Manager - Procurement Excellence

ADNOC Abu Dhabi UAE; Al Ruways Industrial City; On-site; AED 535,680 - 725,400; Full time

Job summary

ADNOC Group in Abu Dhabi Emirate is seeking a senior Procurement leader to drive excellence across the group’s procurement and commercial operations. You will lead governance, process improvement, and transformation programs to raise efficiency, control, and service quality.

The role requires deep experience in procurement, with a track record of implementing standardized practices, improving cycle times, and aligning with internal controls and policy frameworks across multiple business units.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Minimum 15 years of procurement, supply chain, or commercial operations experience.
• At least 8 years of supervisory responsibilities with teams and budgets.
• 5+ years hands-on procurement experience, preferably in oil and gas.
• Strong understanding of contracts, purchasing, inventory, and supplier management.
• Proven ability to lead process excellence initiatives and governance alignment.

Responsibilities

• Lead continuous improvement of procurement operations across ADNOC Group.
• Review processes to identify inefficiencies and gaps.
• Design and pilot structured improvement initiatives.
• Guide organizational alignment during procurement transformation.
• Monitor outcomes and sustain improvements post-rollout.
• Ensure compliance with policies, standards, and internal controls.

Skills

Procurement excellence

Purchasing operations

Supply chain management

Procurement transformation

Commercial operations

Process improvement

Governance

Policy alignment

Internal controls

KPI monitoring

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Supply Chain Management

Job description

Manager - Procurement Excellence

Overview

Location: Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates
Industry: Oil and Energy
Function: Purchasing
Job Type: Full-time

Job Details

Country: United Arab Emirates
City: Abu Dhabi Emirate
Industry: Oil and Energy
Function: Purchasing
Salary: 48000-65000 (per month)

Key Responsibilities

• Lead continuous enhancement of procurement and commercial operations across ADNOC Group, focusing on process excellence, governance, efficiency, and operational consistency.
• Review existing procurement processes, operating practices, control points, and service delivery models to identify inefficiencies, duplication, delays, and gaps.
• Design and implement structured improvement initiatives that reduce cycle time, improve service quality, and strengthen procurement execution across business units.
• Pilot new procurement practices, tools, workflows and ways of working before wider implementation across ADNOC Group companies.
• Guide organizational alignment during procurement transformation initiatives to ensure improved processes are understood, accepted, and embedded into daily operations.
• Strengthen procurement operations by refining execution practices, improving coordination, and standardizing process performance across relevant functions.
• Monitor implementation outcomes and adjust process improvement initiatives to sustain operational excellence after rollout.
• Ensure enhanced procurement practices remain aligned with approved policies, standards, governance frameworks, internal controls, and business requirements.
• Embed control mechanisms into procurement operations to reinforce governance adherence, process discipline, and reliable execution.
• Collaborate with ADNOC Group companies, procurement teams, commercial stakeholders, internal departments, and leadership teams to promote consistency in process execution.
• Facilitate cross‑functional alignment to support seamless implementation of operational improvements and leading procurement practices.
• Identify risks caused by process inefficiencies, weak controls, unclear ownership, or implementation gaps and introduce corrective actions.
• Strengthen process integrity by improving documentation, workflow clarity, accountability, performance tracking, and compliance checkpoints.
• Promote a continuous improvement culture by engaging stakeholders, communicating process changes, and increasing awareness of enhanced procurement practices.
• Support capability building across procurement teams so improved practices are sustained beyond the initial implementation phase.
• Plan and supervise departmental personnel, activities, and resources to achieve division objectives in an efficient and cost‑conscious manner.
• Support employee development through competency building, personal development plans, succession planning, and talent pipeline initiatives in coordination with the Human Capability Group.
• Contribute to Emiratization objectives by supporting the development of UAE nationals within the department.
• Compile input for division budgets and monitor department expenditure against approved budget levels.
• Investigate and reconcile significant budget variances to support effective performance management and cost control.
• Lead implementation of department policies, systems, processes, standards, procedures, and internal controls in line with company and international standards.
• Implement performance management practices for department personnel and monitor KPIs linked to annual performance contracts and balanced scorecard requirements.
• Review and recommend department structure improvements to make better use of human capital and support business objectives.
• Encourage innovation, employee motivation, and change management initiatives that improve department operations and service delivery.
• Propose internal process improvements against best practices and ISO‑aligned standards to create intelligent solutions for operational challenges.
• Support HSE culture within the department and ensure compliance with relevant HSE policies, procedures, controls, legislation, and sustainability guidelines.
• Ensure department employees receive adequate HSE training and induction in line with required standards.
• Prepare department MIS, progress updates, performance reports, and management information to support accurate and timely business decisions.
• Maintain regular communication with line management, SVP‑level stakeholders, procurement policy teams, and group company counterparts.
• Coordinate with internal and external auditors on procurement governance, control, compliance, and audit‑related matters.
• Engage with third‑party service providers, suppliers, consultants, industry experts, shareholders, and partners when required for information exchange and technical discussion.

