5 Vendor Management jobs in the United Arab Emirates

INSPIRE | EXHILARATE | DELIGHT

For over six decades, Chalhoub Group has been a partner and creator of luxury experiences in the Middle East. The Group, in its endeavour to excel as a hybrid retailer, has reinforced its distribution and marketing services with a portfolio of eight owned brands and over 300 international brands in the luxury, beauty, fashion, and art de vivre categories. More recently, the Group expanded its expertise into new categories of luxury watches, jewellery, and eyewear. Every step at Chalhoub Group is taken with the customer at heart. Be it constantly reinventing itself or focusing on innovation to provide luxury experiences at over 750+ experiential retail stores, online and through mobile apps, each touch point leads to delighting the customer. Today, Chalhoub Group stands for 14,000 skilled and talented professionals across seven countries, whose cohesive efforts have resulted in the Group being ranked third in the Middle East and first in Saudi Arabia as a Great Place to Work. To keep the innovation journey going, the Group has set up "The Greenhouse", which is not just an innovation hub, but also an incubator space and accelerator for start-ups and small businesses in the region and internationally. This is just one of the several initiatives taken by the Group to reinvent itself, catalysed by forward thinking and future-proofing. The Group has also been embedding sustainability at the core of its business strategy with a clear commitment towards people, partners, and the planet, and by being a member of the United Nations Global Compact Community and signatory of the Women's Empowerment Principles.

By being part of our journey here at Chalhoub Group, you can make a real impact on customers and some of the finest brands in the world. In return, you'll have everything you need to innovate your career.

We are always looking for ambitious students and graduates from a wide range of backgrounds for our professional internship programs. You will up-skill in the everyday and experience working as a valued member of the team - you will be empowered to innovate, develop and learn in a fun and supportive environment

Are you ready to jump start your career with the Middle East's Leading Luxury Retail Group?

• You will be determined to succeed in all you do
• You take initiative, listen, learn and challenge the status quo
• You think like an entrepreneur and are motivated to create your own success
• You like to have fun and you will bring positivity and a smile to your work and the team

With us, you will turn your aspirations into reality. We will help shape your journey through enriching experiences, learning and development opportunities and exposure to different assignments within your role or through internal mobility. Our Group offers diverse career paths for those who are extraordinary, every day.

We recognise the value that you bring, and we strive to provide a competitive benefits package which includes health care, child education contribution, remote and flexible working policies as well as exclusive employee discounts. To view all our perks and benefits, please refer to the careers section.

It Takes Diversity of Thought, Culture, Background, Differing Abilities and Perspectives to truly Inspire, Exhilarate and Delight our customers. At Chalhoub Group, we are committed to inclusion and diversity.

We welcome all applicants to apply and be part of our exciting future. We ensure equal opportunity for all our applicants without regard to gender, age, race, religion, national origin or disability status.

Overview

INSPIRE | EXHILARATE | DELIGHT

For over six decades, Chalhoub Group has been a partner and creator of luxury experiences in the Middle East. The Group, in its endeavour to excel as a hybrid retailer, has reinforced its distribution and marketing services with a portfolio of eight owned brands and over 300 international brands in the luxury, beauty, fashion, and art de vivre categories. More recently, the Group expanded its expertise into new categories of luxury watches, jewellery, and eyewear. Every step at Chalhoub Group is taken with the customer at heart. Be it constantly reinventing itself or focusing on innovation to provide luxury experiences at over 750+ experiential retail stores, online and through mobile apps, each touch point leads to delighting the customer. Today, Chalhoub Group stands for 14,000 skilled and talented professionals across seven countries, whose cohesive efforts have resulted in the Group being ranked third in the Middle East and first in Saudi Arabia as a Great Place to Work. To keep the innovation journey going, the Group has set up “The Greenhouse”, which is not just an innovation hub, but also an incubator space and accelerator for start-ups and small businesses in the region and internationally. This is just one of the several initiatives taken by the Group to reinvent itself, catalysed by forward thinking and future-proofing. The Group has also been embedding sustainability at the core of its business strategy with a clear commitment towards people, partners, and the planet, and by being a member of the United Nations Global Compact Community and signatory of the Women's Empowerment Principles.

