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Senior Specialist, Category

2 months ago


المملكة العربية السعودية, Saudi Arabia Ma’aden Full time

**Key responsibilities and accountabilities**:

- Receive and integrate in the assigned categories and sub-categories inputs from SC&P CoE on Demand Forecasting and conduct forecasting activities in the defined cycles for the categories assigned.
- Ensure business requirements are incorporated during the development of category strategies and planning through Cross-Functional teams.
- Collaborate with demand planners and report to the respective Strategic Sourcing team in preparation of, category scopes and analyses of potential supply markets and specific suppliers base (interacting with SRM teams); preparation of RF _x _documentation; Pre-qualification of bidders, participation in negotiation processes; interact with other areas to implement new agreements and onboard vendors.
- Participate in the SRM driven vendor performance management cycle.
- Provide support to Strategic Sourcing team in all other Strategic Sourcing activities as per the defined processes and procedures.
- Support in the preparation (key categories) or prepare for their review (minor categories) category handbooks and category strategies, discussing recommendations with the Strategic Sourcing team.
- Support in the implementation of selected solutions in strategic sourcing, interacting for this with other sub-functions within SC&P (mainly SC&P CoE but eventually also SRM teams when assessing added value propositions from specific suppliers under the supervision of the respective Strategic Sourcing Category Manager and with ICT
- Ensures the efficient and effective execution of the Sourcing Process to meet business/functional partner and regulatory requirements.
- Collaborates with the CoE in respect of spend analytics, sourcing scenarios and continuous process improvement.

**Qualifications**:

- Bachelor’s degree in business, Supply Chain, or Engineering or equivalent level of education (essential)
- Working towards Membership of recognized professional body: CIPS, ISM, APS or similar (desirable)

**Experience**:

- 5+ years of market and competitor analysis; evaluation of proposals and value propositions in industrial environments with at least 5 years of leadership experience
- 3-5 years’ experience in Procurement and Supply Chain operations
- Negotiation processes
- Basic knowledge of the Mining & Metals industry operations, materials and services

**Skills**:

- Good negotiation skills
- Fluency in English
- Personal computer and business solutions software skills (e.g. MS Office, MS Excel, MS Word)
- Interpersonal skills for interacting with materials and services providers (in the detailing of category strategies and while supporting negotiations or collaboration discussions), with SRM, with SC&P solutions providers and with Ma’aden employees and upper management.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Very good planning and organizational skills to balance and prioritize own work and to deliver timely outcomes.
- Very good writing skills when dealing with colleagues within the SC&P sub-function, Ma’aden Employees, suppliers and other external stakeholders.


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