Job Description:

Effectively manage the Marine Procurement activities for specific categories for Nakilat and its JVs (as applicable) including but not limited to contracts management and administration sourcing strategy performance monitoring and tracking vendors management etc. aiming at maximizing cost effectiveness and optimize value.

• Manage the endtoend contracting activities in an effective and efficient way enabling Nakilat to enhance returns from spend for goods and services and improve the performance in terms of cost quality and overall value on its panel of categories.
• Plan develop and implement the entire range of the procurement strategies in alignment with the business objectives.
• Manage the challenges associated with conflicting priorities and change in demand due to rapid business growth.
• Optimize existing contracts in terms of efficiency cost and value which shall directly have an impact on Marine spend in coordination with Nakilat and the Joint Venture companies.
• Identify opportunities for synergies consolidation and standardization engaging JVs and leverage size and scale and execute accordingly to realize value through strategic contract and cost management solutions for the respective panel of categories.
• Obtain End User buyin at all stages of the contracts management to ensure the smooth implementation of contracts.
• Establish regular KPIs and suppliers scorecards for respective categories considering previous experience lesson learned with focus on continuous improvement.
• Optimize categories suppliers database based on research conducted internal/external sourcing.
• Implement and develop an effective supplier relationship approach with vendors covering performance follow up Supplier risk management Supplier improvement plans etc.
• Record follow up and provide answer to the failure of contracted suppliers monitor incidents (i.e. goods/services not meeting the standard or incorrect goods/services supplied by the vendor) and take required actions.