Head of Procurement (United Arab Emirates) Dubai

Requirements

The candidate must possess extensive experience in strategic sourcing, contract negotiation, and supplier relationship management. Proficiency in procurement governance, financial modeling, and warehouse operations is essential for this leadership position.

Job Summary

3. KEY RESPONSIBILITY

1. Develop and implement WeOne’s procurement strategy aligned with DP World
governance and transformation priorities.
2. Lead category management across major spend areas to drive savings, improve
service levels, and optimize total cost of ownership.
3. Oversee procurement operations, ensuring timely sourcing, purchase order
execution, and contract adherence across all units supported by WeOne.
4. Implement supplier management frameworks, including performance metrics,
SLAs, and ongoing vendor audits.
5. Drive procurement governance, ensuring full compliance with DP World
policies, ESG requirements, audit controls, and ethical standards.
6. Lead procurement digitalization initiatives, including e-sourcing,
automated workflows, analytics dashboards, and process standardization.
7. Identify and deliver annual cost savings, process efficiencies, and
value‑added initiatives across the procurement lifecycle.
8. Collaborate with business stakeholders to understand requirements,
consolidate demand, and implement strategic sourcing plans.
9. Lead contract negotiations ensuring optimal terms, risk mitigation, and
commercial advantage for DP World.
10. Develop and maintain procurement policies, SOPs, and best practices to
support continuous improvement.
11. Provide leadership and coaching to the procurement team, fostering
capability development, accountability, and performance culture.

12. Represent WeOne Procurement in internal committees, audits, compliance
reviews, and strategic planning forums.

13. Oversee Central Stores operations including stock planning, replenishment,
warehouse layout, and materials dispatch.

14. Ensure accurate inventory management through cycle counts, stock audits,
and system accuracy controls.

15. Implement standard operating procedures (SOPs) for warehousing, storage,
receiving, issuing, and safety compliance.

16. Optimize stores processes to reduce carrying costs, improve service levels,
and ensure material readiness for supported business units.

4. TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES 

* Strategic sourcing and procurement planning
* Category management
* Contract drafting and negotiation
* Supplier relationship management (SRM)
* Procurement analytics & spend analysis
* Risk assessment and mitigation
* e-Procurement systems (e.g., Oracle, SAP, Ariba, Coupa)
* Procurement governance & compliance
* ESG and sustainable sourcing
* Financial acumen and cost modeling
* Inventory management & control
* Warehouse operations management
* Stock forecasting, replenishment, and safety stock planning
* Materials handling & storage best practices

Trade is the lifeblood of the global economy, creating opportunities and
improving the quality of life for people around the world. DP World exists to
make the world’s trade flow better, changing what’s possible for the customers
and communities we serve globally.

With a dedicated, diverse and professional team of more than 115,000 employees
from 160 nationalities, spanning 78 countries on six continents, DP World is
pushing trade further and faster towards a seamless supply chain that’s fit for
the future.

We’re rapidly transforming and integrating our businesses — Ports and
Terminals, Marine Services, Logistics and Technology – and uniting our global
infrastructure with local expertise to create stronger, more efficient
end-to-end supply chain solutions that can change the way the world trades.

What’s more, we’re reshaping the future by investing in innovation. From
intelligent delivery systems to automated warehouse stacking, we’re at the
cutting edge of disruptive technology, pushing the sector towards better ways to
trade, minimizing disruptions from the factory floor to the customer’s door.

DP World is on a mission to transcend boundaries and bridge the gap between all
nations and cultures – not just in what we do but also in how we behave.

We are dedicated to creating a culture where everyone feels respected,
supported, and empowered to reach their full potential. We believe that
embracing inclusion and diversity, drives innovation and growth and helps us
connect people, businesses, and societies. Free minds and different perspectives
are changing our world, and together we can change what’s possible.

WE MAKE TRADE FLOW

TO CHANGE WHAT’S POSSIBLE FOR EVERYONE.

Responsibilities

The Head of Procurement will lead the end-to-end procurement strategy, category management, and digitalization initiatives for WeOne. Additionally, the role oversees Central Stores operations, ensuring effective inventory management and warehouse process optimization.

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