Aldar Education is currently seeking a Procurement Specialist to support their growing family of owned and operated schools in the UAE. This is an exciting opportunity to join the highly successful Aldar family of schools and to help shape the future of Abu Dhabi’s leading school group. You should be dynamic and able to resolve problems, while maintaining complete compliance to corporate governance. Proper planning, excellent time management, and knowledge of the education supplier base are essential qualities they look for in their team members. You will be responsible of ensuring that schools requirements are fulfilled for excellent delivery of education to all of their students across all groups of schools.

• Sourcing of goods and services as required by the Organization / Schools
• Evaluate proposals and recommend award.
• Ensure all school procurement requirements are completed within the SLA of the department.
• Processes purchase orders and ensure supplier delivery.
• Maintaining relations with preferred suppliers to ensure procurement of high quality goods/services, expedient delivery, and dependable service at optimum price.
• Analysing markets to determine supplier’s sources and product availability.
• Compilation and preparation of reports and analyses setting forth progress, adverse trends, and appropriate recommendations or conclusions.
• Ability to develop dashboards would be an added asset
• Ensure compliance of purchasing activities with corporate governance.
• Solving problems related to procurement processes, logistics and tenders.
• Maintaining documentation related to all purchases/tenders.
• Vendor Registration.
• Maintain proper source channel for potential supplier.
• Manage and control all legal documents for the vendor during registration (NDA, Trade License, Profile).
• Pre Qualification grading for all vendors.

Duties of Procurement Specialist

• Minimum graduate level degree or related Procurement specific qualification.
• CIPS Certified would be an added value.
• A minimum of 5 years’ experience in procurement within the region. Having education procurement experience is preferable.

Skills & Knowledge Desired

• Fluent English communication skills, written and oral.
• Attention to detail with diligent follow up, and able to execute in a timely manner.
• Skilled in multi tasking and handling pressure.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.

Manager Procurement Aldar Education UAE

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Procurement Specialist Aldar Education