Head of Procurement

Overview of the role

Developing a strategic and consistent approach to non-merchandise procurement for all Al Futtaim entities in Egypt and responsible for the overall process and compliance adherence with these business units.

What you will do

Strategy

• Develop and communicate a Centralized country wide procurement business plan; establish, communicate and implement long-term goals for the department in order to promote effectiveness and efficiency
• Align with the business on their priority areas ensuring cost savings
• Get involved with business plans at the budgeting stage
• Comprehensively analyse the spend data to identify addressable spend and maximize Spend Under Management
• Prepare a category wise plan to address the key spend categories identifying areas where contracts could be consolidated

Operations

• Create annual sourcing plan for all key spend categories
• Comprehensively capture the business requirements to identify the right set of vendors capable of proving the product or service
• On confirmation of the shortlisted vendors from the business capture comprehensive user requirements to create a thorough RFP/RFQ document
• Manage the tendering process in a timely manner ensuring fairness and transparency in the process
• Lead the procurement team with direct responsibility of managing all procurement contracts.
• Be the point of contact for managing the expectations from the business for the respective category of spend.
• Evaluate new suppliers in the market for the operational spend categories and monitor the performance of suppliers
• Monitor Performance of suppliers against KPI’s set out in the operational procurement contracts.

Governance and Compliance

• Ensure proper communication of procurement policy to all business users through roadshows, online availability and training modules
• Monitor the procurement process and uphold the policy by ensuring compliance
• Escalate policy violations to audit and senior management
• Manage current procurement policies, procedures and programs with a focus on their ability to enhance organizational value and efficiency
• Serve as the primary contact for procurement related questions, training, policy and procedure interpretation and alignment for all Egypt business units

People Management

• Develop, communicate and administer procurement team performance and development plans and appraisals
• In coordination with the business, ensure right talent in the right place for the various business units according to needs and fit
• Develop and facilitate cross functional training for the various procurement team members across the various verticals (Auto / Retail / Real Estate) to reduce dependency