SPE Specialist

Role Purpose

The SPE Specialist plays a vital role in supporting strategic decision-making through

follow up, issues solving, financial planning, analysis, and performance reporting.

Working closely with commercial and operational teams, this role provides insights into

key business drivers.

The ideal candidate will combine strong analytical skills with business acumen to drive

strong business performance and support growth initiatives

Key RESPONSIBILITIES:

- Maintain proactive, professional relationships with suppliers to
ensure operational continuity and strong partnership.
- Drive follow-ups on SOA collection, invoice status, pending
deductions, and payment queries.
- Monitor supplier performance trends and coordinate corrective
actions where needed.

- Ensure suppliers submit Statements of Account by the 15th of
each month and chase late submissions.
- Coordinate with supply chain and operations to investigate and
resolve invoice mismatches or disputes.
- Validate and obtain credit notes for pending deductions;
escalate unresolved items to finance.

- Ensure supplier financial practices comply with Bahrain
regulations and company policies.
- Prepare, register and follow the approval flow for supplier BDAs(Business Deal Agreements); manage signatures and stamping.
- Maintain accurate contract and document records for audit
readiness.

- Monitor daily product availability to maximize obtainability and
minimize stockouts.
- Track and analyze suppliers fill rate performance; identify root
causes of shortfalls and coordinate remediation.
- Work with commercial and supply chain teams to optimize
inventory levels and turnover.

- Coordinate with commercial, marketing, operations and finance
to align promotions, timelines and financial reconciliations.
- Follow up on promotions/marketing credit notes and ensure
timely supplier reimbursements and documentation.
- Act as the point of contact for operational issues impacting
supplier performance.

- Produce and maintain regular KPI dashboards and reports to
track supplier and category performance.
- Key KPIs to own and report:
o SOA Collection Rate (monthly % collected by 15th)
o Pending Deductions Cleared (value and count)
o Invoice Resolution Time (average days to close issues)
o Supplier Fill Rate (%)
o Item Availability / Obtainability (%)
o Inventory Turnover / Days of Cover
- Provide insights and recommended actions based on KPI trends;
present findings to stakeholders.

JOB SPECIFICATIONS:

. 2–4 minimum years in supplier/vendor management, procurement,
or financial coordination.
. Strong knowledge of supplier performance metrics (fill rate,
availability, inventory).
. Experience working with finance and commercial teams.
. Knowledge of KSA regulatory requirements and commercial policies.
. Proficiency in MS Excel for reporting and analysis.

Education and Certification Minimum Requirements:

. Bachelors degree in business administration, Supply Chain
Management, Finance, or a related field.
. Relevant certifications (e.g., Procurement, Supply Chain, Vendor
Management) are a plus.