Procurement Sr. Officer

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Lead end-to-end procurement activities from demand planning and requirement gathering through sourcing, contract award, purchase order issuance, contract administration, and supplier performance management.
• Develop and execute sourcing and category strategies aligned with business objectives.
• Lead RFIs, RFQs, RFPs, auctions, and commercial evaluations while ensuring fairness, transparency, and compliance.
• Develop procurement strategies that optimize Total Cost of Ownership (TCO), reduce costs, and improve supplier performance.
• Drive procurement initiatives that support revenue growth, operational excellence, customer satisfaction, and business transformation.
• Build, develop, and maintain strategic supplier relationships and long-term partnerships.
• Lead commercial negotiations covering pricing, payment terms, service levels, warranties, liabilities, and contractual conditions.
• Review, negotiate, administer, renew, and manage contracts throughout their lifecycle, including amendments, change orders, renewals, claims, and contract close-out.
• Ensure procurement activities comply with Procurement Policy, Delegation of Authority (DOA), governance requirements, audit recommendations, and applicable regulatory requirements.
• Validate procurement requests against approved budgets and financial plans before initiating sourcing activities.
• Conduct market research, benchmarking, supplier capability assessments, and commercial intelligence to identify sourcing opportunities.
• Monitor supplier performance through KPIs, service reviews, supplier evaluations, and continuous improvement plans.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate commercial, contractual, operational, financial, and supply chain risks.
• Support business continuity by developing sourcing alternatives and reducing supplier dependency where appropriate.
• Prepare executive reports, procurement dashboards, spend analysis, savings reports, and sourcing recommendations for management.
• Identify and deliver procurement savings, cost avoidance initiatives, and value engineering opportunities.
• Support procurement digitalization, process automation, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Provide procurement guidance and commercial support to cross-functional stakeholders across all business functions.

Education:

Bachelor Degree in Supply Chain Management, Procurement, Engineering, Finance, or a related field.

Level of Experience:

Intermediate Experience in procurement in a large organization.

Technical Skills & Knowledge:

Essential:

• Strategic Sourcing & Category Management
• Commercial Negotiation & Contracting
• Supplier Relationship Management
• Financial & Cost Analysis
• Stakeholder Management
• Risk Assessment & Mitigation
• Project Management
• Analytical Thinking
• Communication & Influencing Skills
• Results-Oriented Mindset
• Leadership & Mentoring

Desirable:

• Telecommunications Procurement
• Enterprise & ICT Procurement
• Managed Services Procurement
• Customer Experience Procurement
• Marketing Procurement
• Digital Procurement Solutions

Certifications & Licensure:

• Professional certification such as CIPS, CSCP or equivalent is preferred.