Procurement activities for professional services like consultancies, insurance providers, recruitment agencies, labour services, lashing providers, and other services within procurement.

• Coordination with end-user teams to ensure clarity of the specifications and expectations. This is a crucial step to ensure maximum clarity is derived whilst obtaining a clear scope of the requirements and supporting Business.
• New Supplier developments for specialized and one-time business requirements. This will require enhancing and utilizing the existing supplier database to ensure quality suppliers.
• Work closely to devise a long-term strategy for market knowledge development & devise market benchmarking in the services area.
• Manage end-to-end procurement requests (PRs) within Oracle and ensure timely release and closure of such requests whilst following compliance.
• Drive Cost optimization & Efficiency improvement initiatives
• Coordination with Vendor – End-to-end follow-ups and coordination until the project is finally implemented.
• Negotiate with external vendors to secure advantageous terms, and finalize purchase details of orders and deliveries. Communicate recommendations.
• Ensure suppliers submit digitally signed invoices for all the purchase orders placed. Closure and tracking of open contracts, PRs, and POs would be of crucial essence
• Close collaboration with the business partners.
• Be a business enabler with market knowledge, best practices, and resolving pain points of business as a “Partner”

• • Graduate / Postgraduate from a reputed university
  • At least 7 years’ experience in indirect and services procurement
  • Should have hands-on experience in negotiating with insurance providers, professional consultancies, and preferably frontline service providers (labor, lashing)
  • Oracle fusion /ERP working experience desired.
  • Able to build, influence, and maintain effective and productive relationships with internal stakeholders as well as external suppliers
  • Task-oriented and ability to understand new trends in the market and implement them in D P World through Procurement efforts and alignment.
  • Able to work well under pressure and manage emergency
  • Knowledge of sourcing and procurement techniques as well as dexterity in “reading” the market
  • Decision-making ability and excellent analytical skills with a proactive approach