Job Description

Aldar Education is currently seeking a Senior Manager - Procurement to support our growing family of owned, operated and managed schools in the UAE. This is an exciting opportunity to join the highly successful Aldar family of schools and to help shape the future of Abu Dhabi's leading school group.


As the leading education group in Abu Dhabi, we provide inclusive and innovative learning that inspires and empowers communities. We offer a range of brands for all learners in our community, from nursery through to adult education. We offer the broadest choice of curricula. In the largest number of locations in Abu Dhabi.


Starting with one school and 250 students in 2007, Aldar Education has grown into a highly sought after education provider, now supporting over 38,000 students in 31 schools and a growing network of almost 5,000 educators, with over 100 nationalities, offering a wide range of curricula and ancillary services such as a Teacher Training Academy.


Working collaboratively, our education network's purpose is to empower the next generation to shape our future, directly supporting the educational goals of Abu Dhabi's government. Today, Aldar Education's efforts are guided by the Abu Dhabi Economic Vision 2030 plan, which aims to build a sustainable knowledge-based economy through premium education.


The incumbent will continuously strive to exceed internal & external customer expectations while embracing the Aldar Education Core Values.


To lead procurement aspects related to greenfield and brownfield projects in line with the departmental SLAs and KPIs.


Manage the procure to pay cycle with continuous monitoring of performance, as well as identifying opportunities for developing the process to deliver outstanding procurement services.


You should be dynamic and able to resolve problems, while maintaining complete compliance to corporate governance. Proper planning, stakeholdermanagement, excellent communication skills, excellent time management, and knowledge of the education supplier base are essential qualities we lookfor in our team members. It is essential to have strong technical background completed with a Civil Engineering degree and construction project support.



Minimum Qualifications:

• Minimum graduate level degree in Civil Engineering
• CIPS Certified would be an added value

Minimum Experience:

• A minimum of 10 years' experience in procurement within the region. Having education procurement experience is preferable.

Job Specific Knowledge & Skills:

• Proven track record of developing advanced procurement processes and methods
• Fluent English communication skills, written and oral, Arabic is an added value.
• Attention to detail with diligent follow up, and able to execute in a timely manner.
• Skilled in multi-tasking and handling pressure.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Excellent knowledge of ERP systems is a must

What We Offer:

Aldar Education is a family of world-class, child-centered, and innovative schools based in the UAE. We educate students across our group of owned and managed schools and as we grow, so does our need for highly skilled, inspirational, and dedicated school and educational leaders. We offer an attractive remuneration package including a range of benefits. Our future-focused learning model includes both students and staff, so we place a special emphasis on professional development, coaching, and training.


Successful candidates will have access to a wide network of professionals and opportunities to both lead and contribute to training others as well as developing themselves.


This job description is not all-inclusive. Aldar Education reserves the right to amend this job description at any time. We are an equal opportunity employer, committed to a diverse and inclusive work environment. We are dedicated to our national development strategy and encourage UAE Nationals in their application to our company.


Aldar Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. Offers of appointment are subject to satisfactory references and police clearance.



Main Duties:

• Leading and managing categories related to greenfield (new construction) and brownfield (acquisition and refurbishment) projects.
• Developing strategies for each project and ensure proper implementation of the strategy while aligning with the Procurement team on areas already covered through framework agreements
• Managing the team of procurement specialist
• Working along the Project Manager to support on all sourcing and procurement activities of the projects

Specific Duties:

• Excellent communication skills are essential for this role, which allows the candidate to efficiently interact with internal departments (Project Manager, Operations, Finance, HR, IT, Schools), Aldar Group (Project Managers, Engineers, Procurement) as well as suppliers and contractors.
• Running and managing RFQs/RFPs to ensure fulfillment of the Project Procurement Plan and the project strategy for both greenfield and brownfield projects.
• Negotiate with suppliers to obtain best price, quality, and service.
• Identify synergies to enhance the commercial advantage of the organization by utilizing the economy of scale
• Review the award recommendations and provide sound feedback
• Maintaining relations with preferred suppliers to ensure procurement of high-quality goods/services, expedient delivery, and dependableservice at optimum price.
• Analyzing markets to determine supplier's sources and product availability.
• Compilation and preparation of reports and analyses setting forth progress, adverse trends, and appropriate recommendations orconclusions. Ability to develop dashboards would be an added asset.
• Ensure compliance of purchasing activities with corporate governance.
• Solving problems related to procurement processes, logistics and tenders.