Officer, Procurement (Fluent in Portuguese)
Full-time Location: Dubai - DIFC Employee Type: Permanent Department: Finance & SSC Finance
Company Description
IHS Towers is one of the largest independent owners, operators, and developers of shared telecommunications infrastructure in the world by tower count and is the only towerco solely focused on the emerging markets. The Company has more than 40,000 towers across its 10 markets, including Brazil, Cameroon, Colombia, Côte d’Ivoire, Egypt, Kuwait, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, and Zambia.For more information, please email: communications@ihstowers.com or visit:
Job Description
Purpose
To support S2P process optimisation and best practice across IHS, perform PO processing (with or without a purchase requisition) and creation / maintenance of vendor/supplier’s master data for the assigned entities.
Key Roles & Responsibilities
Ensure compliance with procurement policy and procedures, monitoring and overseeing corporate procurement practices. Identify and implement opportunities for continuous improvement in procurement related processes and practices to improve efficiency and enhance effectiveness. Create Purchase Order and share to Supplier/Requester within the required Turn-Around-Time Manage queries and issues from both stakeholders and suppliers. Track the status of Requisition and Purchase Order Explore for continuous process improvements and share best practices across teams. Contribute to team metrics by achieving stated productivity and accuracy goals daily Support onboarding processes where appropriate working with the sourcing manager, other procurement & supply chain SSC team members, master data team and accounts payable. e.g., due diligence, data collection for system onboarding, etc.
Qualifications
Education
Preferred - (MCIPS or equivalent functional qualification)
Experience
Recognized procurement experience. 3-5 years Procurement experience across Industry, consulting, or outsourcing organizations Global exposure or experience in working on geographically dispersed teams will be an advantage.
Job-Specific Competencies
Ability to work successfully in a process-driven environment with courage to challenge the status quo. Knowledge of best practice in this area, and experience delivering continuous improvement activities. Experience in working across multiple global entities and time zones
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Good interpersonal skills and team player Can communicate fluently, swiftly, and assertively. Understanding of Procurement concepts and principles Target oriented with strong focus on meeting SLA Commitments Eye for detail and accuracy, Ability to bring and share best practice. Expenses and Accounts Payable in-depth fusion knowledge and experience is required.
English language required with fluent Portuguese (French language is an added benefit)
Additional Information
Our people and culture are what make IHS such a unique organization. To maximize on our spirit of collaboration, innovation and teamwork we operate an office based working policy 100% of the time across all our location
*Organizational Competencies Customer Focus* - People demonstrating this competency understand & exceed our customers’ needs. They develop trusted, reliable & collaborative relationships. They are consistently operating to the highest standards of service & delivery.
Innovation - People demonstrating this competency constantly seek new & improved ways to deliver our products & services. They champion engineering & skills development, and work to create a collaborative and supportive operating environment.
Integrity - People demonstrating this competency are open & honest in everything they do. They support financially & environmentally sustainable growth. They make socially responsible decisions and treat their stakeholders with respect.
Be Bold - People demonstrating this competency are thorough in analyses & decision-making. They are courageous in expanding existing markets & developing new ones. They confidently pursue appropriate financial returns and are forward-thinking and ambitious.
Sustainability- People demonstrating this competency are constantly seeking to create positive impact in the communities we serve.
Our Vision
IHS is committed to improving the quality and availability of telecommunications infrastructure, the lifeline for an increasingly connected world. We are dedicated to helping create a sustainable future for the communities in which we operate, and our sustainable strategy is structured around four pillars: ethics and governance, environment and climate change, education and economic growth, and our people and communities.
Officer, Procurement (Fluent in Portuguese)
Dubai - United Arab Emirates * Full-time
