Manager - Procurement - Aldar Education

🏢 Aldar
📍 Abu Dhabi, United Arab EmiratesFull-timeOn-site
📅 Posted: Yesterday🔄 Updated: Yesterday
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Aldar Education is seeking a Manager - Procurement to lead their procurement team in the UAE. The role involves overseeing source-to-contract and purchase-order activities, ensuring compliance with corporate governance, and identifying process improvements. Key responsibilities include managing procurement categories, developing category strategies, leading tender processes, negotiating with suppliers, and managing contracts and purchase orders. The position requires strong planning, stakeholder management, communication, and knowledge of procurement systems like Oracle Fusion.
Required Skills
Operations, Logistics & Supply Chain
Procurement
Other
commercial methodsvariation ordersEnglishinterpersonal skills
Finance, Legal & Governance
IT GovernanceValuationContract Drafting
Soft Skills & Professional Competencies
DelegationStakeholder ManagementTime ManagementCalm Under PressureAnalytical SkillsProblem SolvingReport Writing
Information Technology
Oracle Fusion Cloud
Nice to have:
Other
ArabicSAP Ariba
🎁 Benefits & Perks
Attractive remuneration package including a range of benefits. Access to a wide network of professionals and opportunities for professional development, coaching, and training.
Requirements
Minimum qualifications include a graduate-level degree or a related Procurement-specific qualification. A CIPS certification is an added value. Requires a minimum of 10 years of procurement experience within the region, with education procurement experience being preferable. Essential skills include advanced procurement processes, sourcing strategies, commercial methods, tender governance, technical and commercial evaluation, contract management, Oracle Fusion proficiency, strong communication, stakeholder management, and problem-solving abilities.
Description

Aldar Education is currently seeking a Manager - Procurement to support our growing family of owned and operated schools in the UAE. This is an exciting opportunity to join the highly successful Aldar family of schools and to help shape the future of Abu Dhabi’s leading school group.

The Manager – Procurement leads the Procurement team in delivering Aldar Education’s organisational requirements in line with departmental SLAs and KPIs. The role oversees source-to-contract and purchase-order activities within Procurement’s scope, working closely with Finance and business stakeholders across the wider procure-to-pay process. The Manager continuously monitors performance, identifies opportunities for process improvement, and ensures the delivery of high-quality procurement services in compliance with corporate governance requirements.

The role requires strong planning, stakeholder management, communication, time management and knowledge of the education supplier base.

Since its inception in 2007 with just 250 students, Aldar Education has grown into a highly sought-after education provider, with more than 25 owned and managed premium and super-premium schools and academies- in partnership with some of the world’s most prestigious institutions including Rugby School, King’s College Wimbledon, and Cranleigh. The Group now serves over 38,000 students through 5,000 educators from more than 100 nationalities to deliver world-class education across a broad range of curricula and learning pathways from nursery through to K12.  

At Aldar Education, our impact goes far beyond the classroom: we are proud to contribute to the UAE’s vision for a sustainable, knowledge-based economy through premium education. With this in mind, we hire educators and industry professionals who not only embody our values and cultural ethos but also bring a genuine passion for education—qualities central to our mission of shaping the leaders of tomorrow.  

If you are passionate about excellence and ready to make a meaningful impact, we invite you to apply and be part of our journey.

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