Ports & Terminals Procurement Manager

Role purpose

Procurement and supplier management

• Set the annual portfolio budget and manage sourcing and optimization initiatives to deliver value.
• Develop supplier relationships; analyze spend, cost drivers, market trends, and category risks and opportunities.
• Build models for should-cost, supplier offers, total cost of ownership, and total value of ownership.
• Develop sourcing strategies with cross-functional partners and advise on cost-optimal asset deployment in line with contracts.
• Lead supplier and stakeholder workshops, drive initiatives, and negotiate contracts, pricing, and service-level agreements.
• Coordinate with operations teams on agreements, contract improvement, and vendor accountability for service levels.
• Monitor supplier performance and contractual value, report deviations, and take appropriate action.

Portfolio ownership

• Own portfolio costs, performance, supplier relationships, stakeholders, systems, compliance, documentation, communications, and housekeeping.
• Maintain portfolio information and playbooks; support leadership, execution teams, and head office in aligning local and global initiatives and standards.
• Develop stakeholder maps, category playbooks, supplier relationship programs, and supplier performance scorecards.
• Contribute to wider cross-functional procurement strategy and deliver work on time in a fast-paced environment.

Experience and expertise

• Seven to ten years in procurement, operations, or commercial work in container terminals, ports, shipping, or logistics is preferred.
• Strong understanding of ports and terminals operations and liner shipping operations.
• Strong negotiation, category management, supplier relationship management, and project management experience.
• Analytical and problem-solving capability, including model building and analysis of large datasets.
• Finance knowledge to interpret P&L accounts and company financial statements; legal knowledge related to commercial contracts and concession agreements.

Communication and tools

• Expert spoken and written English is required; French or Arabic is advantageous.
• Strong stakeholder management, communication, conflict resolution, attention to detail, structured thinking, proactivity, and creativity are sought.
• Strong Microsoft Office skills, especially Excel and PowerPoint; Power BI or Excel dashboard knowledge is an advantage.

Travel

• Ability to travel internationally in line with business requirements.