229 Purchasing jobs in Dubai

Our client is a leading FMCG company with local and regional exposure

• Develop and implement procurement strategies aligned with the company's growth plans.
• Identify, evaluate, and negotiate with new and existing suppliers for ingredients, packaging materials, and indirect supplies.
• Monitor supplier performance and manage strategic relationships.
• Work closely with R&D, Quality, and Production teams to ensure supplier compliance with food safety and quality standards.
• Forecast price trends and market conditions to identify potential risks or opportunities.
• Ensure procurement activities comply with food regulations, sustainability, and ethical sourcing standards.
• Lead cost-saving initiatives and procurement process improvements.
• Manage contracts, agreements, and purchasing policies.

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, or related field.
• 5+ years in procurement within F&B or FMCG.
• Strong negotiation, communication, and analytical skills.
• Experience in ERP systems and procurement tools.
• Knowledge of local and international suppliers for food-related materials.

Minimum 5 years of professional experience in Oracle Procurement Applications implementation, including at least 5 ERP implementation cycles with UAE localization experience in the relevant modules.

Responsibilities:

• Conduct project activities aligned with the project plan and scope within specified time, quality, and budget constraints.
• Facilitate business requirements gathering sessions.
• Assist in building integrations with legacy systems.

A well-established investment-focused organization based in Abu Dhabi, supporting a diverse portfolio across sectors.
Known for its collaborative culture and emphasis on operational excellence and governance.

• Lead procurement operations across departments, ensuring efficient and compliant processes.
• Manage all procurement documentation, including contracts, purchase orders, and renewals.
• Coordinate with internal teams to consolidate requirements and support deal execution.
• Maintain vendor databases and oversee supplier compliance and performance tracking.
• Optimize procurement systems and workflows, driving continuous improvement and accuracy.

• Have 4-8 years of experience in procurement, with strong skills in vendor management and contract administration.
• Be highly organized and detail-oriented, with experience managing procurement systems and documentation.
• Possess excellent communication and coordination skills, able to work across teams and manage stakeholder expectations.
• Demonstrate a proactive, hands-on approach, with a mindset for process improvement and operational efficiency.

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Manage sourcing, RFQs, negotiations, and vendor development

Use SAP S/4HANA for PR, PO, GR, invoice verification

Ensure compliance with procurement policies

Collaborate with plant, maintenance, and finance teams

Support inventory control and cost-saving initiatives

Qualifications & Experience:

Bachelor's in Supply Chain, Engineering, or related

5+ years procurement experience in cement/building materials

Strong SAP S/4HANA knowledge

Negotiation and contract management expertise

Preferred:

Procurement certification (e.g., CIPS)

Exposure to ESG-focused sourcing

State: Dubai

Postal Code: 000

Created Date: 2025-06-11

End Date: 2025-07-17

Experience: 3 - 5 year

Openings: 1

Job Title: Procurement Specialist – Cement Industry (SAP S/4HANA)

Location: UAE
Salary Range: AED 12,000 – AED 13,000
Department: Procurement & Supply Chain

Job Overview:
Hiring a Procurement Specialist with deep industry experience and SAP S/4HANA proficiency to handle procurement of materials and services crucial for plant operations.

Key Responsibilities:

Manage sourcing, RFQs, negotiations, and vendor development

Use SAP S/4HANA for PR, PO, GR, invoice verification

Ensure compliance with procurement policies

Collaborate with plant, maintenance, and finance teams

Support inventory control and cost-saving initiatives

Qualifications & Experience:

Bachelor's in Supply Chain, Engineering, or related

5+ years procurement experience in cement/building materials

Strong SAP S/4HANA knowledge

Negotiation and contract management expertise

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City: Dubai

Home to the world's best loved and trusted hygiene, health, and nutrition brands. Our purpose defines why we exist: to protect, heal and nurture in the relentless pursuit of a cleaner, healthier world. We are a global team united by this purpose.Join us in our fight to make access to the highest quality hygiene, wellness, and nourishment a right and not a privilege.

