Procurement Specialist (SPM) - UAE National only, SPO

Do you want to join a fast-paced Global Procurement Organization (GPO) team servicing Amazon Stores Operations? By joining the EMEA (Europe Middle East and Africa) Site Procurement Operations Team (SPO), you have the opportunity to lead and deliver strategic Procurement projects for our internal Business Partners at local, national, regional, and worldwide levels. As a Site Procurement Manager, you will be a Business Partner for our sites in a cross-functional environment with Operations, Procurement peers, support departments, and Suppliers. This will empower you to procure value-adding solutions to the Business. You will also play a key role in driving continuous improvement, innovation, sustainability, and preventing legal & supply risks through your Procurement missions.

Key Job Responsibilities

The role is an individual contributor (IC). Overall, the role delivers Key SPO Performance Indicators targets that deliver value for the Business such as savings, compliance, sustainability, Invoice on Hold, and more.

Sourcing and Project Delivery

• Manage the SPO Process and policy from needs detection to sourcing requirements at local, regional, country, and cross-continent levels.
• Anticipate and understand the business needs to provide the right Procurement strategy with optimal requirements.
• Lead sourcing, suppliers due diligence, negotiations, risk assessments, and other best practices using Coupa (ERP) and other tools.
• Conduct market research and evaluate Suppliers' manufacturing capabilities to enhance / develop GPO Suppliers base for current and future needs.
• Deliver projects (RFI, RFQ, etc.) with different spend thresholds, complexity, risks, confidentiality, and time constraints. Analyze solutions and make recommendations to the Business.
• Execute and support GPO projects and initiatives (tenders, cost optimizations, sustainability, process improvements, etc.) of different scales and magnitudes. Additionally, support the critical yearly peak readiness (e.g., capturing and documenting Lesson Learned and Successes, creating pre-peak readiness presentations, and executing playbook actions).

Internal Partnership

Systems / Tools

Supplier Management

As part of our commitment to complying with national labor laws and applicable legislations in the United Arab Emirates, this position is open to candidates who fulfill the specific nationality criteria stipulated by local regulations.

Minimum Requirements

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