Senior Procurement Strategist - Dubai

D1 Management; Dubai; On-site; AED 350,000 - 550,000; Full time

Job summary

D1 Management in Dubai, UAE, seeks a Senior Procurement Officer to strengthen procurement operations, improve efficiency, and support strategic sourcing initiatives across the business.

The ideal candidate has 10–15 years of experience, a bachelor's degree in a related field, strong analytical and negotiation skills, and fluency in Arabic and English; professional certifications such as CIPS, CPSM or CPP are preferred. This is a full-time, on-site role.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business/admin, procurement, or supply chain.
• 10–15 years of relevant procurement experience.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong financial and commercial acumen.
• Experience in procurement performance monitoring and reporting.
• Knowledge of strategic sourcing and supplier benchmarking.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management.
• Arabic and English language fluency mandatory.

Responsibilities

• Monitor procurement performance and prepare regular reports.
• Support strategic sourcing initiatives.
• Conduct market research and supplier benchmarking.
• Improve efficiency and reduce processing time.
• Provide analytical input to procurement decisions.
• Support supplier evaluation and sourcing activities.
• Contribute to process improvement in procurement.
• Coordinate with departments to understand requirements.
• Provide operational procurement support to reduce senior management dependence.

Skills

Arabic

English

Analytical skills

Negotiation

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

D1 Management in Dubai, UAE, seeks a Senior Procurement Officer to strengthen procurement operations, improve efficiency, and support strategic sourcing initiatives across the business.

The ideal candidate has 10–15 years of experience, a bachelor's degree in a related field, strong analytical and negotiation skills, and fluency in Arabic and English; professional certifications such as CIPS, CPSM or CPP are preferred. This is a full-time, on-site role.