Senior Automotive Procurement Category Lead

AlFuttaim; Dubai; On-site; AED 350,000 - 650,000; Full time

Job summary

Al-Futtaim is seeking an experienced Procurement Category Lead to manage strategic sourcing and category management initiatives across its automotive business units in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The role focuses on developing procurement strategies for direct and indirect spend, improving supplier performance, and driving cost optimization in alignment with business objectives.

With 7–10 years in procurement, the candidate will oversee Source-to-Contract activities, lead commercial

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree is required.
• Master's degree is preferred.
• CIPS qualification or equivalent is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement automotive procurement category strategies across spend.
• Lead Source-to-Contract processes and supplier negotiations.
• Monitor supplier performance and drive improvements.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to align procurement with business goals.

Skills

Strategic procurement

Automotive category management

Supplier relationship management

Negotiation

Stakeholder management

Procurement project management

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree preferred

CIPS qualification desirable

Tools

Should-cost modelling

Value chain mapping

Total cost of ownership analysis

Job description

Al-Futtaim is seeking an experienced Procurement Category Lead to manage strategic sourcing and category management initiatives across its automotive business units in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The role focuses on developing procurement strategies for direct and indirect spend, improving supplier performance, and driving cost optimization in alignment with business objectives.

With 7–10 years in procurement, the candidate will oversee Source-to-Contract activities, lead commercial