Location: Abu Dhabi

Position Type: Full-time

Overview:
We are seeking an SRM Specialist to manage supplier registration, onboarding, qualification, master data, risk, segmentation, and governance activities. The role ensures the supplier base remains compliant, accurate, and fit for purpose, supporting procurement operations through effective supplier information management, risk monitoring, performance tracking, and workflow execution.

Key Responsibilities:

Supplier Lifecycle, Registration, Qualification and Onboarding

• Manage supplier lifecycle activities from registration/onboarding through qualification, updates, review, blocking/blacklisting, and phase-out.
• Administer internal and external supplier registration routes, and review supplier information, supporting documents, and declarations for completeness, accuracy, compliance, and auditability before workflow submission.
• Coordinate supplier due diligence, conflict-of-interest checks, risk questionnaires, and evidence collection, and maintain supplier registration records in Oracle Fusion and other applicable procurement systems.
• Support supplier set-up, changes, and validations required for compliant procurement execution.

Supplier Master Data, Risk and Governance

• Maintain supplier master data integrity in the ERP, including duplicate checks, profile updates, document expiry monitoring, and sensitive-field validation controls, and own continuous enhancement of the supplier database.
• Coordinate with Finance for bank, tax, and payment-related validations, maintaining clear hand-offs and evidence records.
• Identify suppliers requiring enhanced due diligence based on value, system/data access, or compliance and risk indicators, and monitor supplier certifications, regulatory documentation, ICV status, and governance requirements.
• Support supplier blacklisting, suspension, remediation, and escalation activities, coordinating with Business Units, Category Owners, and Finance on supplier information requirements.

Supplier Relationship and Value Management

• Build and manage strategic supplier relationships, driving joint value creation, innovation, and risk mitigation across key categories, and develop value-creation plans for strategic and key-alliance suppliers.
• Lead business reviews based on supplier performance scorecards, driving continuous improvement and value realisation with strategic suppliers.

Supplier Performance and SRM Operations

• Own the supplier segmentation process, performance scorecards, review cycles, and corrective action tracking and development/improvement plans.
• Track SRM KPIs and analyse supplier performance, risk indicators, and operational issues for management reporting, and support supplier governance forums and stakeholder follow-ups.
• Recommend improvements to supplier onboarding, master data, SRM dashboards, workflow automation, controls, templates, and management reporting.

Requirements:

• 5–8+ years in procurement, supplier management, vendor management, or supply chain operations, with hands-on experience in supplier registration, onboarding, qualification, and governance processes.
• Strong knowledge of supplier risk, due diligence, compliance, master data, and procurement controls.
• Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain, Finance, Engineering, or a related discipline required; MBA or MS preferred but not essential.
• Experience with ERP platforms is required, with Oracle Fusion and procurement reporting tools preferred; CIPS, CPSM, CPM, or equivalent procurement certification preferred.
• Experience in financial services, investment, government, or regulated environments is advantageous, as is Arabic written and spoken capability.
• Strong data analysis, reporting, and stakeholder management skills, with a track record of process improvement and automation.
• Strong documentation and audit-readiness discipline, with excellent communication and relationship-building skills.

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