By being part of our journey here at Chalhoub Group, you can make a real impact on customers and some of the finest brands in the world. In return, you’ll have everything you need to innovate your career.

We are always looking for ambitious students and graduates from a wide range of backgrounds for our professional internship programs. You will up-skill in the everyday and experience working as a valued member of the team - you will be empowered to innovate, develop and learn in a fun and supportive environment!

Are you ready to jump start your career with the Middle East's Leading Luxury Retail Group?

• You will be determined to succeed in all you do
• You take initiative, listen, learn and challenge the status quo
• You think like an entrepreneur and are motivated to create your own success
• You like to have fun and you will bring positivity and a smile to your work and the team!

With us, you will turn your aspirations into reality. We will help shape your journey through enriching experiences, learning and development opportunities and exposure to different assignments within your role or through internal mobility. Our Group offers diverse career paths for those who are extraordinary, every day.

We recognise the value that you bring, and we strive to provide a competitive benefits package which includes health care, child education contribution, remote and flexible working policies as well as exclusive employee discounts. To view all our perks and benefits, please refer to the careers section.

It Takes Diversity of Thought, Culture, Background, Differing Abilities and Perspectives to truly Inspire, Exhilarate and Delight our customers. At Chalhoub Group, we are committed to inclusion and diversity.

We welcome all applicants to apply and be part of our exciting future. We ensure equal opportunity for all our applicants without regard to gender, age, race, religion, national origin or disability status.

• Participating in training programs and company events
• Negotiating product pricing and contracts with vendors
• Updating contract terms of existing vendors
• Establishing vendor performance standards and suggesting improvements
• Researching new vendors in the market
• Ensuring all vendor activities adhere to our company policies

Job Types: Full-time, Fresher

Pay: From AED2,500.00 per month

Job Description :

To support activities as specified below: a. Vendor relationships (existing, new) b. BAU administration, which covers management of Premises/ Facilities, Security, Utilities, Order placements, inventory control, waste management, etc. c. Expense and Accrual management d. Customer Fulfilment e. Mailroom management f. Archives management g. Price/ cost optimization; vendor negotiations h. Special projects to the extent they cover the above areas. i. All activities need to be supported in the context of the banks policies KEY RESPONSIBILITIES / DUTIES :- List daily/weekly duties that account for at least 5% of the time as well as typical projects or assignments. KPIs for this role would include the following: a. Minimising Unplanned Disruptions b. Ensuring periodic preventive maintenances are performed & effective c. Effectiveness of Price negotiations/ cost saves delivered. d. Adherence to policy (for example, Vendor Policy, Outsourcing Policy)/ minimal policy breaches e. Minimal SLA breaches for outsourced activities managed by vendors Important Skill sets required for this position are: Technical: a. Mandatory: Experience in facilities management, including a working knowledge of electrical, plumbing, air-conditioning, security infrastructure b. Mandatory: Experience in dealing with the entire vendor life-cycle (preparation and issuance of RFPs, bid management, price negotiations, agreement finalization, bid award, project tracking, periodic vendor evaluation and assessment). c. Mandatory: Experience in dealing with local authorities such as the Police, Civil Defence, DED. d. Mandatory: Regulatory awareness, especially in the context of safety & security. e. Beneficial: Experience of having worked in a banking/ financial institution, with awareness of banking products, channels, overview of banking regulations. f. Beneficial: Experience in managing document archives. Softskills: a. Service orientation; an ability to meet established service standards; capable of reviewing and revising service standards in coordination with Hubbed Operations. b. Process orientation; an ability to review operational processes so as to enhance the risk management and customer orientation. c. Team management; an ability to manage the team (comprising 1 person) and to liase with other departments to develop back-ups to manage leaves, etc. Qualifications / Experience Required - Include only those qualifications/experience absolutely necessary to perform the job. Should have at least 10 years experience, including 4 years in a Unit Heads capacity. Ability to interact with diverse set of stakeholders Ability to work to stringent deadlines, independently and with a Do-it-Right-the-first time approach to quality. Exhibit willingness to assume additional responsibilities as may be required. Fluent in Arabic, English

Company Name : Client of Symmetrical

Location : Dubai

Job Code : HR/SGS/059

Experience : 10

Job Salary Up to AED 26,000/- to AED 28,000/- pm