ETIC, Procurement Senior Associate

2 Weeks ago • 3-6 Years • Logistics

About the job

Job Description

The Procurement Senior Associate at PwC ETIC plays a crucial role in ensuring efficient and effective procurement of goods and services. Responsibilities include managing the P2P process (requisition to delivery), collaborating with stakeholders, conducting due diligence on purchase requisitions, preparing purchase orders, developing sourcing strategies for cost optimization, identifying and evaluating suppliers, managing RFXs, negotiating contracts, and maintaining strong vendor relationships. The role also involves monitoring supplier performance, resolving issues, developing improvement plans, maintaining procurement records, and reporting on key metrics such as SLAs and turnaround times.
Must have:
  • P2P processing (requisition to delivery)
  • Supplier relationship management
  • Sourcing & negotiation skills
  • End-to-end procurement process knowledge
  • Experience with ERP/procurement systems
  • Data analysis and reporting
Good to have:
  • Experience with a diverse portfolio of people, process, and technology
  • Experience in the Middle East region

Line of Service

Internal Firm Services

Industry/Sector

Technology

Specialism

IFS - Finance

Management Level

Senior Associate

Job Description & Summary

About PwC ETIC - Egypt Technology and Innovation Centre

PwC opened a new Technology & Innovation Center in Cairo that delivers high quality technology solutions to consulting Clients across the
globe. The Centre provides a broad suite of skills and services to our clients, ranging from Packaged Applications such as SAP & Oracle, to
Cybersecurity, Data Analytics, Custom Development and Cloud services utilising AWS, Azure and Google, as well as expanding our existing
Managed Services capabilities.
The centre is looking to expand rapidly and we are looking for enthusiastic self-starters with a passion for technology and client delivery
to help shape and form this new venture.

Line of Service and Overview:

Managed Services is the delivery and execution business within PwC, providing operational solutions for clients. It brings the best of PwC’s advisory capabilities, our technology expertise and our operational delivery to help clients solve complex problems.

Job Summary:

The Procurement officer plays a critical role in ensuring that all necessary goods and services are procured efficiently and effectively to support business operations’ sustainability. You will be working in the PwC Delivery Centre providing procurement operation services for PwC clients.

Roles and Responsibilities:

P2P processing:

  • Managing the procurement process from requisition to delivery, ensuring timely and accurate delivery of goods and services

  • Collaborate with internal stakeholders to identify and meet procurement needs and objectives.

  • Receive and process business purchase requisitions (PR)

  • Conduct due diligence on the PR

  • Understand business requirements indicated in the PR

  • Ensure appropriate and complete item inputting in the PR

  • Prepare Purchase order (PO) and share with suppliers

  • Ensure full adherence to procurement policy throughout the process

Sourcing:

  • Develop and implement sourcing strategies to optimize cost savings and efficiency

  • Identify and evaluate suppliers and vendors capable of providing required goods and services

  • Initiate and manage RFXs (Bid management)

  • Manage spot buying of low value PRs

  • Oversee bidders’ inquiries resolution 

  • Solicit and analyze submitted proposals

  • Negotiate commercials with suppliers, including terms, pricing, and service level agreements.

  • Identify goods/services with recurring purchases for developing framework agreements/catalogs

  • Adhere to bidding rules and prepare bid summary for evaluation and supplier selection

Supplier Relationship Management:

  • Maintain strong vendors’ relationship

  • Follow up with supplier on Order Confirmation (OC)

  • Coordinate the logistics of procured goods/services

  • Monitor supplier performance and compliance with contract

  • Resolve supplier issues / disputes as needed

  • Develop supplier improvement plans and monitor its implementation

Reporting:

  • Maintain organized records of procurement activities, contracts, purchase orders, bidding documents

  • Monitor open POs and GR/IR

  • Achieve indicated SLAs such as Turn-Around times, compliance, etc

Expected Skills:

  • Strong negotiation skills

  • Record keeping and documentation

  • Knowledge of end to end procurement process, including supplier relationship management

  • Experience in working with ERP or procurement systems

  • Bachelor’s Degree in business, supply chain management, procurement

  • 3-6 years of experience in procurement or purchasing roles, ideally having worked with a diverse portfolio of people, process and technology with a leading firm, preferably in the Middle East region

  • Data analysis and data-driven procurement decisions

Education (if blank, degree and/or field of study not specified)

Degrees/Field of Study required:

Degrees/Field of Study preferred:

Certifications (if blank, certifications not specified)

Required Skills

Optional Skills

Accepting Feedback, Accepting Feedback, Active Listening, Analytical Thinking, Business Analysis, Business Opportunities, Business Process Consulting, Business Process Improvement, Business Strategy, Business Transformation, Communication, Competitive Advantage, Competitive Analysis, Conducting Research, Consumer Behavior, Creativity, Customer Experience (CX) Strategy, Customer Insight, Customer Strategy, Data Analytics, Embracing Change, Emotional Regulation, Empathy, Go-to-Market Strategies, Inclusion {+ 14 more}

Desired Languages (If blank, desired languages not specified)

Travel Requirements

Not Specified

Available for Work Visa Sponsorship?

No

Government Clearance Required?

No

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At PwC, our purpose is to build trust in society and solve important problems. We’re a network of firms in 152 countries with over 327,000 people who are committed to delivering quality in assurance, advisory and tax services. Find out more and tell us what matters to you by visiting us at www.pwc.com. PwC refers to the PwC network and/or one or more of its member firms, each of which is a separate legal entity.


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