Procurement Manager

Tactical Buyer

Purchasing Manager

Regional Head of Excellence - Direct & Indirect Sourcing

Tax manager ( GCC)

OT Project Manager_NOF

LNG Sales & Marketing

Responsibilities :&nbsp;<ul><li>Pressure-test and approve all regional strategies for the category.</li><li>Monitor strategy implementation, measure and track internal performance (KPIs) within each spend category.</li><li>Drive annual productivity improvements in each spend category.</li><li>Develop expertise in spend categories.</li><li>Serve as an escalation point for cross-functional issues.</li><li>Work with regional strategic sourcing managers to develop long-term strategies for their groups of categories.</li><li>Responsible for delivery of budget and financial targets</li><li>Direct the sustainability and responsible sourcing strategy for indirect spend.</li><li>Activating CAPA process together with Quality and follow up the non-conformity resolution with suppliers.</li><li>Comply with the process flow for Supplier Verification Prerequisite program, effectively support the initial approval and annual evaluation processes.</li><li>Meet the requirements of the approved supplier program for chemicals PRP program and to ensure the completion of quality &amp; ISG approvals for new chemicals.</li><li>Manage contract and approval processes with suppliers for the Waste Management program.</li><li>Ensuring compliance with legal requirements. </li><li>Ensure R&amp;D and Quality required changes are communicated and implemented with relevant suppliers.</li><li>Supporting actions that will affect QFS parameters and ensuring that the actions are carried out on time.</li><li>Ensuring team prioritizes and monitors actions on urgent matters due to OHS and QFS requirements and ensuring that this culture is transferred to the team.</li><li>Work with KWS Lead for cost optimization projects and be a member at LDS COE, QFS COE.</li><li>Attract, develop and retain talent.</li></ul>&nbsp;Requirements: &nbsp;<ul><li>University graduate with minimum 7 years track record within Procurement, with min 2 years people management experience</li><li>Advanced sourcing toolkit and proven supply base management</li><li>Strong analytical skills</li><li>Strong negotiating skills</li><li>World class supplier relationship skills</li><li>Visionary leader and critical thinker</li><li>Strong people leadership</li><li>Strong relationship building skills</li><li>High level English knowledge (reading, writing, speaking)</li><li>Excellent communication skills (written and verbal)</li><li>Knowledge in SAP is preferable</li></ul>

Job Description: <ul><li>In today’s challenging market conditions, the ability to optimize the value proposition is more crucial than ever.</li><li>Procurement teams add significant value by leveraging market intelligence, fostering innovation through cross-functional collaboration, and implementing sustainable and ethical procurement practices.</li><li>Additionally, focusing on digitalization, risk management, and stakeholder engagement ensures alignment with broader business objectives, driving competitive advantage and long-term organizational growth.</li><li>As a Tactical Buyer, your focus will lie on the sourcing of materials, goods, and services for the Wind Business Area and all indirect materials, goods, and services across the organization.</li><li>You will work closely with procurement colleagues and business stakeholders to secure competitive quotes and select the offer with the best total-value proposition.</li><li>The role involves managing both project-based demands and operational needs for production sites.</li><li>Key stakeholders include Business requisitioners within the Wind Business</li><li>Area and various Staff Functions such as Facility Management, Corporate Security, People and Culture, and IT.</li></ul> Responsibilities: <ul><li>Manage the procurement of materials, goods, and services through competitive processes, ensuring optimal value for money.</li><li>Collaborate with business units to develop tender documentation and meet direct and indirect material and service requirements.</li><li>Research relevant markets to identify potential suppliers and ensure an optimal supplier base.</li><li>Act as a point of contact and trusted partner for business requisitioners, aligning procurement activities with stakeholder needs.</li><li>Ensure compliance throughout the procurement process while driving continuous improvements.</li><li>Independently execute RFQ (Requests for Quotation) and RFP (Requests for Proposal) procedures.</li><li>Conduct market research, evaluate quotations, and negotiate favorable terms.</li><li>Collaborate with the Legal department to draft and finalize contracts in compliance with internal regulations.</li><li>Support colleagues during peak times and work on cross-team initiatives to strengthen the procurement function.</li></ul> Requirements: <ul><li>At least 2 years of experience in a procurement or tactical buyer role.</li><li>Strong proficiency in English and German, both spoken and written.</li><li>Educational background in MBO-4 with a Nevi education or similar, preferably in technical or business administration fields.</li><li>Traits: energetic, empathetic, responsive, committed, and professional with excellent time management and prioritization skills.</li><li>Ability to work across multiple business functions and foster a collaborative environment.</li><li>Interest in technology, innovation, sustainability, and digitalization.</li><li>Strong knowledge of SAP (MM module) or willingness to learn</li></ul>

