UAE Advise

A well-known and well-reputed Company based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates is looking for an experienced, skilled, competent, mature, qualified, creative, and intelligent candidate with significant knowledge and relevant working experience for the position of “Procurement Manager”.

Company Name	Aster DM Healthcare
Qualification	Bachelors Degree
Experience	8 – 10 years of Relevant Experience Required
Monthly Salary	25,000 AED – 30,000 AED
Employment Type	Full Time | Permanent
Company Size	50-100 Employees
Benefits	Medical Insurance
Location	Dubai

Why Aster?

At Aster, you will join an exceptional group of colleagues that are passionate about developing the services and solutions that differentiate us in the healthcare sector. People are at the heart of every relationship we build. Our brand promise of ‘We’ll Treat You Well’ extends to our colleagues, patients and customers. We trust our colleagues as a valuable member of our healthcare team and pledge to treat one another with respect and dignity.

The role incumbent is responsible for providing direction and structure to the center of excellence – procurement function. Manage procurement strategy and planning, supplier market analysis, contracting, supplier management, and overall procurement activities, by establishing and institutionalizing best practices, processes and policies and overseeing day-to-day procurement activities to deliver a sustainable competitive advantage.

Key Responsibilities

 Manage the procurement budget and directly oversee accounting activities

 Partner with key stakeholders and sourcing to drive increased value across all spend categories

 Exercise discretion and independent judgment in developing a strategic sourcing process, vendor evaluations, commercial negotiations and cost saving

 Continuously identify cost reductions opportunities for direct, indirect, and Capex transactions and assesses their effectiveness by measuring their financial contribution

 Maintain standardized commercial practices within the procurement function, including best practice processes, procedures, controls, and systems

 Develop and implement procurement policies, standards, and procedures that maintain the ability to deliver highest service at the optimal cost to the internal customers

 Liaise with verticals procurement functions to ensure policies and procedures are followed

 Maintain category / regional strategic sourcing relationships with suppliers to ensure uninterrupted supply to support plant operations and corporate objective

 Monitor and evaluate contractual arrangements to make sure that the vendors comply with the agreed terms and conditions

 Prepare Central Procurement Product Catalogue List which will serve as a Reference catalogue for users to refer as and when the need for procurement arises and also for ease of identification of “contracted vendors”

 Identify new opportunities to utilize technology and analytics to streamline, automate

and improve processes, compliance, and cost savings

 Develop new agreements for creating incremental value within the vertical

 Familiarization with various E-Procurement Software

 Foster knowledge sharing and effective communication between category managers

and hospitals/clinics

Qualification

 Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain Management, Economics, Business Administration or

Engineering

 8 – 10 years progressive experience in procurement in healthcare industry preferably