Buyer - Services - Africa & Middle East Countries - - - - - - - - - - - - MISSION : Build and develop an expertise of the markets with the business entities from the sourcing phase and through end-to-end execution to maximize business performance. Ensure that the Purchasing process is properly executed through supplier relationship life cycle Context specific expectations from the candidate: The person will play the role of a buyer for the countries of the Africa Middle East Region. The mission also includes reinforcement of Purchasing processes, practices and mindsets in the supported countries. Countries supported: United Arab Emirates, Morocco, Nigeria, Republic of South Africa Purchase families: Services domain, all families Key responsibilities Source to Contract: own and deliver the process output from requirement specifications to contract signed. Educate users on the process and ensure adherence to the process. Request to Pay: own and deliver the process output from request received to PO issued. Educate users on the process and ensure adherence to the process. Key Deliverables & KPIs o Purchasing Savings: cost reduction and cost avoidance o Purchasing Terms of Payment o Innovation With Suppliers o Payment on Time o Touchless Purchase Orders & Invoice Payments o BEE Supplier Score deliverables in the Republic of South Africa Tools that will be used (familiarity desirable, training will be imparted) o Oracle Prod 2 for UAE o Business Central for Morocco, Nigeria and South Africa o Ivalua for competitive bidding o Hermes for contract management o PowerBI for dashboard o Microsoft Office fluency is a must (Excel, Powerpoint, Word) o Ability to use Aurora AI is desirable as a selection criteria. However, the selected candidate will be expected to use Aurora AI increasingly in the future. Key qualities & traits needed to succeed o Structured, analytical and rational thinking, using data and events as evidence o Learning mindset: an ability to quickly learn new metier & approaches o Communication – precise and concise articulation, coupled with good listening o Assertiveness, to hold your ground in defence of the process when faced with stakeholders o Project management basics are understood o Process improvement basic principles are understood o Change management basics are understood o Ability to synthesize situations, then develop and systematically and autonomously deploy actions consistent with the synthesis o Negotiation skills Language skills: strong English language skills are mandatory Stakeholder interaction: key skill and with 4 different countries and cultures Work from office expectations are consistent with the prevailing company policy, as may be amended from time to time. Travel: very occasional. If required, it will be maximum once per year to some of the supported countries.