Senior Outsourcing Manager

Walker Lovell; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Senior-level base package

Performance-linked bonus

Housing and transportation included

Autonomy to build network

Job summary

Walker Lovell in Abu Dhabi seeks a senior professional to build a global supplier network for a major fertilizer business. You’ll own an outsourcing function across MENA and Asia, developing strategic supplier relationships and expanding beyond a regional base.

You’ll have autonomy to grow the network, meet clear commercial KPIs, and travel internationally to key fertilizer markets while collaborating with senior leadership to expand volumes and market reach.

Qualifications

• Proven fertilizer trading or sourcing experience.
• Strong knowledge of nitrogen fertilizers and exposure to phosphate markets.
• Market experience across MENA region and/or Asia.
• Commercially minded with an entrepreneurial approach to network-building.

Responsibilities

• Build a scalable third-party supplier network, initially across MENA, then Asia and China.
• Develop relationships with fertilizer producers, suppliers and trading partners to unlock sourcing opportunities.
• Shape the outsourcing network with autonomy to recommend agents, representation and resources where justified.
• Collaborate closely with senior sales leadership against KPIs and growth targets.

Skills

Fertilizer trading

Supplier development

International networks

Autonomous work

Job description

Travel: international travel across MENA region and Asia as needed

Compensation: Strong senior-level package + performance-linked bonus

Build a Global Supplier Network

Take ownership of a newly dedicated outsourcing function within a globally respected fertilizer business. You’ll have the autonomy to develop strategic supplier relationships across MENA region and Asia, turning an established regional base into a broader third-party sourcing network.

• Strong senior-level base package reflecting the scope of the role
• Performance-linked bonus
• Housing and transportation incorporated within the package
• Significant autonomy to develop international supplier coverage
• International travel across key fertilizer markets

Why This Business

A major international fertilizer producer with an established global commercial footprint. Following significant growth in its core business, the organisation is now increasing its focus on third-party trading as an important route to expanding volumes and market reach.

This appointment will play a central role in building the supplier side of that strategy, with direct exposure to senior commercial leadership.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Build a scalable third-party supplier network, initially across MENA region before expanding coverage throughout Asia and China.
• Develop relationships with fertilizer producers, suppliers and trading partners to unlock new sourcing opportunities.
• Shape the outsourcing network with the autonomy to recommend new agents, representation and resources where commercially justified.
• Collaborate closely with senior sales leadership against clear commercial KPIs and growth targets.

What You’ll Bring

• Proven fertilizer trading or sourcing experience, ideally gained within a trading house.
• Strong knowledge of nitrogen fertilizers, alongside relevant exposure to phosphate markets.
• Existing market experience across MENA region and/or Asia, with the credibility to develop relationships in new regions.
• Commercially minded, entrepreneurial approach with the confidence to build networks and operate autonomously.

Who This Suits

You’re an internationally minded fertilizer professional who enjoys creating opportunities rather than inheriting an established playbook. You have the industry knowledge to contribute quickly, but you’re equally motivated by the opportunity to build something with greater scope.

You’re comfortable crossing markets and cultures, spending significant time with suppliers and taking ownership of how your network develops.