Procurement Manager

Overview

Location:

Abu Dhabi, AE. This role is part of the Dubai Regional Office (DRO) covering Southern Africa to the Indian Subcontinent. We are looking for a Ports & Terminals (P&T) Procurement Manager to join our team in Dubai. You will be in charge of procurement and supplier relationship management for the assigned portfolio.

Procurement Manager role within CMA CGM Group, a global leader in shipping and logistics, with operations across more than 420 ports and a network of offices and warehouses worldwide. The group is committed to energy transition in shipping and aims to become Net Zero Carbon by 2050.

• Establish annual budget for the portfolio and actively manage with sourcing and optimization initiatives to deliver value.
• Develop and manage relationships with incumbent and potential suppliers.
• Analyze current spend patterns, identify cost drivers and opportunities.
• Conduct market research and stay updated on industry trends to identify potential risks and opportunities and incorporate in category strategies.
• Develop models to analyze should-costs, supplier offers, TCO/TVO to unlock opportunities of cost savings, value generation and optimization.
• Collaborate with cross functional teams to understand their requirements for developing appropriate sourcing strategies.
• Participate and provide inputs to Line Management based on market knowledge, ensuring cost-optimal deployment of assets, in line with contracts.
• Lead creative idea generation workshops with suppliers and internal stakeholders and drive results in the identified initiatives.
• Conduct contract negotiations in line with the Group Purchasing process and based on the six-step sourcing process methodology.
• Negotiate contracts, pricing and SLAs to ensure the best terms and conditions.
• Collaborate with Operations teams to develop agreements that include SLAs, secure continuous improvement of contracting clauses, and ensure vendor accountability toward SLAs.
• Monitor to ensure all agreements realize contractual values and assess supplier performance against terms; implement appropriate actions for deviations.
• Own all aspects of the portfolio – costs, performance, supplier relationship management, stakeholders, systems, compliance, documentation and housekeeping, and maintain updated information in internal tools and category playbooks.
• Support leadership, execution teams, and head office to drive alignment with local and global initiatives and implement global standards within contracts.
• Create and evolve stakeholder map for the assigned portfolio and maintain strong internal and external relationships.
• Enhance portfolio professionalization, including category playbooks and supplier performance and scorecards.
• Communicate complicated messages effectively to senior stakeholders.
• Participate and provide input to wider cross-functional procurement strategy.
• Execute and deliver on time in a high-pace environment.

• 7-10 years with Container Terminals, Ports, Shipping, Logistics in Procurement, Operations, or Commercial capacity preferred.
• Expert English spoken and written communication skills. French would be an advantage.
• Strong understanding of ports and terminals operations and liner shipping operations.
• Strong negotiation skills and experience with different types of negotiations.
• Experience with Category Management and Supplier Relationship Management.
• Demonstrated project management capability; ability to deal with ambiguity in a dynamic and complex environment.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, critical thinking, and ability to build analytical models; comfortable with large data sets.
• Excellent stakeholder management and confident communicator; ability to influence without direct authority and conflict resolution skills.
• Finance knowledge to draw meaningful conclusions from P&L accounts and financial statements.
• Legal knowledge related to commercial contracts, concession agreements, etc.
• Attention to detail and data-based decision making.
• Structured and proactive mindset with ability to think creatively.
• Strong Microsoft Office skills – Excel, PowerPoint; knowledge of Power
  
  BI and dashboards is a plus.
• Ability to travel internationally in line with business requirements.