Marketing Operations & Sourcing Lead

Air Arabia; Sharjah; On-site; AED 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Air Arabia seeks a Marketing Procurement Specialist to source marketing production and materials across the network. You will identify suppliers, negotiate competitive rates and SLAs, and coordinate with marketing, e-commerce, and partners to fulfil campaign briefs and budgets.

You will manage artwork conformity with branding standards, oversee budget preparation, and handle purchase orders, invoice approvals, and monthly expenditure reporting for multiple hubs, under high‑pressure timelines.

Qualifications

• Fluent in English and Arabic; excellent communication skills.
• Proven experience in marketing procurement, agency coordination.

Responsibilities

• Spearheads sourcing of marketing production and materials (printing, digital, banners, giveaways, display stands).
• negotiates prices and SLAs with suppliers to meet budgets and quality targets.
• Coordinates between marketing, CC, hubs, e-commerce, and partners to confirm requirements and briefs.
• Manages workflow and delegates tasks to creative and studio teams.
• Ensures artwork conforms to branding standards and approves timely production.
• Prepares budgets for ATL/BTL marketing expenditure across hubs and submits to Finance.
• Issues LPOs, verifies invoices, and generates monthly expenditure reports.

Skills

English fluency

Arabic fluency

Education

Bachelor Degree in Marketing, Management or equivalent

Graphic Design certificate

Job description

Air Arabia seeks a Marketing Procurement Specialist to source marketing production and materials across the network. You will identify suppliers, negotiate competitive rates and SLAs, and coordinate with marketing, e-commerce, and partners to fulfil campaign briefs and budgets.

You will manage artwork conformity with branding standards, oversee budget preparation, and handle purchase orders, invoice approvals, and monthly expenditure reporting for multiple hubs, under high‑pressure timelines.