Established in 2008, Geidea epitomises customer focused empowerment and commercial success through continuous innovation.
Geidea makes best in class digital payment solutions available for all by attracting and leveraging the best creative & entrepreneurial talent in the market.
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To maintain competitive advantage as we grow, we are currently looking for a new Manager Procurement & Vendor Management
Job purpose:
Ensures the UAE business buys the goods and services it needs – payment terminals, SIM cards, technology, outsourced services and general supplies – at the right cost, quality and time, from qualified suppliers under sound contracts. Without this role the company would overpay, depend on unqualified suppliers and risk terminal shortages that delay merchant onboarding.
Responsibilities:
- Procurement policy and governance: Sets and runs the procurement policy and procedures for the UAE entity – approval levels, tendering thresholds and segregation of duties – in line with group policy.
- Sourcing and negotiation: Leads tenders and negotiations for key categories – payment terminals, SIM and connectivity, technology, logistics and professional services – to achieve savings and better terms.
- Supplier selection and due diligence: Owns supplier selection and onboarding, including financial, compliance and information security checks, and maintains the approved supplier list.
- Contract management: Manages supplier contracts and service level agreements through their life cycle – renewals, price reviews, obligations and exits – together with Legal.
- Supplier performance and risk: Runs regular performance reviews against agreed service levels and manages the risk of critical and outsourced suppliers.
- SAP purchasing transactions: Is responsible for all procurement transactions in SAP – reviews purchase requisitions for approval, budget and specifications, raises purchase orders, and ensures goods receipts recorded by requestors are accurate before invoices are paid.
- Reporting and improvement: Reports spend, savings and supplier performance to Finance leadership and drives procurement automation in SAP.
Qualifications:
- Years of experience: 7–10 years in procurement or vendor management, including at least 3 years as a manager, preferably in payments, fintech, banking, telecom or technology (Must).
- UAE Sourcing Experience: Proven exposure to the UAE sourcing environment – suppliers, market pricing and business practices – gained by working in the UAE or in a shared service center serving a UAE entity (Mandatory)
- Degree required: Bachelor’s degree in business, Supply Chain, Finance or Engineering (Must); CIPS or a similar qualification
- Functional Knowledge: Strategic sourcing, tendering, negotiation, contract and supplier risk management, spend analysis and advanced Excel (Must).
- SAP System Knowledge: Hands-on SAP purchasing and materials management (Must).
- Language: Fluent English, both written and spoken, is essential (Must).
- Business Expertise: Payment terminal and technology supply markets (Preferred).
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