Our supply chain is the backbone of our business. It's how we get our trusted products to people all over the world, safely and efficiently. And it's our talented and passionate teams that make this happen.If you're looking for a career in supply chain, there's no better place to be than Reckitt. We offer a variety of exciting opportunities in all areas of the supply chain, from planning and procurement to manufacturing and logistics. You could join our Global Supply Planning team to develop and implement our global supply strategy, or work with our Procurement Centre of Excellence team to negotiate and manage our supplier relationships.Our Manufacturing Excellence team help us improve the efficiency, quality and safety of our manufacturing operations, and our Logistics Excellence team develop new and innovative ways to distribute our products to customers.

You will be responsible for supply planning of Reckitt’s portfolio where you will manage several well-known Reckitt brands in a fast and dynamic environment for Middle East markets.

• Manage supply planning operations to deliver the required level of inventory, minimizing storage costs whilst ensuring high service levels.
• Analyse any out of stock or over stocked situation to understand the root cause and relate the impact to the business. Provide pro-active steps to bring in stocks when facing shortage and find ways to reduce inventories when stocks are high.
• Responsible for production & embellishment plans of finished goods, coordinate with factories & market planners.
• Lead and prepare weekly service call to challenge factory’s production plan to maximize service level with optimum inventory.
• Actively reduce stock obsolescence by constantly reviewing the supply plans, as well as play a part a part in SLOBS mitigation plans with trade marketing.
• Actively manage the optimum levels of inventory in your portfolio, by weekly factory engagements, all risks (over/low stocks) to be highlighted with action plans.
• Ensuring business waste is kept minimal for product relaunches or promotions.
• Challenge status quo and provide solutions/opinions to improve current way of working to seek supply productivity.
• Maintain and manage supply/demand related reports e.g., daily trackers, SNP & JDE reports.
• Ensure supply chain continuity with phase in phase out, new project initiatives while ensuring finished goods and raw/pack material wite-off is minimized.

• University degree related to the field of Supply Chain with min. 2-3 years of experience.
• Customer centric and with strong customer service mindset.
• High level of competency in Excel is a must.
• Knowledge in SAP APO SNP, JD Edwards, MS Office is a plus.
• Agile, analytical, motivated and a good team player who can work with multiple cross functional stakeholders.
• Understand the FMCG nature and business.

Supply Chain Management, Business Partnership, Collaboration and partnership building, Relationship Management, Business Acumen, Productivity management, Improve business processes, Advanced Analytics, Data Analytics, Supply Chain Planning, Logistics Management.

With inclusion at the heart of everything we do, working alongside our four global Employee Resource Groups, we support our people at every step of their career journey, helping them to succeed in their own individual way.We invest in the wellbeing of our people through parental benefits, an Employee Assistance Program to promote mental health, and life insurance for all employees globally. We have a range of other benefits in line with the local market. Through our global share plans we offer the opportunity to save and share in Reckitt's potential future successes. For eligible roles, we also offer short-term incentives to recognise, appreciate and reward your work for delivering outstanding results. You will be rewarded in line with Reckitt's pay for performance philosophy.

We recognise that in real life, great people don't always 'tick all the boxes'. That's why we hire for potential as well as experience. Even if you don't meet every point on the job description, if this role and our company feels like a good fit for you, we still want to hear from you.All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, disability or medical condition; colour, ethnicity, race, citizenship, and national origin; religion, faith; pregnancy, family status and caring responsibilities; sexual orientation; sex, gender identity, gender expression, and transgender identity; protected veteran status; size or any other basis protected by appropriate law.

At Hilton Dubai Palm Jumeirah, a Purchasing Clerk will support the negotiation of contracts, purchasing of required goods, and record-keeping as it related to transactions and vendor performance.

What will I be doing?

