Head - Procurement (Technology)

Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank; Abu Dhabi; Hybrid; AED 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Life & personal accident insurance

Paid leave & airfare

Staff discounts

Education assistance

Flexible working

Learning & development

Job summary

ADCB’s Finance team seeks a senior technology procurement leader to drive bank-wide sourcing, negotiate with hyperscalers and software providers, and manage strategic supplier relationships.

You will oversee a pan-ADCB procurement framework and guide the team to deliver best-value contracts while mitigating risk.

With 10+ years in technology procurement and a CIPS credential, you will influence senior stakeholders and contribute to budgeting and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of technology procurement, strategic sourcing and vendor management leadership.
• Bachelor’s degree in finance, economics, or business administration.
• CIPS accreditation or equivalent required.
• Proven track record leading large-scale technology procurement initiatives and complex negotiations.
• Experience negotiating with major global technology vendors including hyperscalers and software providers.
• Strong understanding of technology contracts, licensing models, and vendor risk considerations.
• Ability to influence and manage relationships with senior business, technology, and supplier stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead the implementation of a bank-wide technology procurement strategy to optimize value from relationships with key vendors.
• Negotiate and execute complex technology contracts with hyperscalers, software providers, system integrators and managed service vendors.
• Manage strategic supplier relationships across technology categories; ensure value, performance, and risk management.
• Oversee procurement framework implementation to enable best-value goods and services from simple purchases to large-scale infrastructure and services.
• Provide inputs to the Procurement Committee for strategic transactions and partnerships.

Skills

Technology procurement

Vendor management

Contract negotiation

Strategic sourcing

Stakeholder influence

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Economics or Business Administration

CIPS accreditation

Job description

Embark on a journey where your unique contributions are celebrated, and your professional growth is embraced. At ADCB, we nurture a diverse, inclusive community where every voice is valued.

About the Business Area - Finance

As a Finance team, we are partners to the business in achieving the company’s goals and driving the banks performance. We have been able to significantly add value in guiding and influencing decisions through our insight and understanding of the numbers. We focus on our clients and customers, on building deep and long-standing relationships and on improving the quality of our service and solutions; whilst balancing the pursuit of growth focusing on disciplined management of costs and risks, keeping a firm grip on liquidity and capital.

In this role, your key responsibilities include

• Lead the implementation of a Bank-wide procurement strategy which in order to effectively manage Bank-wide supply and demand, and to drive maximum value from relationships with the Bank’s key vendors and providers in the technology space
• Negotiate and execute complex technology contracts with hyperscalers, software providers, system integrators, and managed service vendors.
• Manage strategic supplier relationships across key technology categories, ensuring commercial value, service performance, and risk management.
• Oversee the implementation of a pan-ADCB procurement framework which enables the Bank to seek best-value goods and services from simple product purchases through to significant infrastructure, technology, risk and insurance, consultancy and other services
• Implement significant Bank-wide or infrastructure procurement initiatives, overseeing vendor selection, contract negotiation and demand planning in order to drive maximum value for the Bank
• Manage long-term procurement strategies that ensure alignment with the requirements of the Bank and to ensure that Bank-wide procurement activity drives maximum value
• Oversee all aspects of vendor relationship management with critical suppliers, partners and third parties in order to effectively manage and negotiate with the supply side, to build effective long term supply contracts and to extract best value for the Bank
• Direct internal demand management in order to streamline demand requirements, offer alternative more appropriate solutions and ensure the Bank effectively uses its size and bargaining power to secure contracts of best value
• Provide inputs to the Procurement Committee for strategic transactions or partnerships as per delegated authorities in order to ensure evaluation and selection of the key vendors
• Manage self and team in line with ADCB’s people management policies, procedures, processes and practices to ensure adherence and to maximise own and employee contribution to business performance
• Manage the effective achievement of the team’s objectives through setting individual objectives, managing performance, developing the team and providing formal and informal feedback to maximise overall performance, engagement and motivation
• Contribute to the preparation of the business area’s budget and manage and monitor the financial performance against the budget so that areas of unsatisfactory performance are identified, rectified promptly and potential performance improvement opportunities are capitalised upon
• Recommend and implement improvements to departmental policies, procedures and processes covering all areas of activity so that all relevant procedural requirements are fulfilled while ensuring that ADCB delivers best-in-class services, products and innovation
• Identify opportunities to contribute to organisational and departmental change initiatives, programmes and projects taking into account best practice and standards in the business environment
• Demonstrate Our Promise and apply the ADCB Service Standards to deliver the Bank’s required levels of service in all internal and external customer interactions

The ideal candidate should have the following experience

• Minimum 10 years' experience in technology procurement, strategic sourcing, and vendor management, with progressively increasing leadership responsibility.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Economics or Business Administration
• Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (CIPS) accreditation or equivalent
• roven track record leading large-scale technology procurement initiatives, including complex commercial negotiations and contract execution.
• Extensive experience negotiating with major global technology vendors, including hyperscalers, enterprise software providers, and technology services organisations.
• Strong understanding of technology contracts, commercial structures, licensing models, and vendor risk considerations.
• Demonstrated ability to influence and manage relationships with senior business, technology, and supplier stakeholders.

What we offer

Competitive Salary Additionally, all employees are eligible to participate in one of our rewarding variable pay plans.

Comprehensive Benefits Package: This includes market-leading medical insurance, group life and personal accident insurance, paid leave and leave airfare, employee preferential rates on loans and finance facilities, staff discounts and offers, and children education assistance (for certain job levels).

Flexible and Remote Working Options: We understand the importance of work-life balance and offer flexible working arrangements, subject to eligibility and job requirements.

Learning and Development Opportunities: We value and facilitate continuous learning and personal development through a variety of exciting learning opportunities, such as structured instructor-led courses, a comprehensive e-learning catalog, on-the-job training, and professional development programs.