Regional Procurement Manager – Middle East & Asia | Global Chemicals Manufacturing

Regional Procurement Manager – Middle East & Asia | Global Chemicals Manufacturing Dubai, UAE | Competitive Salary + Package To apply, contact Adam at [email protected] We are partnering with a leading global chemicals manufacturing organisation undergoing a significant transformation of its procurement function. As part of this journey, they are looking to appoint a Regional Procurement Manager based in Dubai, with responsibility across the Middle East and Asia. This is a broad procurement leadership role operating across a complex, international manufacturing environment. You will act as the critical link between global Procurement and regional manufacturing operations, ensuring global procurement strategies translate into effective local delivery while representing the requirements of manufacturing sites at a group level. We are specifically looking for candidates with a strong background in the chemicals industry, ideally gained within chemical manufacturing, specialty chemicals, coatings, resins, polymers or closely related chemical processing environments. A solid understanding of direct materials procurement, manufacturing operations and the complexities of chemical supply chains will be essential. The role will suit someone who combines strong procurement expertise with experience of transformation, change management and developing more mature and consistent ways of working across multiple manufacturing sites and countries. Key Responsibilities: • Lead procurement activity across chemical manufacturing operations in the Middle East and Asia, connecting global strategy with regional execution. • Translate global category and sourcing strategies into practical site-level procurement activity, with a particular focus on direct materials and manufacturing requirements. • Lead, develop and influence site-based procurement and purchasing teams across the region. • Partner closely with Operations, Supply Chain, Finance, Quality and senior regional leadership. • Support the implementation of new procurement processes, systems, governance and standardised ways of working. • Identify savings, efficiencies and value-creation opportunities while ensuring security of supply and operational continuity. • Drive greater consistency around procurement governance, compliance and supplier management. • Represent regional requirements within the wider Procurement Leadership Team, ensuring local risks, challenges and opportunities influence global decision-making. Experience Required: • Essential: Significant procurement experience within the chemicals industry, ideally within specialty chemicals, industrial chemicals, coatings, resins, polymers or closely related chemical manufacturing sectors. • Strong direct procurement experience, including sourcing raw materials, chemicals and other materials used in manufacturing processes. • A solid understanding of chemical manufacturing operations, supply chains and supplier markets. • Experience working within global, multi-site and matrix manufacturing organisations, ideally with responsibility across multiple countries or regions. • Demonstrable involvement in procurement transformation and change, including implementing new processes, governance, systems or ways of working. • Experience managing and developing procurement teams, including through matrix or dotted-line reporting structures. • The ability to bridge the gap between central strategic procurement and local manufacturing operations. • Strong stakeholder management skills, with the credibility to influence senior regional and site leadership. • A pragmatic and commercially focused approach, comfortable operating through ambiguity and driving change in complex environments. The Opportunity This is an excellent opportunity to join a global chemicals manufacturer at a key point in its procurement transformation. You will have the opportunity to shape procurement across the Middle East and Asia, strengthen collaboration between global and regional manufacturing teams, and play a central role in building a more strategic, consistent and commercially effective procurement function. Please note that relevant chemicals industry experience is a key requirement for this position. To apply or discuss the opportunity confidentially, contact Adam at [email protected] Show more Show less

Essential: Significant procurement experience within the chemicals industry; strong direct procurement experience including sourcing raw materials, chemicals and other materials used in manufacturing processes; solid understanding of chemical manufacturing operations, supply chains and supplier markets; experience working within global, multi-site and matrix manufacturing organisations, ideally with responsibility across multiple countries or regions; demonstrable involvement in procurement transformation and change, including implementing new processes, governance, systems or ways of working; experience managing and developing procurement teams, including through matrix or dotted-line reporting structures; ability to bridge the gap between central strategic procurement and local manufacturing operations; strong stakeholder management skills with credibility to influence senior regional and site leadership; pragmatic and commercially focused approach, comfortable operating through ambiguity and driving change in complex environments.

Lead procurement activity across chemical manufacturing operations in the Middle East and Asia, connecting global strategy with regional execution; translate global category and sourcing strategies into practical site-level procurement activity, focusing on direct materials and manufacturing requirements; lead, develop and influence site-based procurement and purchasing teams across the region; partner closely with Operations, Supply Chain, Finance, Quality and senior regional leadership; support the implementation of new procurement processes, systems, governance and standardised ways of working; identify savings, efficiencies and value-creation opportunities while ensuring security of supply and operational continuity; drive greater consistency around procurement governance, compliance and supplier management; represent regional requirements within the wider Procurement Leadership Team, ensuring local risks, challenges and opportunities influence global decision-making.