As Purchasing Clerk, you will support the negotiation of contracts, purchasing of required goods, and record-keeping as it related to transactions and vendor performance. Specifically, you will be responsible for performing the following tasks to the highest standards:

• Obtain competitive quotations for hotel requirements and ensure that the best product is sourced and purchased, using Group Nominated suppliers where applicable
• Ensure locally Nominated supplier information is kept current
• Manage the database of active local contracts with suppliers
• Ensure Purchasing Manual is current
• Adhere to quality procedures and standards and oversee purchasing administration such that all Hilton policies and standards are upheld
• Maintain a record of commitments for all budgets and ensure that the relevant senior managers are constantly informed of updates
• Ensure a comprehensive system for allocating and reconciling purchase orders
• Monitor all areas of purchasing including contracts, leases and nominations
• Prepare the month end accounts reports in an accurate and timely manner
• Execute on tasks/requests as instructed by the Hotel Management

What are we looking for?

A Purchasing Clerk serving Hilton brands is always working on behalf of our Guests and working with other Team Members. To successfully fill this role, you should maintain the attitude, behaviours, skills, and values that follow:

• Strong financial knowledge and ability to work with budgets
• Computer literate, with good MS Excel skills
• Good time management and organisation skills

It would be advantageous in this position for you to demonstrate the following capabilities and distinctions:

• Previous experience within the hotel/leisure sector
• Previous experience in a similar purchasing role
• Relevant degree, in Finance/Accounting or related business discipline, from an academic institution

What will it be like to work for Hilton?

Hilton is the leading global hospitality company, spanning the lodging sector from luxurious full-service hotels and resorts to extended-stay suites and mid-priced hotels. For nearly a century, Hilton has offered business and leisure travelers the finest in accommodations, service, amenities and value. Hilton is dedicated to continuing its tradition of providing exceptional guest experiences across its global brands ( . Our vision “to fill the earth with the light and warmth of hospitality” unites us as a team to create remarkable hospitality experiences around the world every day. And, our amazing Team Members are at the heart of it all!

Job: Supply Management, Procurement, Purchasing, and Receiving

Title: Purchasing Clerk | Hilton Dubai Palm

Location: null

Requisition ID: HOT0BUCQ

EOE/AA/Disabled/Veterans

The International Center for Biosaline Agriculture (ICBA) is an international, non-profit agricultural research center established in 1999 through the visionary leadership of the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB), the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) Fund, the Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development (AFESD), and the Government of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). ICBA is a unique applied agricultural research center in the world that is focused on marginal areas where an estimated 1.7 billion people live. It identifies, tests, and introduces resource-efficient, climate-smart crops and technologies that are best suited to different regions affected by salinity, water scarcity, and drought. Through its work, ICBA helps to improve food security and livelihoods for some of the poorest rural communities around the world. ICBA is an equal opportunity employer and appoints qualified staff regardless of race, creed, color, age, gender, religion, or national origin. We demonstrate our commitment to each member of our team through a competitive benefits package designed to assist our employees to cover their needs and the needs of their immediate family members.

Job Summary

The position plays an integral role in the Center as it entails responsibilities to be performed in order to serve internal/external clients. The Procurement Specialist will ensure that all activities and programs related to procurement are implemented in accordance with ICBA's global strategic business objectives, delivering optimal cost, quality, and service. They will contribute to managing and allocating approved resources efficiently and timely to meet the operational needs of the Center and ensure continuity of service. His/her main goal is to develop, implement, and administer corporate-wide policies and systems in a consistent and transparent manner to achieve operational cost efficiencies and ensure compliance with ICBA’s policies, UAE laws, and international best practices.

UAE Nationals are encouraged to apply.

