Sourcing Leader

The Sourcing Leader to based in the Global Sourcing Hub in Dubai:
• Is responsible to deliver sourcing project affected to his/her Sourcing Cell together with junior sourcing resources from the allocated on project basis.
• Provides categories expertise to his/her Sourcing Cell.
• Is assigned to project opportunities received from Categories and Areas by the Sourcing Cell Manager.
• Provides input to the Sourcing Cell Manager to develop the action plan, the time line, the resource assignment and business cases for each of these opportunities.
• Executes sourcing projects including:
• The data collection (Spend, needs, market) and analysis
• The effective location, evaluation and selection of a high-performing supply base in accordance with a short-list of preferred suppliers defined by Category managers if relevant or through new suppliers if required
• The execution of RFI/Q/P (Request for Information/Quotation/information/Proposal) and bidding processes, minimizing risk and maximizing value in terms of quality, delivery and total cost of ownership
• The supplier evaluation, assessment, qualification, and selection processes, up to parts & process qualification, in coordination with Quality standards and Supplier Managers if applicable
• The negotiation of prices and terms with suppliers in order to meet specified quality, delivery and cost objectives
• The analysis of the different offers and the recommendation of 1 or several award scenario
• The review of the contracting process with suppliers in coordination the Contract Management Specialist
• The communication with Segment Account Lead at Global Category and Area level to secure proper Segment engagement at all steps of the sourcing process