Procurement Specialist

Job Purpose:

To manage tactical procurement activities for assigned categories or service lines, ensuring effective supplier management, compliance, and performance tracking. The role focuses on driving process improvements, achieving savings targets, and supporting digital transformation initiatives to enhance procurement efficiency and strategic alignment.

Key Accountabilities:

• Leads the full RFQ process for tactical categories, from initiation to award, resulting in optimized supplier selection and improved cost efficiency.
• Extracts and analyzes procurement KPIs for assigned category/service line to identify improvements and follows up on escalations to close open POs with SL management, resulting in enhanced process efficiency and reduced backlog.
• Reviews and analyzes procedures to identify potential updates, resulting in continuous improvement of procurement processes and documentation accuracy.
• Leads investigations as needed to ensure compliance and data quality, resulting in strengthened governance, transparency, and adherence to company standards.
• Creates spend baselines and develops business cases with forecasts, resulting in better visibility of category performance and strategic decision-making.
• Responsible for delivering savings for the assigned portfolio according to agreed targets, resulting in measurable financial impact and improved cost optimization.
• Implements supplier performance scorecards and manages medium-risk contracts, resulting in improved supplier accountability and consistent service delivery.
• Supports SAP approval workflows and assists in their smooth execution, resulting in streamlined digital processes and reduced operational delays.

General Accountabilities:

• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of supply chain requirements, procurement regulations, and industry best practices.
• Undertake any additional duties reasonably aligned with the role, as assigned by management.

Compliance:

• Adhere to QHSSE standards to ensure safe, high-quality, and environmentally responsible contract operations.
• Adhere to Group Compliance Manual & SOPs.
• Comply with Ethics and Compliance policies to ensure TAQA operates with integrity, transparency, and the highest ethical standards.
• Compliance with Supply chain standards.

Qualifications & Experience

Required: Bachelor’s degree in relevant field.

Preferred: Professional certification such as CIPS, CPSM, or equivalent.

Experience:

Required: 02-03 years of experience in procurement or supply chain operations.

Preferred: OFSE Industry experience.