Job Responsibilities

1. Implement the organization’s procurement strategies effectively, consistently, and in accordance with UAE laws and international best practices.
2. Establish and rationalize key supplier agreements, identify new opportunities, seek efficiency improvements, and ensure compliance.
3. Review purchasing arrangements with suppliers, including price, delivery, performance, and discounts to reduce supply chain costs.
4. Review submissions from providers for conformity to contract specifications and make recommendations on acceptable contracts.
5. Develop and manage supplier sourcing strategies and plans to maximize effectiveness and efficiency.
6. Manage projects to improve procurement processes.
7. Develop, streamline, and implement procurement and inventory policies and guidelines.
8. Ensure procurement processes and guidelines are followed to obtain the best value for expenditure on goods and services.
9. Develop KPIs to monitor and evaluate supplier and contract performance.
10. Perform risk assessments for supply contracts and agreements.
11. Negotiate and re-negotiate profitable terms and conditions for business contracts and partnerships.
12. Oversee daily operations of procurement and inventory functions.
13. Coordinate with internal stakeholders to develop purchasing plans, identify needs, and promote early procurement involvement.
14. Collaborate with the finance team for forecasting and budgeting during procurement cycles.
15. Maintain positive relationships with strategic suppliers to meet cost, quality, and delivery targets.
16. Analyze market and delivery trends to develop procurement technologies and processes.
17. Assist the Chief Operations & Development in preparing reports, making sound judgments, and presenting to management and the Board.

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration or related field.
• At least 6 years of relevant experience, preferably in the development sector.
• Working knowledge of ERP, supply chain, and other relevant tools and technology.
• Proficiency in English and Arabic.

Other Skills and Competencies

• Strong negotiating skills and procurement expertise.
• Ability to work accurately under pressure and maintain attention to detail.
• Strong organizational and analytical skills.
• Financial and legal awareness.
• Adaptability to change and adherence to deadlines.
• Self-motivated and able to work independently and as part of a team.
• Excellent relationship-building skills internally and externally.
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills.

JOB PURPOSE SUMMARY
Provides an efficient, accurate and timely Contracts and Purchasing Service for internal clients according to University policies and procedures. Focuses on vendor management. Ensures that each purchase is value for money and cost effective.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

GENERAL PURCHASING

• Purchases a variety of goods and services for both Campuses from local and international sources in line with the University By-Laws.
• Materials procured range from: computers (hardware, software, consumables, accessories), audio video equipment, office equipment, office and classroom furniture, lab equipment, printing materials, stationery, text books, periodicals, vehicles, building materials and renovation services, rental of equipment/vehicles and maintaining the University Insurance Policies (Public Liability, Fire, Burglary and Vehicular), for both campuses.
• Interprets purchase requests, investigates supply sources and negotiates best terms and conditions in line with user specifications.
• Scrutinizes specifications carefully to ensure that they are generic in nature during enquiry preparation stage, and to advise or obtain clarification from end user when such anomalies appear.
• Solicits quotations in line with the purchasing method approved by the Director/line manager. Scrutinizes vendor quotations and prepares bid summaries as required. Makes recommendations where possible.
• Vets and benchmarks prices obtained through referring to historical data, web published prices, and/or checking with end users to compare budgeted and estimated costs with actual prices.
• Expedites orders to ensure that goods and services are delivered within contractual deadlines and ensures that end users are kept advised of delivery situation at all times.
• Liaises with vendors regarding discrepancies and damage reports to ensure correct replacement of materials in accordance with order specifications.
• Issues amendments in case of increase/decrease of quantities and cancellation of orders and ensures accuracy of data at all times.
• Ensures through liaison with end users that vendor invoices routed for payment approval, are not held up without reason.
• When requested by line manager, must be able to produce and place on record the complete history of a specific purchase, for presentation or audit purposes.
• Answers vendor and client queries as required.

TENDERS

• Prepares vendor tender documents complete with technical specifications, conditions, bill of quantities, date for opening envelopes, tender validity, terms of payment and guarantee, in line with the Director’s/line manager’s instructions.
• Monitors closing dates for tenders and ensures that tender opening sessions are held on the day of closing.
• Receives tender documents and prepares appropriate record in preparation of the tender opening session.
• Passes on all tenders with appropriate record to the tender opening committee.
• Forwards technical documents/catalogues to appointed Technical Committee for technical evaluation. Addresses clarifications arising from technical queries by evaluation teams.
• On receipt of technical evaluation from end user, opens Commercial envelopes and prepares the Bid Summary.
• On the advice of the Director/ line manager, prepares orders/fax of intent.
• Prepares blanket orders according to standards, procedures and University By-Laws.
• Collects Performance Bonds and Bank Guarantees and maintains their security through the Finance Department. Returns bonds to unsuccessful vendors as required.
• Monitors contractual delivery and completion deadlines and liaises with Contracts Specialist for any delays in contract delivery.