Role Description: <ul><li>As the Purchasing Manager, you will be responsible for overseeing the procurement of various indirect categories critical to the success of our business.</li><li>The key sourcing categories for this role include marketing, media, retail, logistics, and other services.</li></ul> Responsibilities: <ul><li>Drive the development and implementation of sourcing strategies for the key procurement categories in close collaboration with local and regional stakeholders to achieve cost savings, process efficiencies, and supplier performance improvements.</li><li>Lead, mentor, and manage a team of procurement professionals to ensure their continued growth and the success of the Indirect Procurement function.</li><li>Develop deep knowledge of purchasing needs, expectations, priorities, and goals of companywide stakeholders to drive relevant and cost-effective purchasing solutions.</li><li>Drive sustainability initiatives within “L’Oréal For The Future” sustainability program in the procurement process, considering eco-friendly and ethical sourcing practices.</li><li>Participate in the company budget creation by identifying and quantifying purchasing savings.&nbsp;&nbsp;</li><li>Ensure compliance with company policies and industry standards in all procurement activities.</li><li>Build and effectively maintain relationships within all organizational levels, including the C-Suite and assure alignment between business priorities and achievement of overall savings targets</li><li>Collaborate with suppliers to negotiate favorable terms and establish long-term partnerships that drive value and innovation.</li><li>Continuously monitor market trends, supplier capabilities, and industry best practices to stay at the forefront of indirect procurement excellence.</li></ul> Requirements: <ul><li>Minimum of 10 years of experience in sourcing, with a minimum of 3 years in Indirect Sourcing within FMCG sector.</li><li>Proven track record in team management, demonstrating the ability to lead, coach, and develop a high-performing procurement team.</li><li>Strong ability to build and maintain effective relationships with stakeholders both up and down the organization, showcasing exceptional interpersonal and communication skills.</li><li>Adept at influencing decision-makers without direct authority, while effectively managing vendor relationships.</li><li>Experience and ownership of the sourcing budget process and accountability for delivery.</li><li>In-depth knowledge of industry standards and best practices for indirect procurement, including market dynamics and supplier management.</li><li>Exceptional negotiation skills and experience in contract management.</li><li>Experience in project management and change management and oriented towards the user experience.</li><li>Bachelors degree in a related field; a relevant professional certification is a plus.</li><li>Strong analytical skills and proficiency in procurement software and tools.</li><li>Endless curiosity and ability to work in an ever changing &amp; demanding environment.</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Demonstrated commitment to sustainability and ethical sourcing practices.</li></ul>

