Senior Sourcing Manager
by Al Tayer Group
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Date posted
October 1, 2026
Hiring location
Dubai
Career level
Mid-Senior
Qualification
Graduate in any discipline MBA preferred preferably Finance or Engineering
Experience
Minimum 7 Years
Quantity
1 person
Gender
Any
Description
Al Tayer Group is seeking a Senior Sourcing Manager in Dubai to lead high-spend and critical category sourcing activities while balancing stakeholder requirements with procurement standards. The role acts as an interface between business stakeholders, Procurement and external suppliers, with a strong focus on strategic sourcing, cost management, negotiations, contracts, supplier performance, analytics and team leadership. Direct experience managing the IT and Technology category is specifically required.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop strategic sourcing approaches using internal and external market information and category-specific analysis.
- Drive category sourcing strategies and implement risk analysis and mitigation measures.
- Coordinate sourcing activities to achieve competitive total cost of acquisition or ownership while meeting quality and timing requirements.
- Ensure sourcing activity complies with Group procurement policies and procedures.
- Build relationships with stakeholders and proactively plan sourcing activity for assigned categories.
- Clarify business requirements and shape demand so tenders reflect genuine business needs.
- Translate approved scopes into RFIs, RFPs and RFQs and use e-sourcing platforms where appropriate.
- Prepare negotiation plans, lead supplier negotiations and conduct post-negotiation follow-through.
- Develop cost models and purchase-price analysis and negotiate commercial terms with shortlisted suppliers.
- Prepare and manage supplier contracts in coordination with Legal and business units.
- Monitor supplier performance, maintain supplier matrices and conduct quarterly vendor performance reviews.
- Analyze procurement spend and supply markets and provide benchmark and gap analysis.
- Manage and coach sourcing specialists and procurement executives and allocate projects across the team.
Requirements
- Graduate in any discipline, preferably Finance or Engineering; MBA preferred.
- Minimum 7 years of similar procurement experience.
- UAE and centralized procurement experience preferred.
- Strong influencing, facilitation, project management, analytical and negotiation skills.
- ERP experience is required, preferably Oracle or JD Edwards; SAP Ariba sourcing experience is desired.
- Hands-on IT/Technology category sourcing experience is required.
- Knowledge of software licensing, SaaS, cloud contracts, IT outsourcing, hardware, telecom, cybersecurity and data privacy clauses.
Employment Details
- Company: Al Tayer Group
- Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Employment Type: Full Time
- Industry: Retail / Procurement
Skills
Country
UAE
Region
MENA
Locality
Dubai
select-type
Full Time
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