Senior Procurement Manager - Logistics

About the role

Al-Futtaim Group, a diversified private business headquartered in Dubai with five divisions and more than 35,000 employees across 20 countries, is hiring a Senior Procurement Manager for its Group Procurement function. The role leads strategic sourcing and supplier management for logistics services internationally and domestically, develops category strategies to optimise total cost while maintaining service levels and regulatory compliance, oversees a team, manages tenders and executes contracts, and emphasises risk management, sustainability and collaboration with business units.

Key responsibilities

• Build and refresh logistics category strategies for transport, warehousing, last mile, customs and 3PL/4PL, and run TCO, should-cost and lane-level modelling
• Ensure adherence to policies, Incoterms 2020, trade compliance and data privacy, and set up contingency capacity
• Collaborate with Supply Chain on demand, forecasts and capacity, and optimise network, Incoterms, load consolidation and routing
• Define sourcing waves and project pipelines, deliver complex RFPs and transitions on time, and lead Source-to-Contract processes including RFI/RFP/eAuctions and negotiations
• Establish SRM governance with carriers, 3PLs/4PLs and customs brokers, maintain clean contract and rate-card data, and coach the team with succession plans
• Drive performance, sustainability (CO2 per shipment, packaging) and stakeholder committees, partner with IT on TMS/WMS and e-procurement integration, and share market intelligence

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Logistics, Engineering or Business; Master's preferred
• CIPS certification or equivalent highly desirable; APICS CSCP/CLTD or similar logistics certifications advantageous
• 7-10 years of procurement experience with a strong focus on logistics categories
• Proven global freight/3PL sourcing and contract management, including RFx and eAuctions
• Working knowledge of Incoterms 2020 and customs and trade compliance

Required skills

• Negotiation and contract drafting, including MSAs and SLAs
• Data fluency in Excel/Sheets and visualisation tools such as Power BI/Tableau
• Advanced analytics with financial acumen in TCO, indexation and benchmarking
• Hands-on experience with TMS/WMS and e-procurement platforms such as SAP Ariba or Coupa