Procurement Operations Manager

Role : Procurement Operations Manger Location : Abu Dhabi Role Purpose: - To lead the Procurement Operations Manager and support the HOD to execute duties associated with Procurement Operations including but not limited to the following: • Responsibility to ensure an effective VMCP operating model including policy and procedures, procurement technology, targeted governance and control, talent management of resources • Responsibility for management and execution of VMCP low level spend commodities on behalf of ADIB departments • Act as an enabler to increase VMCP overall spend influence to ensure value can be derived for all ADIB stakeholders • Where required, lead major negotiations and procurement activities, engaging and presenting to senior stakeholders • Proactively identify and reduce ADIB Risk across the supply chain • Proactively identify opportunities to develop and institutionalize VMCP brand KEY METRICS For Procurement Operations Manager: • Increase spends under influence for VMCP • Enhance department reporting activities incorporating savings, risks, BRCC, ORM etc. • Reduce process exceptions • Ensure timely registration of vendors to enable competition • Map catalogues spend v PO spend and drive digitalization • Review Lifecycle activities to identify manual steps, governance, and control points • Conduct findings assessment and gap analysis and document priority actions/roadmap • Provide regular progress to plan to support process automation • Enhanced Procurement Functionality Key Accountabilities of the role Thought Leadership • Lead VMCP reporting mechanisms to ensure reports provided to senior management with key information • Identify opportunities /provide support to HOD and Category Managers to increase spend under VMCP influence • Engagements with external thought-leadership to analyze industry best practices and identify opportunities to incorporate within ADIB • Own and develop risk management strategies for ADIB engagements with strategic and critical vendors Business As Usual Focus • Continuous review of department P & P, mapping to technology and ADIB objectives to ensure risks are managed and value is created • Develop and implement formal awareness campaigns to ensure wider and appropriate understanding and adherence to VMCP Policy and Procedures • Drive the utilization of spend catalogue to ensure effective use of VMCP resources • Provide technology operational expertise to VMCP and internal customers, improvement program to increase technology utilization • Proactive management of the ADIB vendor commercial directory to ensure institutionalized competition, risk management and alignment to ADIB overall objectives • Effective management of VMCP low value and low risk spend commodity • Develop and implement voice of the customer (internal and external) and factor feedback into department roadmap • Lead the delivery of year-on-year savings for ADIB where opportunities exist to provide competitive advantage • Responsible for department reporting activities incorporating savings, risks BRCC, RSCA, ORM etc. Governance & Controls • Ensure effective controls are in operation to manage the potential financial loss • Develop robust departmental KPI and KRI to ensure risks and value are identified and map to ADIB objectives • Develop suite of reporting tools to enable VMCP to demonstrate its compliance to all associated metrics • Act as point of contact for all engagements with Audit, ORM, ICD (etc.) Financials & Benefits Realization • Where requested effectively lead major vendor negotiations to deliver value for ADIB • Liaise closely with Business teams to ensure accurate & robust budget monitoring against project plans • Input into the annual Savings Pipeline, generate and submit savings Track and monitor benefits realization against planned targets • Ensure effective management and delivery of team budget /cost Specialist Skills / Technical Knowledge Required for this role: • Vision, mapping of organizational objectives to department output • Procurement operational experience • Customer Management • Effective Customer engagement skills • Data analytics and reporting experience • Excellent presentation skills Previous experience: • Minimum 12 years procurement experience • Professionally qualified (CIPS) (or working towards), Legal awareness (LLB) and/or experience in Financial Services

Minimum 12 years procurement experience. Professionally qualified (CIPS) (or working towards), Legal awareness (LLB) and/or experience in Financial Services.

Lead VMCP procurement operations, manage and execute VMCP low level spend on behalf of ADIB departments; increase VMCP spend influence; lead major negotiations and procurement activities with senior stakeholders; identify and reduce risk across the supply chain; develop VMCP brand; drive governance, controls, and process improvements; ensure timely vendor registration; manage catalog spends and drive digitalization; improve department reporting (savings, risks, ORM, BRCC); conduct risk assessments and gap analyses; provide regular progress updates; lead reporting to senior management; enable external thought leadership; own risk management strategies for vendor engagements; continuous review of policies and procedures; drive awareness campaigns; utilization of spend catalog; provide technology operational expertise to VMCP; manage vendor commercial directory; deliver year-on-year savings; budget monitoring and realization; input into annual savings pipeline and monitor benefits; manage department budgets.