UAE - Procurement Manager

Averda; Dubai; On-site; AED 160,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading waste management company in Dubai is seeking a Procurement Manager to lead the procurement processes across all spend categories. The role involves managing supplier negotiations, ensuring compliance, and driving cost-saving initiatives. Candidates should have over 10 years of procurement experience, a bachelor's degree, and strong negotiation and leadership skills. This position offers a chance to impact sustainability initiatives within the company.

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with purchase requisitions and PO processes.
• Lead supplier relationship management and performance evaluations.
• Oversee the full procurement cycle, including expediting and tracking.
• Drive cost savings and value optimization initiatives.
• Manage sourcing activities and ensure RFQ/RFI compliance.
• Develop and mentor procurement team members.
• Uphold HSE compliance and mitigate procurement-related risks.

Skills

Negotiation skills

Team leadership

Customer focus

Organizational skills

Adaptability

Fluent in English

Proficiency in spoken Arabic

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Procurement, Supply Chain, or related field

CIPS Diploma or equivalent (preferred)

Tools

Microsoft Office

Oracle or Sage (advantage)

Job description

#WeAreAverda

About Us

Averda is the leading waste management and recycling company in the emerging world, operating in India and across the Middle East and Africa. The company provides a broad and specialized range of services to over 60,000 clients - large and small - across private and public sectors. These include the municipal authorities of major cities and household names in a wide range of sectors including oil & gas, automotive, retail and hospitality.

Founded in 1964 and headquartered in Dubai, Averda increasingly focuses on providing sustainable solutions which extract value from waste, reducing use of the planet’s limited natural resources and driving the circular economy. The company’s portfolio of services range from collecting bins and cleaning city streets to sorting, composting, recycling and disposing of household waste as well as safely managing highly-regulated hazardous waste streams including medical waste and dangerous chemicals. Recent investments have further developed the company’s waste treatment capabilities, with the goal of providing circular recovery options in all markets.

The company currently employs over 9,000 people worldwide, helping to provide secure employment amongst the communities it serves. Protection of environmental and human health is the company’s highest priority, and it operates in full compliance with international standards for quality control wherever it operates, currently: UAE, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Qatar, Morocco, South Africa, and India.

Our Mission

To treat, recover and recycle more than 80% of the waste that flows through our fleet and facilities using innovative sustainable solutions that satisfy our customers’ needs.

For over 30 years, we’ve taken pride in keeping cities, communities, and the environment clean and sanitary. But today we go far beyond just cleaning. We provide a full end-to-end service for our clients across developing and emerging economies who, like us, care about what happens to their waste. Together, we find solutions which recover or unlock the value in materials others call ‘waste’. We use the latest technology and our best creative minds to solve environmental problems and ensure we leave a cleaner and more sustainable world for our children.

Our Values

Deliver. Care. Inspire

Our Vision

Our world without waste.

We share a vision of a world where materials are not merely discarded, but are reused, recycled, and recovered. A world without waste.

Role Summary

We are looking for a dynamic Procurement Manager to lead the end-to-end procurement process across all spend categories, ensuring value delivery, compliance, and operational excellence for our UAE business. This role serves as a strategic business partner to internal stakeholders and is responsible for sourcing, supplier negotiations, contract management, and performance optimization. You will manage key supplier relationships, identify cost-saving opportunities, and proactively mitigate procurement risks.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with purchase requisitions and PO processes
• Lead supplier relationship management and performance evaluations
• Oversee the full procurement cycle, including expediting and tracking
• Drive cost savings and value optimization initiatives
• Manage sourcing activities and ensure RFQ/RFI compliance
• Develop and mentor procurement team members
• Uphold HSE compliance and mitigate procurement-related risks

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Procurement, Supply Chain, or a related field
• CIPS Diploma or equivalent (preferred)

Experience

• Minimum of 10 years of business experience in procurement

Skills and Knowledge

• Strong understanding of the complete procurement lifecycle
• Proven negotiation skills with suppliers across various levels
• Customer-focused with the ability to build strong internal and external relationships
• Effective team leadership, with a results-driven and positive mindset
• Highly organized, able to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines
• Adaptable and flexible in a fast-paced environment
• Fluency in English (written and spoken) is required
• Proficiency in spoken Arabic is preferred

Technical Competencies

• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications
• Experience with Oracle or Sage is an advantage

If you think you have what it takes to make the world a cleaner place, if you can see value where others see waste and if you aren’t afraid of a challenge, why not start your journey with us today.

Averda welcomes candidates from all backgrounds, actively promotes diversity in the workforce, and is committed to creating an inclusive space where employees are valued for their skills, experiences, and unique perspectives.

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