Assistant Procurement Manager - IT & Indirect Procurement Ghobash Group

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Manage end-to-end sourcing, contracting, and cost-saving initiatives across key indirect spend categories, including:
  o IT software (licenses, SaaS, renewals, support agreements)
  o IT hardware (end-user devices, infrastructure components, peripherals)
  o Indirect goods (office supplies, MRO, consumables, non-production items)
  o Indirect services (professional services, facilities support, logistics, marketing, HR services)
• Drive spend consolidation across multiple business units by aggregating requirements, standardizing specifications, and establishing Group-Wide Master Agreements to achieve economies of scale, improved commercial terms, and consistent service levels.
• Actively manage stakeholder resistance and business unit pushback by clearly articulating the financial, operational, and risk benefits of centralized sourcing and contracting versus localized buying, while balancing flexibility for business-critical needs.
• Work closely with procurement teams across business clusters to align sourcing strategies, support local execution of purchases, and ensure smooth adoption of group contracts; this role may require regular visits to business offices within the UAE (approximately 4 5 times per month).
• Ensure strict compliance with the Group Procurement Policy, including sourcing thresholds, approval workflows, contract governance, and supplier onboarding requirements, while proactively identifying and addressing deviations.
• Own and govern Central Procurement master data, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and consistency of supplier records, contracts, pricing catalogues, and category classifications to support reporting, compliance, and decision-making.