OTHER

• Must be fully conversant with, and able to prepare and issue requests for quotations on the Tejari.com business to business exchange.
• Must be fully conversant with the Purchasing module of the Banner System and be able to process Purchase Requisitions and Purchase Orders in line with adopted procedures.
• Maintains confidentiality of purchasing information and does not disseminate information to any Party, unless authorized by the Director/line manager.
• Maintains a comprehensive knowledge of all procedures in the By-Laws and the University’s purchasing terms and conditions.
• Must be conversant with the Storekeeper’s functions to fill in duties when required to do so.
• Identify, mitigate and escalate procurement risks to enable the organization to meet its obligations and maximize business opportunities
• Maintain and update procurement records and generate reports on procurement and contract activity to meet organizational compliance requirements and provide access to procurement information
• Performs other related duties as assigned and needed.

DEGREE OF INDEPENDENCE/COMPLEXITY OF ENVIRONMENT

• Works independently to deal with different clients while maintaining confidentiality and a professional manner. Coordinates and directs a variety of purchasing requests, tenders, queries and correspondence. Mainly works to meet deadlines and must be able to function under time constraints.

WORKING RELATIONSHIPS/IMPACT OF INTERACTIONS

• Works closely with the Director/line manager, C&P, members in the Department and other departments, particularly Finance to ensure that the complete procurement cycle is completed effectively, through payment of invoices to vendors.
• Must communicate effectively and professionally with internal and external clients.

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS

Must possess a Minimum of a bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution and 2 years relevant professional experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Experience working in a similar role in a government or higher education institution will be highly preferred.

Other requirements:

• Knowledge of purchasing procedures is preferred.
• Arabic/ English bilingual an asset.

COMPETENCIES

• Communication -Able to share information in an effective & collaborative manner, both verbally and in writing.
• Customer & Service Focused - Demonstrates a spirit of service excellence
• Results & Action Orientation - Demonstrates initiative to generate improvements and foster positive outcomes.
• Builds Effective Interpersonal Relationships - Demonstrates interpersonal effectiveness in the workplace.
• Knowledge & Technical Competency - Demonstrates proficiency in technical and job knowledge aspects of the position to achieve high level of performance. Able and willing to learn.

We are looking for a skilled and experienced Car Purchasing Executive to join our team at ALBA CARS.
Located in the heart of Dubai, ALBA CARS is a leading used car dealership known for offering high-quality vehicles and outstanding customer service. As a Purchasing Executive, you will play a vital role in driving our procurement strategy, ensuring the acquisition of top-tier vehicles at the best possible value. Your expertise will directly impact inventory quality and support the company’s continued growth and success.

• Identify, negotiate, and purchase vehicles in line with company targets and market demand.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with trusted suppliers, vendors, and auction houses.
• Monitor and analyze automotive market trends to seize opportunities and mitigate risks.
• Collaborate with sales and inventory teams to determine vehicle requirements and stock rotation.
• Maintain accurate purchasing records and assess supplier performance on a regular basis.
  

• Salary Range: 28,000 AED – 70,000 AED (commensurate with experience and performance).
• Includes medical insurance as per UAE law, visa sponsorship, training, and other additional benefits.
  

• Proven negotiation skills with a strategic and analytical mindset.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities.
• Deep understanding of the automotive market and pricing trends.
  

• Minimum 2 years of proven experience as a Car Purchaser or in a similar automotive procurement role is required.
• Familiarity with UAE car market practices and suppliers is a strong advantage.
  

If you have a track record in automotive purchasing and are ready to contribute to a fast-growing dealership, we’d love to hear from you. Please submit your application highlighting your relevant experience and achievements in car procurement.

Thank you and good luck!