Head of Procurement

Foreground Consultancy; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 700,000 - 1,100,000; Full time

Job summary

Foreground Consultancy in the UAE seeks a Head of Procurement to lead strategic sourcing, supplier negotiations, and procurement policy across a large organisation. This role focuses on cost optimisation, supplier performance, and contract standardisation, implementing frameworks that support transparency and compliance.

It will work closely with operations, finance, and legal teams to support business requirements.

Qualifications

• Senior procurement leadership experience in large organisations.
• Strong exposure to strategic sourcing and supplier negotiations.
• Experience in UAE or GCC markets preferred.
• Commercial acumen and governance discipline.
• Ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategic sourcing and supplier negotiations.
• Develop and implement procurement policy and frameworks.
• Drive cost optimisation and value creation.
• Collaborate with operations, finance and legal teams.
• Manage senior procurement professionals and influence enterprise decisions.

Skills

Operations

Transparency

Compliance

Sourcing

Business Requirements

Purchasing

Procurement

Finance

Business

Leadership

Management

Education

Professional procurement qualifications (advantageous)

Job description

Our Client

Our client is a large UAE-based organisation with significant procurement spend across projects, operations, and services. The business is strengthening its procurement governance and supplier management practices.

The Role

The Head of Procurement will lead strategic sourcing, supplier negotiations, and procurement policy across the organisation. This role will focus on cost optimisation, supplier performance, and contract standardisation. A key responsibility will be implementing procurement frameworks that support transparency, compliance, and value creation. The role will work closely with operations, finance, and legal teams to support business requirements. The position will manage senior procurement professionals and influence enterprise-wide purchasing decisions.

Candidate Profile

The ideal candidate will have senior procurement leadership experience within large organisations or project-driven environments. Strong exposure to strategic sourcing and supplier negotiations is essential. Experience in the UAE or GCC markets is highly preferred. The candidate must demonstrate commercial acumen, governance discipline, and the ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders. Professional procurement qualifications are advantageous.

Required Skills:

• Operations
• Transparency
• Compliance
• Sourcing
• Business Requirements
• Purchasing
• Procurement
• Finance
• Business
• Leadership
• Management