Procurement Officer

This position is responsible for the procurement of facilities management services by working closely with the end users to ensure that all goods & services are ready and available in a timely manner for onsite delivery.

The role provides category and market expertise to support Khidmah’s spend and supply base for an assigned category cluster by:

• Understanding the category landscape in the Middle East and the key drivers affecting the relevant markets.
• Developing category strategies to consolidate requirements for cost reduction drives, standardization and improved standards and services.
• Engaging and building strong relationships with key stakeholders across the Business Units.
• Collaborating with Khidmah’s third-party Service Providers to support the development of relevant and comprehensive category strategies.
• Developing strong relationships with the supply base to ensure optimized value and risk mitigation.
• Driving sustainable value from key supplier relationships.

Managing all third-party supplier arrangements including sourcing and contracting and supplier and contract management to deliver competitive advantage to Khidmah.

This opportunity requires category strategies across spend categories, in particular:
Hard & Soft AMC Services.

• Bachelor’s degree in Procurement is preferred
• CIPS certification is an advantage
• Must have an understanding in commercial & financial techniques.

• 2-4 years’ experience
• SAP ERP system experience in communicating & managing client expectations and requirements
• Strong analytical skills
• Ability to speak and write in English is required. Arabic is an advantage.
• Strong organizational skills and teamwork.