Procurement Associate — SAP/Ariba, Audit-Ready Ops

EDGE; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

EDGE, based in Abu Dhabi, is seeking a Procurement Associate to provide accurate admin support across procurement. You will handle PRs and POs in SAP/Ariba, maintain records, coordinate with buyers, suppliers, and finance, and ensure transactions are properly documented and auditable.

You will manage supplier inquiries, support GR/IR, produce KPI reports, and assist governance processes to keep procurement operations efficient and compliant within a regulated manufacturing environment.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of experience in procurement administration, supply chain support, or operations within a structured organization.
• Hands-on experience with ERP-based PR and PO processing, preferably SAP or SAP Ariba.
• Familiarity with procurement documentation workflows, approval routing, and records management.
• Experience supporting invoice matching or GR/IR reconciliation is an advantage.
• Background in defence, aerospace, or regulated manufacturing environments preferred.

Responsibilities

• Purchase Requisition & PO Processing: Receive, validate, and process purchase requisitions in SAP and Ariba when required.
• Check completeness and DoA compliance before routing for approval.
• Create and issue purchase orders once approvals are confirmed.
• Ensure all POs are acknowledged by suppliers within the required timeframe.
• Procurement Records & Document Management: Maintain accurate and complete procurement records including PRs, POs, quotations, bid evaluations, contracts, and supplier correspondence.
• Ensure all documents are filed in the correct system with version control and are retrievable for audit within defined SLAs.
• Supplier & Stakeholder Coordination: Act as the first point of contact for routine supplier queries on PO status, payment, and documentation.
• Coordinate document exchange between buyers, suppliers, finance, and logistics.
• Escalate non-routine issues to the relevant Buyer or Procurement Manager.
• Invoice & GR/IR Coordination: Support the matching of supplier invoices against purchase orders and goods receipt records in SAP.
• Flag discrepancies to the Buyer or Finance team and track resolution.
• Ensure GR/IR clearing items are addressed promptly to avoid aged open items.
• Reporting & KPI Traceability: Maintain structured daily, weekly, and monthly reporting on open POs, overdue deliveries, pending approvals, and GR/IR exceptions.
• Issue daily alerts on POs at risk of delay.
• Prepare weekly open order reports for the Procurement Manager.
• Compile monthly governance inputs with all figures traceable to SAP transaction records for full audit readiness.

Skills

PR/PO processing (ERP)

SAP Ariba

Documentation workflows

GR/IR reconciliation

Defense/aerospace familiarity

Tools

SAP

Ariba

Microsoft Excel

Job description

EDGE, based in Abu Dhabi, is seeking a Procurement Associate to provide accurate admin support across procurement. You will handle PRs and POs in SAP/Ariba, maintain records, coordinate with buyers, suppliers, and finance, and ensure transactions are properly documented and auditable.

You will manage supplier inquiries, support GR/IR, produce KPI reports, and assist governance processes to keep procurement operations efficient and compliant within a regulated manufacturing environment.