Procurement Manager

Date Posted:

2025-06-16

Country:

United Arab Emirates

Location:

AREAZ113: Abu Dhabi Regus ADGM, Abu Dhabi Global Market Square, 24th Floor, Al Sila Tower, PO Box 128666, United Arab Emirates

Position Role Type:

Unspecified

About Us:

We have enjoyed a close and enduring relationship with the United Arab Emirates, built on a solid foundation of RTX providing trusted solutions to the Emirates for national security, civil defense infrastructure and training across multiple strategic initiatives for almost four decades.

The company marked the 30th anniversary of its partnership and presence in the UAE in 2017 with the creation of Raytheon Emirates, a wholly owned subsidiary incorporated and headquartered in Abu Dhabi. The company is focused on three business areas: effectors, air and missile defense, and advanced technology.

Job Summary:

The United Arab Emirates Supply Chain Manager is a critical role within the Operations & Supply Chain organization, leading and executing local procurement activities. Based in Abu Dhabi, UAE, this position is responsible for managing all procurement and delivery assurance responsibilities within the Raytheon Emirates office, simultaneously managing supply chain activities on behalf of critical production programs. This role includes leadership responsibilities, representing the Operations & Supply Chain (OSC) functional organization on behalf of Raytheon Emirates, ensuring timely and complaint placement and management of all local procurement activities.

Key Responsibilities:

• Leadership: Represent the OSC organization on behalf of Raytheon Emirates, ensuring alignment with strategic objectives and driving supply chain leadership, efficiency, and effectiveness.
• Supplier Management: Foster strong supplier relationships ensuring timely placement, management, and delivery assurance of all procurement activities.
• Procurement Operations: Oversee procurement operations within the Raytheon Emirates office, ensuring compliance with company policies and procedures.
• Program Support: Lead and represent supply chain activities for critical execution programs such as Coyote, ensuring seamless integration of procurement and supply chain management activities to support program success.
• Strategic Alignment: Ensure that procurement operations align with strategic objectives, driving 100% on time delivery, reduction of supplier overdue, and improving CORE domain process maturity.
• Cross-functional Collaboration: Collaborate effectively with internal stakeholders, including program management, engineering, and finance, to support programmatic goals and objectives.
• Compliance & Risk Management: Identify and mitigate supply chain risks, implementing strategies to ensure flawless procurement compliance in alignment with standard work.
• Cost Reduction: Drive cost reduction initiatives and support the adoption of CORE methods and tools to enhance operational excellence.
  
  

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in supply chain management, business administration, engineering, or a related field. Advanced degree preferred.
• Experience: Equivalent experience and minimum 8 years prior relevant experience, or an advanced degree in a related field and minimum 5 years experience
• Leadership: Proven leadership skills with experience managing complex supply chain operations and cross-functional teams.
• Communication: Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build strong relationships with suppliers and internal stakeholders.
• Project Management: Strong project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver results in a fast-paced environment.
• Travel: Willingness to travel up to 25% within the UAE and occasionally to other locations as needed.
• Languages: Fluency in English and Arabic is required.