Senior Procurement Specialist – Market Data Services; MDS

Black Pearl Consult is hiring an Senior Procurement Specialist - Market Data Services (MDS)in Abu Dhabi to manage the procurement and commercial administration of Market Data Services, including financial-data subscriptions, vendor contracts, licensing, renewals and related expenditure.

• Manage the procurement of Market Data Services and financial-information products.
• Handle vendors such as Bloomberg, Fact Set, Refinitiv/LSEG, rating agencies, exchanges and similar service providers.
• Manage contracts, subscriptions, renewals, licences and vendor invoices.
• Maintain accurate records of market-data products, users, costs and contract terms.
• Use Optimize Spend or a similar platform to monitor inventory, usage and expenditure.
• Review subscriptions and identify unused, duplicated or unnecessary services.
• Negotiate pricing, commercial terms and renewal conditions with vendors.
• Support cost-saving and spend-optimisation initiatives.
• Ensure compliance with vendor licensing requirements and contractual obligations.
• Coordinate with Procurement, Finance, IT and relevant business teams.
• Prepare spend reports, renewal schedules and vendor-performance updates.
• Support budgeting and forecasting for market-data expenditure.

To be considered for this role, you need to meet the following criteria:

• Approximately 8-10 years of relevant procurement experience.
• Strong, hands-on experience in Market Data Services procurement and vendor management.
• Experience managing Bloomberg, Fact Set, Refinitiv/LSEG, rating agencies, exchanges or similar providers.
• Good understanding of financial-data subscriptions, licensing models and usage rights.
• Experience managing contracts, renewals, vendor invoices and market-data spend.
• Hands-on knowledge of Optimize Spend or a similar MDS inventory and spend-management system.
• Strong commercial negotiation and cost-optimisation skills.
• Previous experience in financial services is strongly preferred.
• CIPS or an equivalent recognised procurement qualification is an advantage.
• Experience working with reputable, well-established organisations.
• Stable employment history with good tenure in previous roles.
• Strong communication, stakeholder-management and analytical skills.
• Availability to join around the end of January or beginning of February.

Important: Candidates must have direct Market Data Services experience to be considered.