Employment:
Full Time
Line of Service
Internal Firm Services
Industry/Sector
Not Applicable
Specialism
IFS – Finance
Management Level
Senior Associate
Job Description & Summary
A career in Procurement, within Internal Firm Services, will provide you with the opportunity to develop and manage the procurement of all goods and services required by PwC for operational and strategic purposes. As a part of the team, you’ll assist in developing our standard practices and compliance infrastructure, managing relationships for both internal clients and suppliers to aid in the strategic selection of suppliers, supplier diversity, and contract negotiations.
Primary duties and responsibilities
Financial
– Follow procurement strategy set by team leadership, focusing on high opportunity areas of spend, and identifying challenging procurement spend savings across the business
– Assist the Procurement Category Lead with the management of category spend, defining category strategies, working to optimise the contract terms, costing and quality of services delivered
– Reviewing vendor performance and benchmarking across the region
– Supports the RFI / RFP processes within the spend categories, including creation of scopes of work, technical and commercial evaluation, recommendation and facilitation of sign off with key stakeholders
– Reviews contract terms and recommends amendments that support the position of / benefits PwC , particularly strategies for financial negotiations for all significant areas of spend, with aim of achieving year on year reductions in like for like spend
– Personally embody company culture of long-term saving on procurement costs, drive ethos of regionalisation / centralisation of procurement spend and contracts e.g. Regional Frame agreements
– Log savings achieved across the procurement categories
– Ensure accurate capture of procurement data to feed into Finance Systems e.g. LPOs etc, ensuring meaningful and accurate data is collected, reconciled and managed appropriately
Customer
– Build internal customer relationships for own category of spend, with key function leads and build collaborative relationships with common goal of optimising functional procurement budgets
– Support development of external supplier relationships with key partners in the markets for own category of spend
– Responsible for day to day support of functional procurement activities, including tendering, contract award, negotiations etc
– Finalise purchase details of orders and deliveries once contracts awarded
– Provides ongoing contract management support to those teams who may need additional support
– Ensure internal customer satisfaction with Procurement services
Internal Process
– Support internal procurement projects and initiatives with any available capacity
– Work with business partners to ensure understanding of customer needs and implementation options in order to provide guidance in the delivery of efficient procurement processes and tools in the region
– Escalate any issues to Team Lead for resolution
– Support design and implementation of any new opportunities/improvements within category management team
– Support risk management and mitigation approach identification, as well as execution for supply contracts and agreements
– Track and report key functional metrics to reduce expenses and improve effectiveness
– Manage and execute reporting and analysis as required
– Supports risk management and mitigation approach identification, as well as execution for agreements
– Manages the risk, quality and independence process and promotes fair trade within the firm
Learning & Growth
– Capture templates and standards into a repository to build the team’s own knowledge management database
– Ensures adherence to policies and procedures
– Responsible for the continuing professional development of self
– Act as a key resource and liaison to other functional areas of the business, building cross-functional relationships as needed
Available for Work Visa Sponsorship?
No
Government Clearance Required?
No
At PwC Middle East, we’ve set out an ambitious purpose and strive to live it everyday: to solve important problems and build trust in society.
We’re a community of solvers that come together in unexpected ways to build trust and create sustained outcomes. We solve important problems, support one another as we grow, develop and build fulfilling careers.
PwC provides industry-focused services for public and private clients across Assurance and Audit, Deals, Consulting, Tax and Legal. We draw on our development legacy that brings together the collective experience of over 7,000 people in our region with offices across 12 countries to solve for tomorrow.
We’re striving to consistently deliver innovative work that builds trust and delivers sustained outcomes. And we’re proud of the strength that comes from all our different backgrounds and experiences and we value everyone’s uniqueness. We thrive in uncertainty, operate with integrity and leverage the diverse perspectives of our teams.
If you’re looking for a place that fuels your ambition to make a difference, that matches your curiosity with continuous learning opportunities and reimagines ways of working to enable you to lead a more balanced life, then you’re a future PwCer.
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