GENERAL ACCOUNTABILITIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead the competitive exercise in compliance with 3rd party goods and services standards
• Responsible for project procurement & contract management activity for Middle East & Africa region.
• Quality control requisitions
• Ascertains if complete requisitions has been provided
• Responsible for short form request for quotation (RFQ) process
• Bid comparison, rationalization and analysis
• Negotiate price, payment term & T&C’s adhering to company policies, regulation, legal and trade compliances maximising best possible position for company.
• Obtain technical evaluation coordination with Engineering and project team.
• Prepare Commercial Bid Evaluation, based on technical evaluation for select & award PO /  contract to supplier.
• Ensure INCO terms, supplier reference stations, insure smooth logistic operation.
• Supplier recommendation to management, Manage supplier relationships, conduct supplier evaluations,
• Manage and expedite internal Purchase Order approval.
• Maintain Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system data to ensure accuracy during the entire Procure‐to‐Pay cycle .
• Prepare & execute Sub-contracts, back-to-back subcontracts, Service contracts, and consultation agreements.
• Works within the global DOA approval authorities and escalates as required
• Identify appropriate commercial obligations, contract templates and all requirements and technical specifications for delivery
• Identification of execution risks for escalation when needed
• Issue and expedite supplier acknowledgement in conformance to agreed final Purchase Order
• Receive acknowledgement and update ERP system
• Negotiate and record all cost savings
• Creation of “Change Orders” and its following change in the suppliers contract
• Expedite shipment and materials per project procedures
• Maintain daily status in execution tracking sheet.
• Inform projects of shipment status and proactively manage schedules in accordance with project requirements
• Arrange receiving and inspection of goods whenever it is required. Coordinate with logistics on shipping and custom clearance
• Shipment receipt acknowledgement into ERP system
• Administer Purchase Order reconciliation
• Closure of Purchase Order as per standard policy
• Support overall suppliers evaluation in terms of overall procurement performance
• Support by backfilling on roles as required based on workload/ resource capacity limitations demand
• Perform regulations and compliance analysis
• Ensure compliance to Emerson Record Retention Policy at all times Ensure compliance to Emerson’s Ethics Policy at all times

CRITICAL SUCCESS INDICATORS

• Ensure 100% compliance to purchasing processes, defined standards and procedures
• Proactively engage in communicating with internal customers and suppliers
• Timely professional communication and responsiveness with internal customers and suppliers
• Maintain the competitiveness in our sourcing processes relative to fiduciary responsibility
• Accurate maintenance of ERP system
• On‐time delivery of goods and services

SKILLS:

• In‐depth knowledge in various Supply Chain methodologies and best practices
• Demonstrated the ability to perform competitive exercises
• Demonstrated abilities in ERP based systems such as JDE, Oracle, SAP etc. (Oracle preferred)
• Show leadership potential
• Collaboration with internal & external stakeholders 
• Computer literate
• Conversant in Microsoft Office applications
• Regulatory / trade compliance
• Excellent professional written and verbal English skills required, special language skills whenever specified
• Dynamic and proactive
• Proven ability to work in multicultural virtual environment and lead/ coordinate activities for offices located throughout the world
• Good interpersonal skills
• Excellent team player
• Methodical approach to work
• Can work with minimum supervision
• Conduct root cause analysis (provide solutions/ options)
• Excellent sense of urgency
• Flexible approach to work
• Excellent administration skills