Sourcing & Vendor Management

• Lead end-to-end sourcing processes including RFI, RFQ, and RFP across technology, services, and operational categories

• Evaluate suppliers using total cost of ownership (TCO) including (cost, quality, risk, and service)—not only purchase price.

• Conduct market intelligence and benchmarking to ensure the Group procures the most economical goods and services.

Contract & Compliance Management

• Draft, review, and manage procurement contracts in coordination with Legal, Finance, and business stakeholders

• Ensure all procurement activities comply with internal policies, approval authority matrices, and applicable UAE regulatory requirements. Maintain accurate and auditable procurement records, documentation, and contract repositories

• Manage the complete contract lifecycle including renewals, amendments, expiry monitoring, and commercial renegotiations.

Purchasing Operations

• Process and manage purchase requisitions, purchase orders, and goods/services receipts in a timely manner

• Liaise with Finance to ensure smooth PO-to-invoice workflows and resolve payment queries with vendors

• Monitor open orders, delivery timelines, and escalate supply issues proactively

Spend and analysis reporting

• Track and analyse spend data across categories to identify savings opportunities and consolidation potential

• Prepare regular procurement reports, dashboards, and category performance summaries for management

• Own procurement savings reporting, cost avoidance reporting, and procurement dashboards.

• • Forecast procurement demand and identify aggregation opportunities across group entities.
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