About the role
DP World is hiring a Senior Procurement Manager to drive strategic procurement across DP World Oceania and play a key role in the function's ongoing growth and maturity.
Partnering closely with business leaders, project teams and the wider Procurement team, you will uncover and deliver commercial opportunities, strengthen processes, capability and governance, and help shape a scalable, commercially minded operating model across our operational and corporate functions lifting efficiency and standardisation while delivering stronger commercial outcomes through key strategic national projects.
Key Accountabilities –
- Support delivery of the Oceania Procurement Strategy and lead initiatives aligned with business growth.
- Lead category management, strategic sourcing and major tenders/RFPs/RFQs across key spend areas.
- Lead commercial negotiations, weighing cost, quality, service, risk and total cost of ownership.
- Build and manage relationships with contractors, consultants, suppliers and subcontractors.
- Monitor supplier performance against contracts, milestones and SLAs, resolving issues as needed.
- Identify and deliver sustainable procurement savings, contributing to the annual savings target.
- Work with Finance to validate and track savings.
- Provide senior leadership and coaching to the Procurement team, building capability in sourcing, negotiation and contract management.
- Foster a high-performance, collaborative, commercially focused procurement culture.
- Ensure procurement activity adheres to policy, identifying and escalating risks or non-compliance issues.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience required:
- A tertiary qualification in Procurement, Supply Chain, Business, Commerce, Finance or similar is a plus; CIPS, MCIPS or CPSM is highly regarded.
- 10+ years in procurement, commercial management or supply chain, with solid experience in strategic sourcing and category management.
- A proven track record of turning tenders, negotiations and supplier relationships into real cost savings and commercial value.
- Strong grounding in procurement governance, compliance and risk management.
- Experience in logistics, ports, warehousing, infrastructure, property or another asset-heavy industry is a real advantage.
- Sharp commercial acumen, strong negotiation skills and a natural problem-solving mindset.
- Clear communication and relationship-building skills, with the ability to bring stakeholders along.
- Detail-oriented and well organised, able to juggle multiple procurement activities at once.
- Genuinely customer-focused, with the ability to influence outcomes across different parts of the business.
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
- 10+ years of experience in procurement, commercial management, or supply chain
- Experience in strategic sourcing and category management
- Proven success delivering cost savings and commercial value through tenders, negotiations, and supplier relationships
- Strong knowledge of procurement governance, compliance, and risk management
- Strong commercial acumen and negotiation skills
- Clear communication and relationship-building skills
- Ability to manage multiple procurement activities and stakeholders
- Tertiary qualification in Procurement, Supply Chain, Business, Commerce, Finance, or a similar field
- CIPS, MCIPS, or CPSM certification
- Experience in logistics, ports, warehousing, infrastructure, property, or another asset-heavy industry
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.
