Commercial Procurement Manager (UAE National).

Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company; Dubai; On-site; AED 335,000 - 513,000; Full time

Job summary

Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company is seeking an experienced Procurement professional to drive category sourcing, manage tenders, and ensure value for money in the Dubai market. You will lead RFP/RFQ negotiations, track timelines, and report savings and KPI performance to senior management.

The role requires strong contract knowledge, ERP proficiency (Oracle), and excellent English; Arabic is a plus.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in Business, Law, Economics, Finance, Engineering or related discipline.
• Any Procurement related certification is a plus.
• Minimum 5-7 years of procurement & sourcing experience.
• Experience in telecommunications is a plus.
• Knowledge of contract laws and corporate terms and conditions.
• Excellent verbal and written English; Arabic preferred.

Responsibilities

• Support the category sourcing strategy development and ensure adherence by the department.
• Lead tender negotiations (RFP/RFQ) to achieve best value and budget targets.
• Track RFPs and RFQs against timelines and optimize sourcing activities.
• Deliver category management services including strategic sourcing and supplier performance.
• Negotiate and manage service and supply agreements; ensure timely compliance with policy.
• Provide weekly reports on savings, spend, and KPI performance; engage stakeholders.

Skills

Sourcing strategy

Tender negotiations

RFP/RFQ tracking

Contract management

Vendor management

Data analysis

ERP systems (Oracle)

MS Office

English & Arabic

Education

Bachelor degree in Business, Law, Economics, Finance, or Engineering

Procurement certification (plus)

Tools

Oracle ERP

Job description

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• Job Identification 12666
• Job Category Regulatory & Shared Services
• Posting Date 09/24/2026, 05:29 AM
• Degree Level Bachelor's Degree
• Job Schedule Full time
• Business Unit du

Job Description

Key Accountabilities

• Support the Category sourcing strategy development. Ensure that the sourcing strategies set out by the Management are followed by the department to deliver the desired results.
• Lead tender (RFP/RFQ) negotiations to ensure successful completion. Negotiate the best value for money and ensure that sourcing projects are meeting budget targets.
• Track RFP’s and RFQ’s against agreed timelines while optimizing sourcing activities timelines.

Commercial

• Responsible of category management and commercial contracts related activities within the Commercial Procurement categories of spend (mainly Outsourced Managed Services and General Corporate procurement categories)
• Participate in internal audit activities by providing necessary information to internal auditors.
• Organize periodic meetings with internal stakeholders to understand and agree on way forward for relevant category sourcing requirements.
• Lead contract negotiations to ensure successful completion. Negotiate the best value for money and ensure that sourcing projects are meeting budget targets.
• Report savings and validate monthly ERP reports ensuring that individual targets are met.
• Assess major suppliers’ performance and prepare report to management.
• Provide Management with weekly reports on RFP’s progress, category spend, savings and performance against KPI’s.
• Build, maintain and strengthen positive relation with internal customer based on support and advice and improve BUs satisfaction by conducting satisfaction surveys after each RFP
• Ensure that all legal and contractual matters from commercial perspective are addressed efficiently and in a timely manner.
• Share and educate internal customers about any amendment of the procurement policy and procedures.
• Ensure that proposals are obtained from vendors on time through the digital procurement platforms.
• Review standard PO’s, blanket PO’s, consignment PO’s and contract PO’s and ensure data integrity is preserved.
• Deliver category management services, including strategic sourcing, process improvement, risk management, supplier performance management, and continuous cost and performanceimprovement
• Analyze supply base, category market conditions, stakeholder requirements, pricing trends, andcompetitive benchmarking to determine appropriate sourcing strategies;
• Develop and implement cost savings/value creation projects across professional services
  categories; Manage & Report savings and validate monthly ERP reports ensuring that individual targets are met; Establish and evaluate performance dashboard/metrics for professional services, support and maintenance and managed services categories (including FLM) categories
• Structure, negotiate, and manage service and supply agreements with suppliers, including
  complex long-term strategic agreements, short-term transactional agreements and project-based agreements; Ensure that all legal and contractual matters from commercial perspective are addressed efficiently and in a timely manner.
• Proactively engage, influence, and collaborate with the IT, Network, Finance, Legal, Quality, and Service Operations teams to ensure alignment on business objectives and project plans
• Drive stakeholder engagement within the IT, Professional Services, Service Operations, FLM, Finance, Legal, etc. Educate internal customers about any amendment of the procurement policy and procedures.
• Ensure compliance with purchasing policies and procedures, business code ofconduct, ethical practices and adherence to relevant laws and regulations; Participate in internal audit activities by providing necessary information to internal auditors.
• Project Management: Track RFP’s and RFQ’s against agreed timelines while optimizing sourcing activities timelines.

IT

4.Qualifications, experience, skills and competencies

Qualifications :

• Minimum Bachelor degree in Business, Law, Economics, Finance, Engineering or related discipline
• Any Procurement related certification it’s a plus
• Minimum 5-7 years of procurement & sourcing experience.
• Experience in telecommunications is a plus
• In-depth Knowledge of key commercial elements and pricing structures of supplier’s contracts
• Knowledge of contract laws, and a complete understanding of Corporate T’s & C’s
• Demonstrated knowledge of procurement systems, processes, and procedures
• Demonstrated category management expertise in one or more of the following IT (Professional Services,Application Development and Application Maintenance, Support and Maintenance contract, Outsourcing services, Managed Services) and Network
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite
• Knowledge of Contracts and Corporate Terms and Conditions.
• Good Knowledge of ERP system (Oracle).
• Excellent verbal & written English & preferably Arabic.
• Analytical skills.
• Numerical and problem-solving skills
• Proven excellence in professional services contract language, contract negotiation, contract
  management, conflict resolution and customer service skills
• Demonstrated project management and execution skills with ability to manage multiple large
  complex projects with competing priorities and timelines
• Strong organizational skills, including the ability to plan, implement, and execute procurement
  strategies
• Ability to quickly analyze data, as well as extrapolate and communicate insights
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills—reading, writing, and listening

Experience :

• Level 1 for Band 6, Level 2 for Band 5, level 3 for Band 4, level 4 for Band 3.

Skills

Please provide the level of competency as per the grade: Level 1 for Band 6, Level 2 for Band 5, level 3 for Band 4, level 4 for Band 3.

• Think strategically (Level 3 of 5)
• Achieve tangible results (Level 3 of 5)
• Lead breakthrough change (Level 3 of 5)
• Exceed customer expectations (Level 3 of 5)
• Nurture, Inspire and Motivate (Level 3 of 5)
• Target win-win outcomes (Level 3 of 5)