Procurement Support Senior Analyst - Managed Services

Procurement Support Senior Analyst - Managed Services About Us

With offices in 152 countries and nearly 328,000 professionals, we are one of the world’s leading professional services networks, helping organizations and individuals create lasting value through Assurance, Tax and Advisory services. For over 40 years, we have contributed to the Middle East’s transformation journey, partnering with governments and businesses to deliver sustainable solutions. Today, more than 12,000 of us across Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE are shaping the region’s future.

Internal Firm Services (IFS) is the trusted foundation of PwC, delivering innovative managed services and operational capabilities that enable our clients’ evolving needs. A career in IFS offers diverse opportunities across Human Capital, Finance, Technology, Clients & Markets, Marketing & Communications, Risk & Quality, Partner Development, Office Management, and Managed Services. We don’t just support the business—we shape it, driving strategies and initiatives that power growth and transformation across PwC Middle East.

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.

As a Procurement Analyst – Senior Associate, you’ll work as part of a team of problem solvers, helping to solve complex business issues from strategy to execution. Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

Procurement Operations

• Assist in the processing of Purchase Orders and/or Invoices
• Review and highlight discrepancies in Purchase Orders and/or Invoices
• Maintain product/service catalogs in ERP or procurement system
• Conduct market research to identify potential suppliers
• Support in managing spot buys, bidding/RFx process
• Support in analysis of pricing and technical competence of goods and services
• Review contracts ensuring compliance around pricing, payment terms, volume commitments and rebates
• Support in supplier assessments, scorecards, and other analytics to manage supplier performance
• Develop and maintain supplier performance scorecards and preferred supplier lists
• Support risk management assessment relating to suppliers
• Monitor and report all open transactions
• Analyze and report goods / services rates’ discrepancy periodically
• Perform spend analysis to determine internal trends such as top suppliers, procured categories of good/services, payment compliance, etc.
• Maintain accurate records of procurement activities

Reporting

• Perform cost analysis and forecasting while reviewing purchase requisitions, contracts, purchase orders
• Conduct comprehensive spend analysis on category basis, country basis, BU basis, etc
• Track and communicate savings achieved from cost reduction initiatives
• Report procurement team’s SLAs and KPIs, monitor compliance

• Years of experience: 3-5 years within a procurement organization, ideally having worked with a diverse portfolio of people, processes and technology with a leading firm, preferably in the Middle East region
• Education:
  
  Bachelor’s degree in business, supply chain management, procurement
• Master’s degree in engineering, Business Management / Administration or equivalent from an accredited university is a plus
• Certifications in relevant fields (e.g. CIPS or equivalent) would be advantageous

• Knowledge of end-to-end procurement process, including supplier relationship management
• Data analysis and data-driven procurement decisions
• Knowledge of techniques and processes of strategic sourcing
• Experience in working with ERP or procurement systems
• Ability to make data-driven procurement decisions
• Commitment to ethical and sustainable procurement practices

• Organizational and planning skills
• Financial orientation
• Detail orientation
• Analytical skills
• Stakeholder management
• Communicate with impact
• Results driven
• Drive organizational excellence
• Language
  
  Skills:
  
  Proficient in written and spoken English.…