Ideal Profile

• Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain Management, Information Technology, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Minimum 15 years of relevant experience in procurement, supply chain, commercial operations, process improvement, or procurement transformation.
• At least 8 years of supervisory experience with responsibility for teams, resources, budgets, performance, or operational delivery.
• Minimum 5 years of hands‑on procurement experience, preferably within the oil and gas industry.
• Strong expertise across procurement and supply chain areas including contracts and purchasing, inventory and warehousing, supplier registration, pre‑qualification, and supplier relationship management.
• Proven ability to lead process excellence initiatives, governance alignment, operating model improvements, and procurement transformation programs.
• Strong understanding of procurement policies, procedures, internal controls, audit requirements, commercial governance, and risk mitigation.
• Practical experience working with group companies, internal stakeholders, auditors, suppliers, consultants, and third‑party service providers.
• Strong commercial awareness with the ability to evaluate operational impact, cost implications, service efficiency, and control requirements.
• Excellent analytical capability with the ability to identify root causes, assess process performance, and recommend practical improvements.
• Strong problem‑solving skills with a structured approach to improvement planning, implementation tracking, and stakeholder adoption.
• Leadership experience in managing teams, developing employee capability, supporting performance management, and strengthening department effectiveness.
• Ability to work in a large Oil and Energy organization where governance, service quality, operational discipline, and stakeholder alignment are essential.
• Strong communication, facilitation, reporting, change management, and cross‑functional coordination skills.

Skills Set

• Procurement excellence
• Purchasing operations
• Supply chain management
• Procurement transformation
• Commercial operations
• Process improvement
• Continuous improvement
• Procurement governance
• Policy alignment
• Internal controls
• Contracts and purchasing
• Inventory management
• Warehousing operations
• Supplier registration
• Supplier pre‑qualification
• Supplier relationship management
• Operating model improvement
• Change enablement
• Risk mitigation
• Process integrity
• Service delivery improvement
• Cycle time reduction
• Stakeholder management
• Cross‑functional coordination
• Audit coordination
• MIS reporting
• KPI monitoring
• Budget control
• Performance management
• ISO standards
• HSE compliance
• Capability building
• Emiratization support
• Commercial awareness
• Analytical competency
• Problem solving

Why Join Us

This position gives an experienced procurement leader the opportunity to influence how procurement and commercial operations perform across one of the UAE’s most important energy groups. The role offers strong exposure to governance improvement, procurement transformation, operational performance, supplier processes, and group‑wide change adoption in Abu Dhabi Emirate. It is well suited for a professional who wants to move beyond routine purchasing work and help build smarter, faster, more controlled, and more sustainable procurement practices in a high‑value Oil and Energy environment.

About the Company

ADNOC Group is a leading UAE energy organization operating across Abu Dhabi’s oil and gas value chain. The company supports major upstream, downstream, industrial, commercial, and supply chain activities with a strong focus on safety, governance, operational excellence, sustainability, and long‑term value creation. ADNOC Group provides experienced professionals with the opportunity to contribute to strategic energy operations, strengthen business performance, and support the continued growth of Abu Dhabi Emirate’s energy sector.