General Information
Ref # 236952
Location: Qatar-Doha
Job family: Corporate & Commercial
Closing Date: 2026-10-19
Description
Job Purpose
This job is responsible to develop and implement Qatar Airways Supplier Management strategy and
approach, and the linked response to Third Party Risk Management.
Job Responsibilities
Strategic
- Provision of strategic analysis to define and create alternate paths for Qatar Airways to manage the thirdparty supplier base.
- Gain buys in to the preferred path across the Qatar Airways Group and following this implement the solution.
Operational
- Development of Supplier Segmentation approach - categorizing suppliers based on spend/criticality/value add.
- Development of SRM approach, creating methodologies for consistent management of QR relationship with suppliers for defined Segments (especially, Strategic Suppliers).
- Setting up and rolling out a procurement framework guiding Business Areas on contracting and managing supply base, addressing Internal Audit observations into Third Party Risk Management and ensuring full coverage of the QR Group.
- Development of detailed methodology for management of Strategic Suppliers, identified across QR Group as well as coordination of development and ownership on respective areas, actioned by a central Procurement group.
- Creation of appropriate data streams (both external and internal) to support the SRM approach, in
- particular regarding Strategic Suppliers.
- Involvement in project Wahed to ensure SRM approach is built / aligned and makes full use of the Oracle Platform.
- Sponsorship of the GBS Procurement drive to Supplier Localization, including developing and improving of engagement with Qatari suppliers.
- Perform other department duties related to his / her position as directed by the Head of the Department
Qualification
About You
Bachelor’s Degree or Equivalent of job-related experience
- Strong Category specific experience
- Degree in Supply chain, Logistics, Operations, Business or a relevant field
Essential
- Command of English language
- Ability to work in a very dynamic environment, under pressure with multiple stakeholders
- Ability to influence, convince and build effective business relationship across diverse group of people
- Service oriented mindset, with a desire to ensure stakeholder satisfaction
- Excellent negotiation planning management and execution skills
- Contractual and Financial acumen
- Managerial skills - Ability to delegate work, set clear direction and manage workflow. Strong mentoring and coaching skills. Ability to train and develop subordinate's skills. Ability to foster teamwork among team members
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