Procurement Manager

Role overview

Responsibilities

• Manage the complete procurement cycle, from material planning and sourcing through RFQs, quotation comparisons, negotiation, purchase orders, supplier follow-up, delivery, and stock control.
• Plan and procure materials based on BOMs, BOQs, drawings, production schedules, project requirements, and stock availability.
• Procure steel, fabrication materials, electrical components, cables, HVAC materials, fasteners, welding consumables, paints, hardware, and project-specific materials.
• Source, evaluate, and develop reliable local and international suppliers; negotiate prices, payment terms, lead times, quality requirements, and delivery schedules.
• Monitor supplier performance, pending purchase orders, deliveries, shortages, quality issues, and rejected materials.
• Manage stock levels, reorder points, material consumption, inventory accuracy, and excess, slow-moving, obsolete, or non-moving stock.
• Coordinate physical stock verification and reconcile inventory with ERP records.
• Work with Engineering, Production, Projects, Stores, Finance, Quality, and Management to ensure timely material availability.
• Identify cost-saving opportunities and optimize procurement costs and working capital; prepare procurement, supplier, outstanding PO, and inventory reports.

Requirements

• MBA in Procurement, Supply Chain, Operations, Business Administration, or a related field.
• 3–5 years of relevant experience in steel manufacturing, fabrication, engineering, or a similar industrial environment.
• Strong knowledge of steel, fabrication, electrical, mechanical, HVAC, and project materials.
• Proven procurement, supplier management, negotiation, expediting, inventory control, and stock reconciliation experience.
• Hands-on experience with ERP systems and MS Excel.
• Strong analytical, commercial, negotiation, communication, and problem-solving skills; ability to manage multiple projects, urgent requirements, and tight production schedules.
• A Procurement or Supply Chain professional qualification/certification is preferred.

Preferred industry experience

• Experience with generator enclosures, telecom shelters, railway shelters, battery cabinets, modular data center shelters, steel structures, fabricated enclosures, or similar engineered steel/electrical products is highly preferred.
• Strong steel procurement and inventory/stock management experience is preferred.

Compensation

• Pay is AED 8,000–10,000 per month.

Workplace

• Work location is in person.