Head of Procurement

3. KEY RESPONSIBILITY

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

12. Represent WeOne Procurement in internal committees, audits, compliance reviews, and strategic planning forums.

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

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

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

16. 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