About the role
DP World is hiring a Director of Procurement to lead and reshape procurement across DP World Oceania, delivering strategic commercial outcomes, sustainable savings, strong supplier management and solid procurement governance. Providing executive leadership across Procurement, you will partner closely with senior leaders across the business capabilities to build a high-performing procurement function one capable of supporting growth, major projects, operational requirements and capital investment while delivering value and managing risk.
The role leads procurement strategy, category management, supplier relationships, sourcing and tenders, and contract governance, and is accountable for ensuring procurement delivers measurable value while meeting DP World's policies, ethical standards and regulatory obligations.
Key Accountabilities –
- Set the direction, build and lead the Oceania Procurement Strategy, aligned to DP World's global playbook, and bring strong leadership to the function.
- Build a procurement operating model that works business partnering, category expertise, sourcing and transactional support and keep evolving it.
- Introduce procurement at the beginning of the process, shaping business planning, major projects and investment decisions from day one as senior procurement advisor to the Oceania Executive.
- Drive sustainable savings and commercial value through smart benchmarking, market testing, sharp negotiation and a savings pipeline with real accountability.
- Lead category strategy and strategic sourcing across major spend areas, running complex tenders and rigorous supplier selection.
- Own key supplier and contract relationships, working closely with Finance and Operations so tenders solve real business problems.
- Maintain strong procurement governance, risk management and compliance across the function.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience required:
- 15+ years in procurement or commercial leadership, including solid time in senior procurement roles within large, complex organisations.
- Porven track record of building procurement strategies, operating models and transformation programs that genuinely move the needle.
- Deep experience in strategic sourcing, category management and negotiating high-value, complex contracts.
- Proven ability to turn a savings target into money the business sees with a track record of translating procurement strategy into measurable, sustainable commercial outcomes.
- Experience getting procurement into major projects infrastructure, property, technology, capital works and transformation.
- Strong grounding in procurement governance, risk and responsible sourcing, including Modern Slavery compliance.
- Experience leading procurement teams or shared services, including restructuring and building capability.
- Exposure to mergers, acquisitions or major change, with a knack for bringing consistency across different businesses.
- Hands-on experience with ERP, e-sourcing and contract lifecycle systems, with an eye for data and process efficiency.
- Experience in ports, logistics, freight, warehousing or other asset-intensive industries is a real plus.
- A relevant degree (Procurement, Supply Chain, Business, Commerce, Finance or similar); CIPS, MCIPS or CPSM highly regarded.
About DP World
DP World is reshaping the future of global trade to improve lives everywhere. Operating across six continents with a team of over 125,000 employees, we combine global infrastructure and local expertise to deliver seamless supply chain solutions. From Ports and Terminals to Marine Services, Logistics and Technology, we leverage innovation to create better ways to trade, minimising disruptions from the factory floor to the customer’s door.
In Asia Pacific, DP World employs over 15,000 people across 22 geographies. We operate 17 ports and terminals, complemented by a comprehensive suite of end-to-end supply chain solutions - to connect the region to the rest of the world.
WE MAKE TRADE FLOW
TO CHANGE WHAT'S POSSIBLE FOR EVERYONE.
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Skills Required
- 15+ years of experience in procurement or commercial leadership, including senior procurement roles in large, complex organizations.
- Proven experience building procurement strategies, operating models, and transformation programs.
- Deep experience in strategic sourcing, category management, and negotiating high-value, complex contracts.
- Track record of translating savings targets into measurable, sustainable commercial outcomes.
- Experience integrating procurement into major infrastructure, property, technology, capital works, and transformation projects.
- Strong knowledge of procurement governance, risk, responsible sourcing, and Modern Slavery compliance.
- Experience leading procurement teams or shared services, including restructuring and capability building.
- Experience with mergers, acquisitions, or major organizational change.
- Hands-on experience with ERP, e-sourcing, and contract lifecycle systems.
- Experience in ports, logistics, freight, warehousing, or other asset-intensive industries.
- Relevant degree in Procurement, Supply Chain, Business, Commerce, Finance, or a similar field.
- CIPS, MCIPS, or CPSM certification.
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.
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