Procurement Manager

Job Purpose

The Procurement department ensures efficient outsourcing and contracting of all aircraft-related commodities, including fleet, power plants, and equipment. Organized by commodity lines such as avionics, power plants, and airframe systems, we collaborate with engineering, finance, legal, and insurance teams to meet business needs with optimal terms. We manage supplier relationships and oversee warranty and product support, including contract administration and digital archiving. Our team negotiates extensively to secure and administer top product support, ensuring the highest standards of performance and integrity for our aircraft. To manage the acquisition of goods and/or services in collaboration with the business/user department contributing the required process orientation and commercial expertise. To facilitate and coordinate effective cross-functional teamwork and act as the account manager/interface between Emirates and selected high value suppliers.

In this role you will:

• Sourcing and supplier selection: To formulate sourcing plans including negotiation strategy in conjunction with the business/user department within the confine of the department’s approved budget. Identify and evaluate sources of supply that meets Emirates requirements minimizing total life time cost and business risk.
• Supplier Relationship Management, KPIs and assessment: Establish and maintain a strong relationship with the supplier(s) that provide optimal benefits to Emirates. Create and carry out in conjunction with the business/user department, a comprehensive supplier assessment and benchmarking processes that measure the performance and quality of the deliverables, turn-around times, operational support, etc., Any shortfall(s) identified to be reviewed with the suppliers and addressed with appropriate actions meeting the business/user department needs on timely basis.
• Stakeholder Management: Proactively provide support to the stakeholders in their initiatives involving procurement function including assessment of the spend, preparation of business cases, monitoring of costs against the budgets, adherence to Compliance Monitoring regulations, etc., Process and procedure: Ensure all processes and procedures are aligned to the group corporate policies and regulatory requirements and documented appropriately in the EPMs. Ensure the implemented processes are continuously reviewed and benchmarked to measure and enhance the effectiveness with appropriate internal controls and reporting mechanism. Lead the team and conduct performance management through MyBC, ensure delivery of SLA and objectives of the department.

Portfolio: Aftermarket Services - Airframe Equipment & Component Repairs

• Aftermarket maintenance sourcing: Negotiation and management of Aircraft Components, Landing Gears, Wheels & Brakes and Tires aftermarket support, repairs and service level agreements with enhanced and tailor-made product support terms covering life cycle costs with comprehensive coverage that provides operative, optimal and cost-effective support to Emirates operations.
• Selectable Supplier Furnished Equipment's (SSFE) sourcing for new programs: Negotiation and management of tendering process, including developing the appropriate after-market services model, collaborate evaluation of technical specs and present the business case (tendering results) with recommendations for selection of the highly compatible supplier for Emirates new program.
• Aftermarket networking: Keep abreast and assess the evolving aftermarket landscape in terms of technical advances, market developments and other relevant changes in the aftermarket supply market to assess the cost-effective solutions and creating wider aftermarket network, including the inhouse repair opportunities to ensure competitive and tackle monopoly market behaviours.
• Operational support: Drive strategic solutions during the contract life cycle for operational su