Category Specialist (Air-conditioning, Communities & Office supply)

ASMO is a groundbreaking joint venture between DHL and Aramco. Inheriting DHL’s logistics excellence and Aramco’s extensive supply chain ecosystem, we are here to set a new benchmark and redefine the procurement and supply chain landscape, enabling growth.ASMO aims to be operational in 2025 and provide reliable end-to-end integrated procurement and supply chain services for companies across the industrial, energy, chemical, and petrochemical sectors. Our focus customers in the short term will be Saudi Aramco and its Affiliates. In the long term, all the industrial sectors within Saudi Arabia aim to reach the MENA region.Objective:The Category Specialist is responsible for assisting in the centralization of category operations and requirements to optimize procurement and sourcing operations. The role holder will collaborate with the Senior Category Manager and team members to execute procurement strategies, manage supplier relationships, and support efficient supply chain operations.General Responsibilities:- Identify the need for preparing RFPs (Request for Proposal) as per category requirements and assist in their development. Collaborate with the Senior Category Manager and the Director for review before deployment to suppliers and vendors.- Work with the Technology function to automate procurement processes where possible, aiming to achieve economies of scale and overall operational efficiency.- Assist in executing category strategies by focusing on supplier performance improvements and enhancing supply chain efficiency.- Collaborate with team to implement cross-category initiatives and projects aimed at optimizing procurement operations.- Oversee sourcing specialists and tactical buyers to ensure the efficient execution of procurement processes, competitive sourcing practices, and timely purchase order placement.- Liaise with commodity technical experts to execute supplier assessments based on technical specifications and quality requirements.- Support spends management specialists in the execution of spend analysis, identification of cost-saving opportunities, and implementation of spend optimization initiatives.- Assist in contract lifecycle management processes, including contract creation, negotiation, and compliance management, ensuring adherence to legal and regulatory requirements.- Recommend training and development interventions for team members to build their capabilities.- Contribute to the identification of opportunities for the continuous improvement of systems, processes and practices to increase productivity and operational efficiency.- Implement all relevant Department’s policies, processes, procedures and instructions so that work is carried out in a controlled and consistent manner.- Contribute to the preparation of timely and accurate reports to meet departmental requirements, policies and standards.Qualification:- Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, or equivalent from a recognized and accredited university is required- Master’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, or equivalent from a recognized and accredited university is preferred