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1- Category Manager – IT Procurement
Job: Full Time
Location: Dubai, UAE

Description:

The Category Manager is responsible for the entire IT Category Management, Sourcing, and Strategy for GEMS Schools across UAE & Qatar and the GEMS Corporate Office. The Manager will work with GEMS IT leadership team to ensure key business requirements are identified, captured, analysed, prioritized, and scheduled for realization, in line with organizational standards, policies, and principles.

Job Responsibilities:

• Translating business requirements into detailed function specifications and if necessary, managing requests for changes to the specifications.
• Delivering end to end solutions for the procurement of managed categories
• Provides leadership and accountability, ensuring process compliance and delivering optimal sourcing benefits from category management.
• Ensures that the best price is negotiated and obtained for major projects, specifically prepares requests for proposal, negotiates, selects, and identifies the most appropriate suppliers (Price, quality, conditions) in collaboration with requesting department.

Job Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree, CIPS level 4 desirable.
• 3-5 years of experience in a similar capacity.
• Comfortable working with and supporting high-level stakeholders
• Can operate in a matrix driven structure, able to support cross-functional projects

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