Responsibilities: Sourcing Standardization &amp; Alignment: <ul><li>Act as the expert for sourcing compliance, providing expert guidance, and resolving any discrepancies between Group guidelines and local realities.</li><li>Monitor compliance through KPIs that drive performance and results.</li><li>Partner with global excellence teams to tailor Group norms to the SAPMENA context, leveraging regional successes to enhance global standards.</li></ul> Process Optimization &amp; Innovation: <ul><li>Drive the simplification and optimization of sourcing processes, systems, and tools across the region, working in close partnership with Sourcing management.</li><li>Identify and champion the adoption of new technologies, like Generative AI, to further streamline workflows, automate tasks, and empower sourcing teams.</li><li>Continuously evaluate and improve the training programs for sourcing-related systems and tools.</li></ul> Sustainability &amp; Compliance Leadership: <ul><li>Embed sustainability and ethical sourcing practices as integral components of the SAPMENA sourcing landscape.</li><li>Collaborate with Sourcing teams to translate Group-level sustainability and compliance KPIs into tangible actions and guidelines for local implementation.</li><li>Provide ongoing support and guidance to local teams, empowering them to achieve and surpass ambitious sustainability and compliance targets.</li></ul> Data Integrity &amp; Transparency: <ul><li>Implement mechanisms to ensure the accuracy, consistency, and accessibility of sourcing data across all SAPMENA entities.</li><li>Develop and utilize insightful reporting dashboards to track key performance indicators, monitor progress towards targets, and identify areas for optimization.</li></ul> Best Practice Sharing &amp; Knowledge Management: <ul><li>Foster a culture of knowledge sharing and continuous improvement within the excellence community and represent SAPMENA in worldwide forums</li><li>Assess the sourcing teams knowledge and drive training initiatives to address the gaps</li><li>Launch engaging excellence campaigns that inspire and mobilize the organization to embrace and implement best-in-class sourcing practices.</li><li>Represent the Sourcing Excellence team in worldwide meetings, discussions and workshops.</li></ul> Requirements: <ul><li>Bachelors degree required (MBA preferable); a focus on Finance is a plus.</li><li>Minimum of 10 years of proven experience in Sourcing, Internal Control, and/or project management related to tool implementation , process optimization or sustainability.</li><li>Experience in regional or global roles is highly desirable.</li><li>Excellent analytical skills, with a demonstrated ability to gather, analyze, and interpret complex data to drive strategic decisions.</li><li>Outstanding communication and interpersonal skills, capable of effectively conveying information and building strong relationships with both corporate stakeholders and country teams.&nbsp;</li></ul>

Responsibilities: <ul><li>As a Tax Manager in our team, you will work as a business partner and provide support in areas such as:</li><li>Manage and support preparation of annual corporate income tax return, VAT, economic substance reporting etc.</li><li>Oversee preparation of transfer pricing documentation in collaboration with external advisor and Tax Director</li><li>Ensure robust tax compliance processes are in place across the countries in the region</li><li>Ensures effective and timely reporting to internal stakeholders</li><li>Support with the periodic and annual direct and indirect tax reporting to the authorities</li><li>Support with the periodic and annual reporting to the Group Tax department.</li><li>Closely monitor changes to tax legislation across the region and advise on the impact of the new legislation on the Business</li><li>Support with identifying opportunities to optimize tax positions and to mitigate tax risks</li><li>Support with the management and response to Tax audits initiated by the tax authorities</li><li>Support with the implementation of relevant tax updates</li><li>Interacts effectively and works closely with the Tax community as well as other functions (accountants, controllers, legal, IT etc.)</li><li>Provide training as needed to relevant stakeholders within Finance, Accounting, Internal Control and other departments.</li></ul> Requirements: <ul><li>A Masters degree in Tax Law, international Business Law, CPA, CTA or ACCA is preferred.</li><li>7+ years of relevant working experience within Big 4 or international Business environment (FMCG experience is preferred).</li><li>Extensive knowledge of GCC and international tax legislations is required</li><li>Exposure to Direct Tax, Indirect Tax, Transfer pricing is required</li><li>Knowledge of import, export procedures and Free zones schemes</li><li>Proactive attitude toward problem-solving</li><li>Excellent analytical and communication skills both verbal and written</li><li>Fluent communication in English. Arabic is highly preferred, enabling you to seamlessly interact with stakeholders across the GCC.</li></ul>

