Procurement Representative

Ecolab; Dubai; On-site; AED 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Ecolab is seeking a Procurement Representative to support procurement activities across the Middle East and Pakistan. You will work with internal stakeholders, tollers, vendors, planners, finance and supply chain teams to manage sourcing requirements, pricing updates, vendor onboarding, and invoice resolution.

Geographic scope includes UAE, Oman, Qatar, Kuwait and Pakistan; you will help drive cost savings, supplier performance and working capital while maintaining strong cross-functional

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in a related field.
• 4-5 years of procurement/supply chain/vendor management experience.
• Ability to manage RFQs, pricing follow-ups, vendor coordination, and internal stakeholder communication.
• Strong attention to detail in pricing updates, ERP data and invoices.
• Experience with ERP systems and vendor onboarding processes.
• Experience supporting quarterly RFQs, pricing reviews, and system pricing updates.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate toller activities in the region, including commercial follow-up, pricing control and relationship management.
• Support raw material and packaging material pricing control, including quarterly pricing reviews and system updates.
• Conduct RFQs for quarterly purchase requirements and ad-hoc sourcing needs including commodity requirements.
• Handle local planning requirements for re-labeling and packaging requirements.
• Own end-to-end vendor creation including ERP registration, vendor documentation and onboarding requirements.
• Support resolution of vendor payment delays, blocked invoices, invoice corrections and releases with finance and internal stakeholders.
• Track and support working capital-related activities including DPO and DSO, while improving vendor experience and internal process efficiency.

Skills

Strong communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Procurement, Business Administration, Finance, Engineering or related field

Tools

Excel

Outlook

Power BI

Job description

Ecolab is a global sustainability leader offering water hygiene and infection prevention solutions and services that protect people and the resources vital to life. Building on more than a century of innovation Ecolab has annual sales of $16 billion employs approximately 48000 associates and operates in more than 170 countries around the world. The Middle East and Africa Market is one of our highest-potential growth markets. We are looking for a Procurement Representative to support procurement activities across Middle east and Pakistan this role you will work closely with internal stakeholders tollers vendors planners finance and supply chain teams to manage sourcing requirements pricing updates vendor onboarding invoice resolution and commercial support.

Whats in it For You

• Opportunity to manage a meaningful regional procurement scope across UAE Oman Qatar Kuwait and Pakistan.

• Exposure to toller management vendor management pricing control RFQs and localization projects.

• Ability to support a growing spend portfolio across more than 60 vendors and tollers.

• Opportunity to contribute to annual savings

• Cross-functional engagement with planning finance supply chain operations and commercial teams.

• A role where your actions directly support supplier performance cost optimization working capital and business continuity.

What You Will Do

• Coordinate toller activities the region including commercial follow-up pricing control and relationship management.

• Support raw material and packaging material pricing control including quarterly pricing reviews and system updates.

• Conduct RFQs for quarterly purchase requirements and ad-hoc sourcing needs including commodity requirements

• Handle local planning requirements for re-labeling and packaging requirements.

• Own the end-to-end vendor creation process including ERP registration vendor documentation credit forms customer forms and related onboarding requirements.

• Support resolution of vendor payment delays blocked invoices invoice corrections and invoice releases in coordination with finance and internal stakeholders.

• Track and support working capital-related activities including DPO and DSO follow-up while helping improve vendor experience and internal process efficiency.

Position Details

• Geographic scope: Middle East and Pakistan.

• Key stakeholders: Procurement Supply Chain Contract Manufacturers

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Supply Chain Procurement Business Administration Finance Engineering or a related field.

• Minimum 4-5 years of experience in procurement sourcing supply chain vendor management

• Ability to manage RFQs pricing follow-ups vendor coordination and internal stakeholder communication.

• Strong attention to detail particularly in pricing updates ERP data vendor documentation and invoice resolution.

• Ability to navigate under high-stakes short deadline situations

• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office tools especially Excel Outlook and Power BI

• Strong communication skills in English.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in direct procurement chemical procurement packaging procurement or toller/co-packer management.

• Experience working with suppliers and tollers across UAE GCC and Pakistan.

• Familiarity with ERP systems vendor onboarding processes invoice correction workflows and payment resolution.

• Experience supporting quarterly RFQs pricing reviews commercial negotiations and system pricing updates.

• Strong analytical mindset with the ability to track spend savings supplier performance and working capital-related metrics.

• Ability to work independently while maintaining strong collaboration with planning finance and supply chain teams.

Required Experience

Unclear Seniority