Emirates Looking for Supply Chain Operations & Services Manager at Dubai ,  United Arab Emirates Full Time

To develop and implement EK Group supply chain management strategies to the nominated EK Group business units ensuring that the best practices and Supply Chain techniques are adopted to achieve the lowest cost of Ownership whereas agreed service levels are achieved.
This will include support to tenders and supplier negotiations critical assessment of business supply chain risk preparation and evaluation of supply chain options available to support business units strategies in close co-operation with key stakeholders.

Job Accountabilities
– Provide support to the Vice President, Procurement & Logistics (Services) and/or Manager Procurement & Logistics, by developing and implementing strategies to deliver the lowest total cost of ownership for acquisition of capital, goods or service items.

– Manage and authorise supply orders and contracts for values as per P&L policies. Where contract values exceed this financial limit, analyse and prepare reports to make recommendations for review and approval at Manager P&L, VP & SVP level, as necessary.

– Lead and develop a team of subject matter experts to provide a full service supply chain management Function, including forecasting, demand planning, inventory, warehousing and transportation management within agreed service levels to Customer Departments.

– Ensure that the inventory levels are optimized, and excess, expired, and obsolete stocks are minimized through write-offs, donations, and other company approved methods of optimization.

– As an account manager, provide expert advice to customer departments during product design phase in order to optimise value for money to the Group as outlined and defined in agreed upon SLA between user departments and P&L.

– Provide accurate consumption forecast, to ensure that the Company best contractual and commercial position is attained. Ensure that supply and commercial risk is Mitigated with different supply chain scenarios agreed.

– Proactively search for and identify opportunities for cost reduction and performance improvement wherever possible. Benchmark the performance of their sections against available statistics/indicators and identify areas for improvement. This will include knowledge of technical advances, market developments and other relevant changes in the supply market.

– Critically evaluate reports generated by reporting staff to assess performance of their respective sections and take corrective action where required.
Qualifications & Experience
Qualifications
Degree or Honours (12+3 or equivalent)
Experience
Procurement. Non-aircraft
Knowledge/skills
Degree in Business Administration or Commerce
CIPS qualification is preferred
Experience preferably in an Airline or other Blue Chip Organisation in the middle management level with strong financial acumen (need not have worked in the Finance Department).
The job holder must have a proven track record of analytical decision-making, with strong commercial acumen.
He/she must have strong organisational and negotiation skills
The job holder will often be required to influence the decision making process of line departments. To do so effectively, the job holder must have strong interpersonal skills, experience and confidence to
adequately deal with senior personnel
Salary & Benefits
Join us in a management role and enjoy an attractive tax-free salary. On top of our generous travel benefits, including discounted flights and hotel stays around the world, this managerial role also has an excellent leave and healthcare package. That’s on top of transport benefits, life insurance and more. Find out what it’s like to live and work in our fast-paced, cosmopolitan home city in the Dubai Lifestyle section of our website www.emirates.com/careers