Head of Procurement

3. KEY RESPONSIBILITY

• Develop and implement WeOne’s procurement strategy aligned with DP World governance and transformation priorities.
• Lead category management across major spend areas to drive savings, improve service levels, and optimize total cost of ownership.
• Oversee procurement operations, ensuring timely sourcing, purchase order execution, and contract adherence across all units supported by WeOne.
• Implement supplier management frameworks, including performance metrics, SLAs, and ongoing vendor audits.
• Drive procurement governance, ensuring full compliance with DP World policies, ESG requirements, audit controls, and ethical standards.
• Lead procurement digitalization initiatives, including e-sourcing, automated workflows, analytics dashboards, and process standardization.
• Identify and deliver annual cost savings, process efficiencies, and value‑added initiatives across the procurement lifecycle.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders to understand requirements, consolidate demand, and implement strategic sourcing plans.
• Lead contract negotiations ensuring optimal terms, risk mitigation, and commercial advantage for DP World.
• Develop and maintain procurement policies, SOPs, and best practices to support continuous improvement.
• Provide leadership and coaching to the procurement team, fostering capability development, accountability, and performance culture.
• Represent WeOne Procurement in internal committees, audits, compliance reviews, and strategic planning forums.

• Oversee Central Stores operations including stock planning, replenishment, warehouse layout, and materials dispatch.

• Ensure accurate inventory management through cycle counts, stock audits, and system accuracy controls.

• Implement standard operating procedures (SOPs) for warehousing, storage, receiving, issuing, and safety compliance.

• Optimize stores processes to reduce carrying costs, improve service levels, and ensure material readiness for supported business units.

4. TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES

• Strategic sourcing and procurement planning
• Category management
• Contract drafting and negotiation
• Supplier relationship management (SRM)
• Procurement analytics & spend analysis
• Risk assessment and mitigation
• e-Procurement systems (e.g., Oracle, SAP, Ariba, Coupa)
• Procurement governance & compliance
• ESG and sustainable sourcing
• Financial acumen and cost modeling
• Inventory management & control
• Warehouse operations management
• Stock forecasting, replenishment, and safety stock planning
• Materials handling & storage best practices