Job description

IT Sourcing & Procurement Assistant Manager role within a leading bank in Dubai as part of a centralised sourcing transformation team responsible for driving digital procurement, supplier optimisation, and technology-enabled sourcing processes across the business. The position involves managing end-to-end tactical sourcing activities, supporting digital procurement systems, and ensuring efficient execution of RFx processes including RFIs, RFPs, RFQs, and e-auctions. The role includes supplier evaluation, supplier selection, contract lifecycle management, and collaboration with IT, finance, legal, and business stakeholders to ensure compliant contract execution and governance. Responsibilities include developing sourcing strategies, supporting rapid tendering and contracting processes aligned with procurement policies and governance standards, analysing supplier pricing, market trends, and category data to identify cost optimisation opportunities, and maintaining sourcing dashboards and reporting tools to track project progress, savings, and supplier performance metrics. The role also requires supporting contract lifecycle management by ensuring contracts are stored, tracked, renewed, and accessible through contract management systems. The position includes driving process improvements by identifying bottlenecks in sourcing workflows, recommending automation or system enhancements, collaborating with vendors and internal teams to resolve sourcing-related issues, ensuring documentation accuracy, audit readiness, and compliance across sourcing activities. The role requires experience with ERP systems, e-sourcing tools, and digital procurement platforms, strong analytical skills for managing sourcing data and supplier evaluations, and experience in procurement lifecycle management, procurement transformation initiatives, and category management within a fast-paced environment.