Responsibilities:Project Management:Oversight of all small package and Mail Innovation project scheduling.Collaborates with region project managers to approve or request submission facility revisions.Participates in corporate project bid reviews.Conducts weekly staffing meeting to ensure proper integrator assignments.Impacted groups include Integrations, Data Acquisitions, Electrical, PLC/HMI, and Reporting.Manages deployment schedules and resources to meet service level needs and to deliver results. Leads product assessments, planning, design, and deployments to evaluate risk. Acts as a liaison to I.S. partners to manage release schedules and to communicate activities and progress. Manages post-release reviews to measure results. Verifies implementations to ensure release processes and procedures are applied effectivelyContinuously maintains current item costs and estimate calculations.Completes 35 to 45 estimates per year as requested by the Systems Design Group.Impacted groups include Integrations, Data Acquisitions, PLC/HMI, and Reporting.Hardware Procurement:Determines hardware requirements for all projects (from servers to cables).Coordinates with PPD to procure required hardware for all projects.Collaborates weekly on PPD Region/District status meetings.Reviews procurement process with site Project Managers.Impacted groups include Integrations, Data Acquisitions, PLC/HMI, and Reporting.Cost Tracking:Oversees OT project cost tracking.Provides cost detail as requested to site Project Managers.Impacted groups include Integrations, Data Acquisitions, and Reporting.Facility Data Transitions:Ensures site HST1s (Server Provisioning) are completed.Conducts facility LAN review meetings as needed (Flat/Layer 3).Oversees project site IP address creation.Reviews/approves project site IP address additions and corrections.Impacted groups include Integrations, Data Acquisitions, PLC/HMI, and ReportingProject Forecasting:Performs discovery for future projects from sources including corporate project bid reviews, estimate requests, and individual contacts.Documents and maintains findings in detail.Utilizes findings to aid in Data Acquisitions contracts and annual DSC staffing calculations.Manages, plans, and administers installation and decommissioning activities to expedite initiatives. Drafts and maintains policy, standards, and procedures to document processes. Manages team training to optimize resources. - Manages and maintains customer relationships to track and measure service levels. Collaborates with I.S. technology providers and vendors to ensure services are consistent and meet expectations. Supports long-term planning to ensure future service level expectations are met Project IntegrationsContinuously oversees all level 3 project integrations.Acts as a liaison between the DSC and the Region Project Managers.Oversees weekly Level 3 project review meeting with East and West Regions.Impacted groups include Integrations, Data Acquisitions, Electrical, PLC/HMI, and Reporting.IP Re-Addressing:Acts as a liaison between the DSC and GNS for GNS Operational Technology re-IP projects.Oversees Operational Technology device discovery by site.Conducts meetings with impacted Operational Technology groups as needed.Impacted groups include Integrations, Data Acquisitions, Electrical, PLC/HMI, and Reporting.Other Projects:Manages project life cycles (i.e., project scope, resources, schedule, budget, initiation, start-up, design, building, and deployment) to see projects from beginning to end. Forwards project documents to stakeholders to obtain sign-off, agreement on project costs, and needed resources. Creates, prepares, and maintains project plans to estimate resources, plan schedules, define goals, establish metrics, assess risks, and develop cost plans and to provide stakeholder reports. Ensures affected functions and groups are identified to negotiate changes and ownership of processes and to manage project impact. Provides status communications for senior management on issues, concerns, and risks to recommend solutions and to ensure products meet customers' needs. Monitors assigned resources formally (e.g., status meetings, etc.) and informally to continuously manage team productivity, project timelines, and deliverables. Balances multiple projects and deployment schedules to meet stakeholder goals and expectations. Determines decisions regarding tools, methods, and approaches to meet project goals. Manages the change control procedure to ensure project deliverables are formally reviewed, completed within planned cost and timeframe, and closed.Manages and Develops Others:Manages resources and people processes (e.g., career Development, training, staffing, etc.) to ensure the day-to-day administration of processes and formal procedures. Identifies individual and team skill gaps and developmental opportunities (e.g., training, special assignments, conferences, projects, etc.) to facilitate individual and team development. Ensures that direct and indirect reports have documented career goals and detailed plans for achieving these goals to develop them personally and professionally. Conducts frequent performance evaluations in a consistent, fair, and objective manner to facilitate open communication and encourage continuous performance improvement. Holds others accountable to established performance levels to achieve individual and group goals. Resolves individual and group performance issues in accordance with company policies and procedures in a timely manner to motivate and foster teamwork. Coaches others and provides on-going feedback and support to improve performance. Identifies opportunities to involve others in new and challenging work assignments and/or rotations that advance the skills and capabilities of individuals and the organization. Makes salary recommendations to reward employee performanceRequirements:Bachelor’s Degree: EngineeringNeed to have Team handling and Project Management experience.Preferred Linux hands on experience.

