Vice President, Group Category Management

About ADNOC

ADNOC is a globally recognized integrated energy corporation providing the essential energy that fuels economies, while spearheading innovation, advancing technology, and advocating sustainable development. With a visionary transformation agenda and international footprint, ADNOC represents a pivotal opportunity to influence the future of the energy sector from a leading industry position.

Position Overview

This executive leadership position reports directly to the Senior Vice President of Group Commercial Operations & Execution and is charged with leading ADNOC Group's Category Management division. The role focuses on managing significant, business-critical categories to foster cost-efficient procurement, enhance performance, and drive sustainable value creation throughout the Group.

Key Responsibilities

• Direct and execute comprehensive Group-wide Category Management and Market Intelligence activities, ensuring disciplined implementation, significant financial savings, and alignment with ADNOC's overarching business objectives.
• Form and guide cross-functional category teams comprising Technical and Procurement professionals to craft category strategies, identify sourcing opportunities, refine contracting approaches, and establish supplier performance metrics.
• Manage all facets of tendering processes, commercial assessments, contract governance, modifications, claims handling, and compliance oversight to guarantee transparency and meet business needs effectively.
• Champion operational excellence within procurement, enhance procurement capabilities, align stakeholders, optimize costs, mitigate risks, and promote continuous improvement across the ADNOC procurement ecosystem.

Candidate Profile

• Possess a bachelor's degree in Engineering, Finance, Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Have a minimum of 18 years’ experience in Contracts Management within large-scale Oil & Gas companies, including at least 10 years occupying progressively senior managerial roles.
• Demonstrate expert proficiency in Category Management, contract administration, tendering best practices, governance of procurement, strategic sourcing, and supplier oversight.
• Exhibit strong skills in contract negotiations, commercial evaluations, dispute resolution, stakeholder engagement, and strategic decision making.
• Bring a comprehensive understanding of the global Oil & Gas market coupled with experience utilizing procurement frameworks such as Kraljic Matrix, Porter’s Five Forces, Purchasing Chessboard, and other category strategy methodologies.

Join ADNOC

Step into a critical leadership role that influences procurement excellence and sustains enterprise value, improves supplier management, and boosts ADNOC's competitive positioning globally.