Job Description

Date Posted: 2009-11-05 Ref. JB1350971

Procurement Officer
Abu Dhabi Systems & Information Centre

-Prepare (RFPs, RFIs, etc.) and contracts
-Liaise with business units to ensure right scoping, timing, cost points
-Benchmark existing contracts costs to the marketplace (market to market).
-Research and interpret contract provisions including communicating contract processes, penalties, and compliance terms to users.
-Manage renewals, extensions and formal changes to the contract including amending, changing, deleting terms and provisions.
-Participate in evaluating, selecting and managing suppliers as well as classifing and keeping their records to monitor their performance
-Create and manage supplier management repository (e.g. contracts, minutes, issue logs, etc.)
-Assist in resolution of contract-related disputes
-Negotiate / discuss and finalize SLAs with vendors
-Maintain vendor management guidelines and procedures

Skills

- 3-5 years of increasingly responsible experience in a purchasing and contracting organization, preferably in a government agency
- Understanding of Abu Dhabi’s contract law and proven paralegal purchasing expertise
- Existing network / relationships with suppliers in the area of Abu Dhabi and abroad
- Fluent and literate in Arabic and very good English language skills (spoken and written)
- Knowledge of operational characteristics, services and activities of a purchasing and contracts organization as well as advanced principles of purchasing, contracts, quality assurance and supply chain management
- Basic principles and procedures of financial record keeping and reporting
- Principles and techniques of supervision, training and performance evaluation
- Good Computer skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
- Ability to build effective working relationships with vendors

Education

Bachelor’s degree with course work in purchasing or a field related to the essential functions

Company Profile

The Abu Dhabi Systems & Information Centre (ADSIC) was created in October 2005 by Executive Council resolution No. 33, issued by HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces and Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council. ADSIC’s role is to develop, drive and support various initiatives within the Government to transform government services in the Emirate. A key objective of this transformation is to establish a modern, efficient and citizen-centric e-Government platform to match the best in the world.