IT Procurement Specialist
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Etisalat Group
Abu Dhabi
Job description
PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A 6 MONTH CONTRACT POSITION
Principal Functions (Major Areas of Responsibility):
- Partner with clients/suppliers to identify and drive value.
- Implement strategic procurement in IT category
- Support in Procurement Operational needs
Specific Accountabilities
- Support the Group IT Procurement function in:
- Interact with OpCo's on spend performance
- Conduct Spend Analysis
- Prepare sourcing pack
- Assist tendering, evaluation and negotiation
- IT Contract Administration.
- Working with the Group Technology and Group Procurement team to identify IT cost savings through synergies and outsourcing opportunities across OpCos
- Review of vendor-related risks and development of mitigation strategies
- Support in tender evaluation
- Managing procurement reporting, including generation of supplier performance report, etc
- Co-ordination with the OpCo Operations on implementation of Strategic products
- Provide training on IT procurement
- Work on any other assigned tasks
Desired Skills and Experience
Formal Education Required:
Bachelor's Degree in IT, Engineering, Business or related discipline(s)
Related Professional Training, Certification or Membership:
Mandatory
Preferred
Relevant professional certification in Purchasing, Procurement or related discipline(s)
Years & Field of Experience required:
- 6 to 8 years of experience in Procurement and Vendor management in IT Category.
- Experience in preparing Sourcing pack, Tendering, Evaluation and Negotiation of IT contracts.
- Knowledge of Strategic Sourcing.
- Ability to read, interpret and write Contract terms and conditions.
- Knowledge of IT practices and processes such as IT Operations and Support, Development life cycle, Software Licensing, Asset Management.
- Understanding of IP rights and risks.
- Strong Internal and External customer focus.
- Experience in Managing complex operations distributed globally.
- Managing Multiple vendors delivering products and services.
- Monitoring and tracking Contract Life cycle.
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