About the role
The Business Procurement Manager acts as the operational owner of the end‑to‑end supplier lifecycle, ensuring continuity, compliance, and high‑quality service delivery across all Contract Logistics and Freight Forwarding activities. All procurement activities are executed in full alignment with DP World’s procurement policies and governance standards.
The role operates across the complete lifecycle of customer contracts, from bid phase through launch execution and into business‑as‑usual (BAU) operations. During the bid phase, Business Procurement supports RFQ execution, supplier engagement, and cost validation. At launch, the focus is on supplier onboarding and execution readiness. In BAU, the role ensures ongoing supplier performance, compliance, and operational continuity.
Working in close collaboration with Category Procurement and Procurement Excellence, the function ensures strong alignment with procurement strategy, governance, and execution standards. The Manager is accountable for procurement delivery across complex operational environments and plays a critical role in ensuring there is no loss of procurement ownership or continuity between the bid, launch, and BAU phases.
How you will contribute
- Lead procurement across complex bids, launches and BAU
- Manage senior stakeholders
- Own and define local supplier strategies for non-category spend where no central strategy exists
- Ensure and enforce compliance with procurement policy across all procurement activities
- Lead high value sourcing and governance
What you will bring
- Certified or working towards CIPS / NEVI (or equivalent), with a good understanding of purchasing tools (Oracle, SAP, etc.)
- 5–7 years of relevant experience in procurement
- Proven ability to work under pressure in a dynamic and demanding environment
- Strong decision‑making skills, including with limited information, and experience managing stakeholders at strategic and tactical levels
- Excellent project management experience within complex, cross‑functional environments
- Senior profile with the ability to challenge, influence and negotiate effectively (strong analytical and negotiation skills)
- Fluent in English and French (business level) and willing to travel up to 25% within Europe
Compensation
DP World offers exciting and challenging roles within a growing international organization. We strive to hire and develop the right people, locally and globally, stimulating personal growth and self-development within an informal atmosphere. We offer a market competitive compensation package.
About DP World
Trade is the lifeblood of the global economy, creating opportunities and improving the quality of life for people around the world. DP World exists to make the world’s trade flow better, changing what’s possible for the customers and communities we serve globally.
With a dedicated, diverse and professional team of more than 120,000 employees spanning 75 countries on six continents, DP World is pushing trade further and faster towards a seamless supply chain that’s fit for the future.
We’re rapidly transforming and integrating our businesses -- Ports and Terminals, Marine Services, Logistics and Technology – and uniting our global infrastructure with local expertise to create stronger, more efficient end-to-end supply chain solutions that can change the way the world trades.
What's more, we're reshaping the future by investing in innovation. From intelligent delivery systems to automated warehouse stacking, we’re at the cutting edge of disruptive technology, pushing the sector towards better ways to trade, minimising disruptions from the factory floor to the customer’s door.
WE MAKE TRADE FLOW
To Change What's Possible For Everyone
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Skills Required
- Certified or working towards CIPS or NEVI (or equivalent)
- Good understanding of purchasing tools (Oracle, SAP)
- 5-7 years of relevant procurement experience
- Fluent in English and French (business level)
- Willing to travel up to 25% within Europe
- Proven ability to work under pressure in dynamic environments
- Experience managing senior stakeholders at strategic and tactical levels
- Excellent project management experience in complex, cross-functional environments
- Strong decision-making, analytical and negotiation skills
DP World Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about DP World and has not been reviewed or approved by DP World.
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Fair & Transparent Compensation: Pay is considered competitive in many contexts, with strong salary perceptions in several regions. Feedback suggests compensation is sometimes viewed as equitable, with salary practices described as compliant and fair.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits: Wellness initiatives, flexible working hours, and practical supports like reimbursements for mobile, home internet, and home‑office equipment are emphasized. Feedback suggests these benefits contribute meaningfully to everyday work‑life needs.
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Healthcare Strength — Healthcare Strength: Health coverage is described as comprehensive in some locations, including medical emergency coverage and life insurance. A broader emphasis on health, safety, and wellbeing programs reinforces this support.
DP World Insights
What We Do
Trade is the lifeblood of the global economy, creating opportunities and improving the quality of life for people around the world. DP World exists to make the world’s trade flow better, changing what’s possible for the customers and communities we serve globally. With a dedicated, diverse and professional team of more than 108,000 employees, spanning 74 countries on six continents, DP World is pushing trade further and faster towards a seamless supply chain that’s fit for the future. We’re rapidly transforming and integrating our businesses – Ports and Terminals, Marine Services, Logistics and Technology – and uniting our global infrastructure with local expertise to create stronger, more efficient end-to-end supply chain solutions that can change the way the world trades. What’s more, we’re reshaping the future by investing in innovation. From intelligent delivery systems to automated warehouse stacking, we’re at the cutting edge of disruptive technology, pushing the sector towards better ways to trade, minimising disruptions from the factory floor to the customer’s door. We make trade flow, to change what’s possible for everyone.
