
Role Purpose:
- Act as Senior Buyer for IT category.
Key Accountabilities of the role:
IT Procurement & Vendor Management:
- Receives RFQs/RFPs from IT requester, solicits proposals from vendors, vendor communication and negotiation
- Attending meeting with senior stakeholder and vendors
- Prepare procurement plan with end users
- Create Contract for all engagement and Negotiate terms & condition with vendors
- PO creation and issuance to vendors for execution and delivery.
- Coordinator between IT and VMCP for vendor registration, vendor account updating, etc.
- Initiate SPM for all engagement
- Ensure closing all Open PO’s
- Support vendors for pending payment by coordinating with requester and FCD
- Ensure the best utilization of SAP Ariba (RFP, Contract Workspace, Reverse Auction)
- Ensures to always maintain proper and intact vendor communication.
- Fully adhere to VMCP P&P and support line manager in closing audit point
- Work as SME to provide suggestion to enhance the process and to achieve savings
- All IT-related procurement requests should be accommodated in a timely manner in order to avoid delay.
- Acting as a SME in all meetings / deals with internal and external stakeholders.
- Proper vendor communication should be well-maintained.
Financial & Contract Approval Management:
- Lead contract drafting, review and execution with internal and external stakeholders.
- Maintains and monitors Contract Database.
- Ensures proper archiving of procurement file.
Special Tasks:
- Provide assistance to all internal customers (other categories managed by VMCP), perform other tasks as required (attend meetings, attend calls, prepare reports etc.)
- To ensure that good controls are maintained in all department-related functions and ensure that the Department Head is aware of all issues raised within the department.
Specialist Skills / Technical Knowledge Required for this role:
- Must have IT procurement experience or IT by profession
Previous experience:
- Preferred CIPS qualified or having active membership
- Banking experience is preferred