Strategic Sub-Consultant Sourcing Lead

AtkinsRéalis; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tax-free salary

Life insurance coverage

Medical insurance

Annual leave balance

Company gratuity scheme

Discretionary bonus program

Annual flight contribution

Transportation & housing allowances

Employee Wellbeing Program

Job summary

AtkinsRéalis in UAE is seeking a procurement professional to lead sub‑consultant frameworks and supply base management. You will support category strategy, governance, and audit requirements, ensuring frameworks align with performance data and sourcing pathways.

The role emphasizes analytics, cross‑functional collaboration, and continuous improvement across procurement processes and ERP/SRM platforms.

Qualifications

• 5+ years' experience in procurement, category management, or supplier management.
• Experience managing frameworks or preferred supplier lists.
• Strong understanding of sourcing governance and audit requirements.
• Strong analytical capability and ability to interpret performance data.
• Experience with ERP/SRM platforms (SAP/Ariba or similar).
• Strong communication skills and ability to coordinate across teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead on Sub‑Consultant Frameworks & Supply Base and maintain frameworks reflecting market capacity and business needs.
• Design and operate supplier performance criteria, refresh cycles, and escalation routes.
• Introduce performance tracking and use insights to drive improvement and supply‑base optimisation.
• Ensure frameworks are actively used, reducing maverick sourcing and improving mobilisation speed.
• Identify capacity gaps, capability risks, and opportunities to streamline the supply base.
• Support the definition of in‑house vs outsource principles within Category Strategy.
• Provide supply‑base insight to inform decision‑making playbooks.
• Coordinate across technical, commercial, and capacity stakeholders to shape category strategy.
• Support definition of mandatory sourcing steps and audit‑ready documentation requirements.
• Ensure frameworks integrate with standardised sourcing pathways and improve defensibility.
• Provide supplier and framework insights to improve sourcing quality.
• Support continuous refinement of sourcing processes based on lessons learned.

Skills

Procurement

Category Management

Supplier Management

Analytics

Stakeholder Engagement

Collaboration & Teamwork

Governance & Compliance

Tools

SAP

Ariba

Job description

AtkinsRéalis in UAE is seeking a procurement professional to lead sub‑consultant frameworks and supply base management. You will support category strategy, governance, and audit requirements, ensuring frameworks align with performance data and sourcing pathways.

The role emphasizes analytics, cross‑functional collaboration, and continuous improvement across procurement processes and ERP/SRM platforms.