Procurement Expediting Manager

Hellmann Worldwide Logistics; Abu Dhabi Emirate; On-site; AED 335,000 - 502,000; Full time

Job summary

Hellmann Worldwide Logistics is seeking a Control Tower Manager to expeditiously coordinate procurement and timely delivery of goods and services. You will oversee PO release to readiness, coordinating logistics and ensuring on-time, compliant execution for global shipments.

The role requires leading expediting teams, managing high-priority orders, and driving continuous improvement in supplier performance within UAE manufacturing and energy infrastructure contexts.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Industrial / Electrical Engineering, Supply Chain Management, or equivalent.
• 5 years of experience in procurement expediting, supply chain, or logistics, preferably within manufacturing - industrial or energy infrastructure environments in the UAE
• Experience with SAP ERP systems and supplier performance management
• Proficient in all Microsoft office applications (Excel, Word and Power Point)

Responsibilities

• Lead and supervise the expediting team, ensuring effective workload allocation based on PO priority and criticality
• Review daily SAP Purchase Order (PO) reports, assess urgency and assign work accordingly
• Personally manage critical, high priority and time sensitive orders
• Monitor team performance and ensure timely updates of PO status in SAP and reporting tools
• Maintain full visibility of the PO dashboard and provide accurate status updates to stakeholders
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance expediting processes and supplier performance
• Prepare supplier performance reviews and periodic management reports
• Expedite local and international Purchase Orders to ensure timely delivery in support of operations
• Coordinate with suppliers and vendors to monitor order progress and resolve delivery issues
• Identify risks, implement recovery plans and elevate delays in accordance with procedures
• Provide timely progress reports to procurement, end users and other stakeholders
• Ensure real time ERP updates for all PO milestones and shipment activities
• Act as the primary liaison between suppliers, procurement, end users, warehouse, finance and logistics teams
• Resolve supplier performance issues, delivery delays, payment related concerns and material discrepancies
• Support supplier performance evaluations and prepare vendor performance reports
• Ensure timely submission of quality verification documents and other contractual documentation
• Coordinate transportation planning and freight movements (air, sea, and land) where applicable
• Monitor shipments from suppliers through final delivery
• Coordinate with freight forwarders, warehouse, logistics providers and engineering teams to ensure timely delivery
• Manage other regulatory requirements
• Ensure warehouse readiness for incoming materials and timely receipt processing
• Deliver expediting support across global supplier time zones, including outages, emergencies, weekends and holidays
• Ensure adequate resource planning and business continuity through appropriate staffing and succession coverage
• Comply with all applicable HSE laws, PPE requirements, emergency response procedures, vehicle safety requirements and incident reporting procedures

Skills

Leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Industrial / Electrical Engineering, SCM, or equivalent

Tools

SAP ERP

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Word

Job description

Hellmann Worldwide Logistics is seeking a Control Tower Manager to expeditiously coordinate procurement and timely delivery of goods and services. You will oversee PO release to readiness, coordinating logistics and ensuring on-time, compliant execution for global shipments.

The role requires leading expediting teams, managing high-priority orders, and driving continuous improvement in supplier performance within UAE manufacturing and energy infrastructure contexts.