Procurement Specialist - Governance & Compliance
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About the Role
Edari is hiring a Procurement Specialist for a 6-month maternity cover with a semi-government client in Dubai. The role focuses on procurement compliance, Source-to-Pay controls, and contract governance.
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Responsibilities
- Lead compliance monitoring across the Procure to Pay lifecycle
- Conduct regular compliance reporting and generate control reports
- Review and validate Purchase Orders and procurement transactions
- Identify process gaps and work with stakeholders to rectify non compliance
- Act as primary coordination point during audits by Financial Authorities and Government Regulatory Bodies
- Maintain and update compliance trackers and reporting files using Advanced Excel
- Support and maintain Tableau dashboards
- Ensure procurement activities comply with UAE regulations
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Supply Chain, or related field
- Minimum 3 years of relevant experience in Procurement, Audit, Risk, or P2P/S2P governance roles
- Strong understanding of contract management and compliance within regulated environments
- Experience working with ERP systems and Advanced Excel
- Knowledge of internal audit processes, risk management frameworks, and procurement governance
- Strong stakeholder management skills
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Role Overview
- We are looking to hire a Procurement Specialist Governance & Compliance for a semi government client based in Dubai.
- This role is a 6 months maternity cover.
- The role sits within the Supply Management – Category Management Department and reports to the Director – Category Management.
Key responsibilities
- Lead ongoing compliance monitoring across the Procure to Pay (P2P) lifecycle.
- Conduct regular compliance reporting and generate periodic control reports.
- Review and validate Purchase Orders and procurement transactions.
- Identify process gaps within procurement operations and work proactively with stakeholders.
- Act as the primary coordination point during audits conducted by Financial Authorities and Government Regulatory Bodies.
- Maintain and update compliance trackers and reporting files using Advanced Excel.
- Support and maintain existing Tableau dashboards.
- Ensure procurement activities comply with UAE regulations.
- Collaborate closely with internal stakeholders including Business Technology, Legal, Governance, Risk Management, Insurance, and various Procurement units.
Knowledge, skills & experience
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Supply Chain, or related field.
- Professional Procurement qualification (e.g., CIPS) is highly preferred.
- Minimum 3 years of relevant experience in Procurement, Audit, Risk, or P2P/S2P governance roles.
- Strong understanding of contract management and compliance within regulated environments.
- Experience working with ERP systems and Advanced Excel.
- Knowledge of internal audit processes, risk management frameworks, and procurement governance.
- Strong stakeholder management skills.
- Experience in procurement process reengineering and control standardization is an advantage.
- Exposure to supplier performance management and compliance monitoring.
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