Supplier Relationship Management Specialist (UAE National)

About the role

A leading organization in Abu Dhabi is looking for an experienced Supplier Relationship Management Specialist. The role manages suppliers from registration and onboarding through to risk checks, performance reviews and relationship management, ensuring supplier information is accurate, compliant and properly maintained in the company's systems.

Key responsibilities

• Manage supplier registration, qualification and onboarding.
• Review supplier documents and information for accuracy and completeness.
• Coordinate due diligence, risk and conflict-of-interest checks.
• Create and update supplier records in Oracle Fusion or other ERP systems, and maintain accurate data while preventing duplicates.
• Monitor expired licences, certificates, ICV status and regulatory documents.
• Coordinate with Finance to verify bank, tax and payment information.
• Identify suppliers needing additional checks or closer monitoring, and support suspension, blocking or blacklisting when required.
• Group suppliers by value, importance and risk, and monitor performance through scorecards and regular reviews.
• Follow up on performance issues and supplier improvement plans, and build strong working relationships with key suppliers.
• Prepare performance, risk and KPI reports, and recommend improvements to supplier processes, controls and reporting.

Required profile

• UAE National with a valid Family Book.
• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Finance, Engineering or a related field.
• At least 5-8 years of experience in supplier management, vendor management, procurement or supply-chain operations.
• Experience in supplier registration, onboarding and qualification.
• Knowledge of supplier risk, due diligence, compliance and master-data management.
• Experience with supplier performance reviews and scorecards.
• Strong reporting, communication and stakeholder-management skills.
• CIPS, CPSM, CPM or a similar certification is an advantage; experience in financial services, investment, government or another regulated sector is preferred.

Required skills

• Experience with an ERP or procurement system; Oracle Fusion is preferred.
• Arabic language skills and a postgraduate degree are advantages but not required.

Candidates may currently work as Supplier Relationship Management, Vendor or Supplier Management, Supplier Performance, Supplier Governance, Supplier Risk and Compliance, Supplier Onboarding or Qualification, Procurement Governance, Procurement Operations or Third-Party Risk Specialists. Interested candidates should apply with an updated CV.