Responsibilities:Responsible for originating, negotiating, finalizing, and managing LNG sales contracts. Lead team in:Company General UseIdentifying potential buyers through personal client network, our client client network, or through Market Intelligence reportsEngaging with potential clients to assess potential appetite for LNG purchasesShortlisting top-priority leads that are likely to convert to purchasesAssessing potential buyer’s counterparty risk, e.g. due diligence on operations, financials, management, history, capital structure, credit worthiness, governance, country risk, etc.Negotiating terms of sales contracts, i.e. volumes, pricing, timeframe, flexibility clauses, etc.Liaising with support departments to ensure sales contract is in compliance with local and global regulatory regimes, e.g. taxation, transport regulations, etc.Liaising with Head of LNG Trading on near-final sales contract to ensure alignment on contract terms and implications on our client portfolioSigning sales contracts and following up on administrative executionMonitoring each sales contract’s profitability and analyzing deltas in profitabilityMonitoring overall portfolio risk, e.g. open positions per index, credit exposure, etc.Liaison with the team responsible for generating long and short-term supply contracts (>1 year) as required by International Gas strategy and needs. The team is responsible for:Defining required supply contracts to remain within acceptable range of exposure per indexDefining supply requirements to reach our client ambitions and maintain healthy supply-sales balance per index, i.e. needs for additional short-term/long-term supplyAligning with Business Development on future long-term supply coming online and implications on overall portfolioIdentifying potential supply sources and reaching out to relevant counterpartiesAssessing supply deals, i.e. volumes, durations, pricing, flexibility, counterparty risk, chartering and logistics, etc.Negotiating terms of supply contracts (i.e. volumes, duration, pricing)Liaising with support departments to ensure supply contract is in compliance with local and global regulatory regimesLiaising with suppliers to schedule deliveriesConducting renegotiation of contracts with current suppliersMonitor portfolio supply-demand balance and take mitigation measures to remain within acceptable ranges. Responsible for:Managing all sales contracts, i.e. short/long term supply contracts (from our client assets & from 3rd parties) and sales contractsLiaising with Strategy and Business Development to develop full understanding of long-term supply of LNG coming from our client assetsDeveloping full picture of current and future LNG sales and delivery obligationsIf large imbalance between supply and sales, taking mitigating measures to course-correct, e.g. if short on supply then increased effort on securing short-medium term supply and vice versaEnsure engaged participation of Origination in M&A task force led by Business Development:Oversee Origination’s participation in assessment of the economic viability of investment opportunities in assets (driven by Business Development)Requirements:As the successful candidate:Candidate is required to hold a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Technical Specialization or Engineering.An MBA or other advanced Post-Graduate degree in MPA, Business Administration or business-related degree is preferred.Candidate is required to have a history of career progression with fifteen years’ experience with a minimum of ten years of proven and demonstrable relevant experience in SPA LNG sales experience with track record of closing sales agreement, preferably in a major petrochemical or energy industry corporation.Candidate should be able to quickly establish credibility in the position and to effectively interact with all levels of management, including senior leadership.Candidate should have demonstrable leadership and management experience.Company General UseSuperior written and verbal communication and presentation skills is also necessary. In addition to strong command of English.Strong ability to establish and maintain networks, both within and across company organizations is necessary.Capability to work effectively within a matrix organization and with multi-disciplinary teams is also preferred.

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