Sourcing Leader

About the role

The Sourcing Leader will be based in Michael Page's Global Sourcing Hub in Dubai and will drive end‑to‑end sourcing projects for assigned categories. You will lead a small team of junior sourcing professionals, ensuring projects are delivered on time, within budget, and to the required quality standards.

Key responsibilities

• Lead sourcing projects from opportunity identification through contract award, coordinating junior resources as needed.
• Collect and analyse spend, market, and needs data to build business cases and action plans.
• Identify, evaluate, and select high‑performing suppliers, managing RFI/RFQ/RFP processes.
• Negotiate prices and terms to meet quality, delivery, and total cost of ownership objectives.
• Oversee supplier qualification, assessment, and part/process qualification in line with quality standards.
• Maintain accurate project documentation, including Ariba entries and sourcing guides.
• Communicate progress and secure engagement with Segment Account Leads and Category Managers.
• Review project outcomes, propose improvements, and develop junior team members' sourcing expertise.

Required profile

• Proven experience leading complex sourcing or procurement projects.
• Strong project‑management and stakeholder‑engagement skills.
• Ability to mentor and develop junior sourcing staff.
• Excellent analytical and negotiation capabilities.

Required skills

• Ariba procurement platform
• Spend analysis and market research
• RFI/RFQ/RFP process management
• Supplier evaluation and qualification