Head of Procurement - UAE National

OmanYP; United Arab Emirates; On-site; AED 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

OmanYP in the United Arab Emirates is seeking a Head of Procurement to lead the group-wide strategy and governance across multiple entities. The role focuses on strategic sourcing, supplier consolidation, major tenders, and contract negotiations to maximise value.

You will drive ERP-enabled processes, ensure compliance with governance and ethics, and coach a procurement team to deliver cost savings and risk management across direct and indirect spend.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Procurement, Business Administration, or a related discipline.
• MBA or equivalent postgraduate qualification advantageous.
• Professional certification such as CIPS preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement a group-wide procurement strategy aligned with business objectives.
• Establish procurement policies, procedures, governance frameworks, and approval processes.
• Lead strategic sourcing initiatives across direct and indirect spend categories.
• Drive supplier consolidation to maximise group purchasing leverage.
• Oversee major tenders, RFQs, sourcing strategies, and contract negotiations.
• Establish supplier evaluation, performance management, and risk assessment frameworks.
• Deliver cost-saving, value engineering, and procurement efficiency initiatives.
• Ensure compliance with governance, audit, regulatory, and ethical standards.
• Lead procurement process standardisation through ERP and procurement systems.
• Provide leadership, coaching, and functional direction to procurement teams.

Skills

Strategic sourcing

Category management

Supplier governance

Senior procurement leadership

Contract negotiations

Cost-saving

Value engineering

ERP procurement systems

Education

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain/ Procurement/ Business Administration

MBA or postgraduate qualification

CIPS certification

Tools

SAP

Job description

Large diversified regional organisation operating across multiple sectors.

• Develop and implement a group-wide procurement strategy aligned with business objectives.
• Establish procurement policies, procedures, governance frameworks, and approval processes.
• Lead strategic sourcing initiatives across direct and indirect spend categories.
• Drive supplier consolidation to maximise group purchasing leverage.
• Oversee major tenders, RFQs, sourcing strategies, and contract negotiations.
• Establish supplier evaluation, performance management, and risk assessment frameworks.
• Deliver cost-saving, value engineering, and procurement efficiency initiatives.
• Ensure compliance with governance, audit, regulatory, and ethical standards.
• Lead procurement process standardisation through ERP and procurement systems.
• Provide leadership, coaching, and functional direction to procurement teams.

A successful Head of Procurement UAEN should have:

• UAE National ONLY
• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Procurement, Business Administration, or a related discipline.
• MBA or equivalent postgraduate qualification advantageous.
• Professional certification such as CIPS preferred.
• Minimum 12-15 years of progressive procurement or supply chain experience.
• Proven senior procurement leadership experience within large, multi-entity organisations.
• Strong expertise in strategic sourcing, category management, and supplier governance.
• Demonstrated success in high‑value contract negotiations and supplier consolidation.
• Experience working with ERP and procurement systems such as SAP or equivalent.
• Exposure to manufacturing, FMCG, food production, agriculture, or industrial sectors preferred.
• Experience operating within structured governance, audit, and approval frameworks.