Procurement Specialist
Department of Economy & Tourism (DET-Govt.of Dubai)
Total years of experience :11 years, 1 Months
Procuring the requirement of different departments including Marketing & Communication, PR & Media, IT, Tourism Development & Investment, Overseas Office, Project Management Office & International operations.
• Manage and maintain contractor relationships, negotiating cost-effective multimillion-dollar contracts for essential services and support; monitor contractor performance. Liaison with government legal department in relation to tenders & contracts.
• Participate in strategic sourcing process, (e.g. RFI/RFQ/RFP), bid evaluation, supplier selection by using the category management methods.
• Drafting and executing contracts and contract amendments, interpreting contractual clauses, and managing contractual disputes, including corrective action in collaboration with legal.
• Monitor and supervise the performance of the contracts and systematically evaluated their extension periods.
• Assist to drive saving initiatives to accomplish corporate Global saving targets.
• Attain year-on-year savings targets of different category initiatives, ensure local adherence to saving methodology.
• Performed pre-award, market research, developing acquisition strategies and plans for acquisitions; solicitations; evaluations; negotiating price/cost, terms and conditions; performing post award actions that include delivery/task orders against established contracts; post-award procurement actions; and contract administration.
• Managing and optimizing supplier performance, and reduction in total cost of ownership. Negotiations planning and execution with suppliers on costs, commercial and contractual terms.
• Facilitate meetings and conferences with prospective contractors, determining requirements for contract action.
• Supported IT and e-Commerce business as liaison for the internal client and supplier for contract negotiations of software and services to support the client's business.
• Designed and lead key strategies to reduce costs for required software and services, to best serve the client's needs.
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L4 Diploma in CIPS
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