Procurement Specialist

Job Description

We are recruiting a 'Procurement Specialist' for one of our clients based in Dubai, UAE.

Our client is a leading pharmaceutical company dedicated to advancing global health through innovative research, high-quality medicines, and accessible healthcare solutions.

• Lead the end-to-end procurement process for CAPEX (Capital Expenditure) categories, ensuring alignment with project timelines and budget requirements through monthly meeting to monitor and track CAPEX Projects.
• Drive Procurement Excellence initiatives by optimizing sourcing processes, implementing best practices, and supporting digital procurement tools.
• Manage supplier relationships, conduct negotiations, and ensure compliance with contractual and quality standards.
• Monitor and report on procurement KPIs.
• Raise purchase orders, review contracts, run competitive bidding process, collaborate, and align with stakeholders and finance to close any open orders.
• Develop and maintain procurement dashboards to track key metrics such as spend analysis, savings performance, and supplier KPIs.
• Manage and update the PR / PO tracker sheet to ensure accurate monitoring of procurement requests, purchase orders, and approvals.
• Track expected delivery dates for open orders and follow up with other procurement team to ensure timely fulfillment.
• Monitor supplier performance through structured evaluation frameworks and generate periodic performance reports.

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Supply Chain Management, or a related field
• 3-5 years of experience in procurement, with a focus on CAPEX or technical categories
• Excellent communication, negotiation, presentation, and stakeholder management skills
• Strong organizational and multitasking abilities
• Excellent communication skills in English (written and spoken)

• Employee Benefits as per the UAE Labour Law