Purchasing Officer jobs in United Arab Emirates

Averda is the leading waste management and recycling company in the emerging world, operating in India and across the Middle East and Africa. The company provides a broad and specialised range of services to over 60,000 clients - large and small - across private and public sectors. These include the municipal authorities of major cities and household names in a wide range of sectors including oil & gas, automotive, retail and hospitality.

Founded in 1964 and headquartered in Dubai, Averda increasingly focuses on providing sustainable solutions which extract value from waste, reducing use of the planet’s limited natural resources and driving the circular economy. The company’s portfolio of services range from collecting bins and cleaning city streets to sorting, composting, recycling and disposing of household waste as well as safely managing highly-regulated hazardous waste streams including medical waste and dangerous chemicals. Recent investments have further developed the company’s waste treatment capabilities, with the goal of providing circular recovery options in all markets.

The company currently employs over 9,000 people worldwide, helping to provide secure employment amongst the communities it serves. Protection of environmental and human health is the company’s highest priority, and it operates in full compliance with international standards for quality control wherever it operates, currently: UAE, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Qatar, Morocco, South Africa, and India.

Our Mission

To treat, recover and recycle more than 80% of the waste that flows through our fleet and facilities using innovative sustainable solutions that satisfy our customers’ needs.

For over 30 years, we’ve taken pride in keeping cities, communities, and the environment clean and sanitary. But today we go far beyond just cleaning. We provide a full end-to-end service for our clients across developing and emerging economies who, like us, care about what happens to their waste. Together, we find solutions which recover or unlock the value in materials others call ‘waste’. We use the latest technology and our best creative minds to solve environmental problems and ensure we leave a cleaner and more sustainable world for our children.

Our Values

Deliver. Care. Inspire

Our values remain the same as the day we were founded - deliver, care and inspire. We deliver for our clients. We care for our planet and our people. We inspire others through our actions.

Our Vision

Our world without waste.

We share a vision of a world where materials are not merely discarded, but are reused, recycled, and recovered. A world without waste.

Role Summary

The Senior Procurement Officer will be responsible for evaluating suppliers/vendors, products, and services, negotiating contracts, and ensuring that approved purchases are cost-efficient and of high quality. For this role, you should have good knowledge of market research, and negotiation skills along with solid analytical knowledge to ensure you are identifying the most profitable offers in compliance with company standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Process purchase requisition for material and service in line with approved Project end-user specifications while ensuring cost competitiveness and timely delivery.
• Source new potential vendors and update the preferred vendor list.
• Prepare and float RFQs / Inquiries.
• Conduct a techno-commercial comparison for determination of the most suitable source.
• Liaise with the technical Department and Project team to obtain technical recommendations when necessary.
• Work with the contracts team and other stakeholders during the creation, maintenance, and amendment of supplier agreements and contracts.
• Liaise with the Legal team during the contract/agreement review stage to provide input as necessary.
• Issue Purchase orders in the ERP system to ensure that all Purchases are systematically conducted.
• Ensure consistent timely delivery through monitoring and following up on POs.
• Resolve vendor and requester disputes pertaining to quality, service, warranty, and delivery.
• Identify spend optimization opportunities across Purchase categories.
• Perform vendor market assessment and evaluation.
• Comply with Health, Safety, and Environment policies.
• Risk management during the Procurement process.
• Ensure the highest level of compliance with the Company Code of Ethics and Code of Conduct.
• Ensure compliance with all Group Policies and Procedures.

Experience

• Minimum of 8 -10 years of work experience in Procurement.
• Experience in the Automotive / Logistics Industry Preferable.

Qualification

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration/science/commerce.
• CIPS – Diploma in Procurement & Supply (Advantageous).

Knowledge

• Problem-solving approach.
• Fluency in English (Arabic advantageous).
• Proficient in MS Office - Outlook, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint (Visio advantageous).
• Proficient in Oracle / SAP advantageous.

If you think you have what it takes to make the world a cleaner place, if you can see value where others see waste and if you aren’t afraid of a challenge, why not start your journey with us today?

Averda welcomes candidates from all backgrounds, actively promotes diversity in the workforce, and is committed to creating an inclusive space where employees are valued for their skills, experiences, and unique perspectives.