Supply Chain Director - Dubai

Job description / Role

Employment: Full Time

Job description

Remarkable people, trusted by clients to design and advance the world.

The role

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Supply Chain Director with a proven track record in leading and coordinating engineering teams to ensure the successful planning, execution, and completion of technical projects for a high-profile client.

Our clients and projects

Designing the future. Transforming the world.

Wood's Oil, Gas & New Energies business is built on a strong legacy of delivering large and complex projects for national and international energy companies across the globe. We have experienced teams, a proven delivery model, and a strong reputation.

We are the market-leading provider of integrated and innovative solutions that challenge the status quo in the oil and gas upstream and midstream, onshore and offshore, gas to liquids, and decarbonization and electrification markets. We pride ourselves on steady and predictable delivery, setting our sights on an exciting growth trajectory.

Energy security, transition, and supply have never been more important. You, our enabling teams, are at the very forefront of transformative projects that are providing sustainable power to generations to come. We are the ones to bring low-carbon concepts to reality.

• Meaningful and interesting projects delivered to high-profile clients across the energy sector
• Commitment to diversity and inclusion: We are an organization actively committed to diversity and inclusion across our business
• Competitive remuneration package with regular reviews to ensure we are rewarding at the right level in line with the market
• Medical insurance: Ensures inpatient and outpatient medical care is available should you require treatment
• Group life and personal accident insurance: The company provides life assurance cover
• End of service gratuity: In line with UAE labor law, all employees are eligible for an end of service benefit
• The employee share plan: Gives you the opportunity to purchase Wood shares and receive a match from the company
• Long service award: Wood values the commitment and loyalty of our people. Celebrating long service provides an opportunity for the business to demonstrate their appreciation of the hard work, dedication, and many years' service of our employees at 5-year service milestones
• Commitment to continued professional development: Development plans that are tailored to your individual needs and interests
• Global connections: Join experts around the world who are at the leading edge of our industry, shaping the standards of our profession
• Energy Transition Academy: Join a community of experts sharing your knowledge and gaining more exposure to a variety of existing and emerging energy systems—delivered by experts in their field

The key objectives for this role are:

• Developing and executing supply chain strategies aligned with organizational goals to enhance efficiency and profitability
• Ensuring smooth coordination across procurement, logistics, inventory management, and distribution processes
• Identifying and implementing measures to reduce costs while maintaining quality and service standards
• Proactively addressing potential disruptions in the supply chain, such as supplier issues or market changes
• Leveraging advanced technologies like automation or AI to streamline operations and improve decision-making
• Establishing and nurturing partnerships with reliable suppliers to ensure consistent quality and delivery
• Tracking key performance indicators (KPIs) to assess the effectiveness of supply chain operations and drive continuous improvement
• Promoting eco-friendly practices and ethical sourcing within the supply chain

Responsibilities

Key accountabilities and responsibilities:

• Core member of the Supply Chain Leadership team supporting broader business strategy and delivery of business objectives
• Promote safe working practices and demonstrate safety leadership at all times
• Act as a role model and champion Wood's vision, values, and behaviors
• Act as a role model to embed the Financial Management Framework across the business
• Act as an agent of change by developing and implementing supply chain improvement initiatives and projects to deliver efficiency, reduce costs, support growth, and embed controls across the business in relation to all third-party spend
• Support tendering activities and development of specific supply chain strategies to support business growth, including category strategies
• Identify resource requirements and deploy them to work assignments to meet operational and development needs
• Implement robust performance management and development plans for the team, ensuring any gaps are addressed and development and succession planning is managed effectively
• Provide effective functional leadership and governance to all deployed teams
• Manage and provide direction in the resolution of key supply chain management risk and compliance issues
• Ensure integration of all business units to ensure consistency of process, leverage of spend, and ultimately One Wood Supply Chain
• Implement and manage effective materials management processes across the region
• Deliver against internal and external in-year savings targets as per the business plan and provide effective reporting of such
• Support growth across the business by promoting insourcing and cross-selling opportunities and preventing leakage of spend outside of the business

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