Vendor Development Specialist

• Data guardian for vendors related to all types of procurement across Acwa Power
• In coordination with the Procurement Manager, determine the qualification criterion for the vendor.
• Coordinate with the vendors and procurement officers to obtain all necessary forms / documentations with regards to financial information, trade licenses, company details, prior experience, references etc. in line with the procedure and the category of supplier qualification, to ensure the documentation is submitted and reviewed in time.
• Review the request and applications submitted by the suppliers through the systems for registration, coordinate and conduct site survey at the suppliers’ premises if required and assesses their capabilities, make recommendations to obtain approvals from evaluation committee and advise the suppliers of any possible improvements in their capabilities.
• Manage compliance flagged vendors in line with the approved procedure.
• Manage related party vendors in line with the approved procedure Develop and maintain approved vendor Prequalification listings and provide feedback to any/all vendors that do not meet ACWA Power’s requirements, to ensure they are aware of their shortcomings.
• Coordinate and facilitate the supplier's pre-qualification meetings, presentation, inviting all bidders to attend the meetings in order to share ACWA Power’s requirements and selection process.
• Monitor and measure vendor performance on a regular basis and analyze performance data, in coordination with the Procurement Manager / business to ensure that the Supply Chain team and the respective business leaders are aware of the overall performance.
• Identify the Areas of improvement in vendors and in coordination with the Procurement Manager, put in place actions for the vendor performance improvement as well as monitor the actions implementation on a continuous basis.
• Manage and ensure the inactivation / suspension of registration based on suppliers bad performance resultsin spite of efforts to improve performance results , to ensure the vendor is not used for any further work within ACWA Power group.

• Based on the performance evaluation as well as feedback received from the user, conduct a re-qualification process for the vendors to ensure good vendors are endorsed by ACWA Power to be used again at a later stage as well as phasing out non- performing vendors.
• Coordinate the functional audits covering the pre-qualification & registration based on the vendor category, procedures and work methods, to ensure the implementation of remedial actions as required by the Auditors findings.
• Ensure Vendor Master Data integrity and rectify any data discrepancy raised by the Continuous Audit/monitoring team.
• Develop and enhance the Vendor registration & prequalification procedures and policies in close coordination with the Head of Process and vendor development  Adhere to all relevant organizational and departmental policies, processes, standard operating procedures and instructions so that work is carried out to the required standard and in a consistent manner fully aligning to the local country procurement regulations
• Develop and enhance the Vendor registration & prequalification procedures and policies in close coordination with the Head of Process and vendor development  Adhere to all relevant organizational and departmental policies, processes, standard operating procedures and instructions so that work is carried out to the required standard and in a consistent manner fully aligning to the local country procurement regulations
• Adhere to all relevant health, safety, security and environmental procedures, instructions and controls and implement the same to vendors/contractors through PO terms so that the safety of employees and environmental compliance can be guaranteed.
• Perform any other duties which the organization may require to be carried out.

• Internal Communication:

  Needs to work closely with Supply Chain teams at all Bus/EFs levels (Regional, Global Delivery Centre, and corporate level), Plant Operations and Maintenance Teams, IT Team, IMS team, Internal Auditors, Finance Team etc.

  External Communication:

  Needs to build a rapport with vendors to ensure compliance with ACWA Power policies and procedures.

• Experience in Jaggaer (Tejari) Vendor Portal system.( preferable )
• Experience in the SAP and Oracle ERP systems
• Demonstrated proficiency with MS Word and Excel.
• Ability to prioritize and multi-task in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to process and handle confidential information in a discreet, professional manner.
• Strong customer service, time management and coordination skills.
• Excellent organizational and analytical skills.
• Eye for detail; accuracy is imperative.
• Demonstrated high-level of skill in both verbal and written communication.

Business Administration, Engineering, Materials Management, Logistics and Distribution or equivalent