Senior Manager- Procurement Intelligence
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About the Role
JDL Recruitment is hiring a Senior Manager – Procurement Intelligence for a leading hyperscale data centre developer in Dubai. You will build and lead the procurement intelligence function, providing market, supplier, and commercial insights to drive strategic procurement decisions.
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Responsibilities
- Develop and lead the procurement intelligence strategy across the organisation
- Provide executive level insights on spend, supplier performance, market trends, and commercial risks
- Support strategic sourcing initiatives and major procurement decisions with data driven analysis
- Develop scenario modelling for supply chain risk, price fluctuations, and long term cost forecasting
- Build and maintain procurement dashboards, KPIs, and governance reporting
- Partner with Procurement, Finance, Strategy, and Delivery teams to support key business decisions
- Identify opportunities for cost optimisation, supplier diversification, and risk mitigation
- Drive continuous improvement through automation, AI, and digital analytics tools
Requirements
- 10+ years' experience in procurement, procurement intelligence, commercial analytics, or related discipline
- Strong experience supporting strategic sourcing and procurement decision making
- Background within data centres, infrastructure, construction, or other capital intensive industries
- Proven ability to translate complex data into actionable business insights
- Experience working with senior stakeholders across multiple business functions
- Strong commercial, analytical, and problem solving skills
- Exposure to advanced analytics, digital tools, automation, or AI led solutions
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
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Role Overview
- JDL Recruitment is partnering with a leading hyperscale data centre developer to hire a Senior Manager – Procurement Intelligence for their Dubai team.
- This is a rare opportunity to build and lead a procurement intelligence function within a rapidly expanding business delivering major infrastructure and data centre projects across the region.
- You'll work closely with senior leadership, providing the market, supplier, and commercial intelligence that drives strategic procurement decisions.
The Role
- Lead the development of procurement intelligence capabilities across the business.
- Provide senior stakeholders with clear, actionable insights on spend, suppliers, market trends, risk exposure, and value creation opportunities.
- Help shape sourcing strategies and long term supply chain decisions.
What You'll Be Doing
- Develop and lead the procurement intelligence strategy across the organisation.
- Provide executive level insights on spend, supplier performance, market trends, and commercial risks.
- Support strategic sourcing initiatives and major procurement decisions with data driven analysis.
- Develop scenario modelling for supply chain risk, price fluctuations, and long term cost forecasting.
- Build and maintain procurement dashboards, KPIs, and governance reporting.
- Partner with Procurement, Finance, Strategy, and Delivery teams to support key business decisions.
- Identify opportunities for cost optimisation, supplier diversification, and risk mitigation.
- Drive continuous improvement through automation, AI, and digital analytics tools.
What We're Looking For
- 10+ years' experience in procurement, procurement intelligence, commercial analytics, or a related discipline.
- Strong experience supporting strategic sourcing and procurement decision making.
- Background within data centres, infrastructure, construction, or other capital intensive industries.
- Proven ability to translate complex data into actionable business insights.
- Experience working with senior stakeholders across multiple business functions.
- Strong commercial, analytical, and problem solving skills.
- Exposure to advanced analytics, digital tools, automation, or AI led solutions.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
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