Support Category Manager in leading procurement strategies, contract solutions, and analytical systems. Develop and implement category strategies, lead data analytics, and manage stakeholders. Manage a team of analysts and document controllers.
Key Highlights
Technical Skills Required
Benefits & Perks
Job Description
ABOUT THE JOB
***Clarification on SMP Contract: It is Supplementary Manpower service contract job in which prospective applicants are interviewed and salary determined by NEOM interview panel; and being employed under the payroll of SMP Contract (SMP Vendor). Successfully mobilized candidates would be under the visa sponsorship of SMP Vendor Company/Contract
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ROLE OVERVI
EWThe Advisor – Procurement (SMP) should support the Category Manager in leading development and implementation of category strategies, contract/procurement solutions and analytical systems/infrastructure; ensuring that NEOM maintains optimal processes when interacting with our supply market
s.
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES & ACTIVIT
IES
Multi-Category Strategy Development and Implementa
- tionConduct historical analyses on business practices and stakeholder behavior to effectively derive and prioritize business requirements when interacting with supplier mar
- ketsDeliver category strategies covering all bases of category management including contract, risk, spend, and perform
anceDevelop and present professional presentation material, planning and governance documentation suitable for NEOM senior management as well as operational s
taff
Data Anal
- yticsLead all analytical practices required for driving empirically validated category strategies; this must include knowledge and use of various analytical platforms and data sources (e.g., ERP, supplier data, MS Excel and Power BI applicat
- ions)Coordinate with wider NEOM analytical practitioners/teams (e.g., Procurement Excellence & SRM) to continually optimize the NEOM Procurement analytical capabil
ities
Stakeholder Mana
- gementLead a team of analysts and/or document controllers to efficiently derive required information required for effective development of category stra
- tegiesConsult both internal NEOM stakeholders and suppliers regarding strategic initiatives and interaction with category sol
utionsIndependently support Category Lead(s) in critical tasks relevant to the overall development and ongoing management of the category procurement oper
ations
EXPERIENCE & QUALIFI
CATIONS
Knowledge, Skills and Ex
- perience
Minimum 3 years business management consultancy or 5 years of other related e - mploymentMinimum a Bachelor's degree in supply chain management, economics, finance, operations, engineering or a related area, with a Master's degree
- preferredAdvanced knowledge of procurement solutions (e.g., framework agreements, governance and pricing st
- ructures)Experience in account management or stakeholder m
- anagementAdvanced knowledge of, and ability to, implement appropriate analytical practices and platforms in a Procurement context (i.e., spend/business data sources, extraction and
- analysis)Experience managing a (small) team of analysts and/or other support staff to independently drive solutions with minimal