Job description

About ADNOC

ADNOC is one of the world's leading integrated energy companies, delivering the energy needed to power economies while driving innovation, technology advancement, and sustainable growth. With an ambitious transformation agenda, global reach, and a commitment to excellence, ADNOC offers an opportunity to shape the future of energy from the heart of one of the industry's most influential organizations.

Role Requirements:

Reporting to the Senior Vice President, Group Commercial Operations & Execution, this executive leadership role will lead ADNOC Group’s Category Management function, overseeing strategic high-value and business-critical categories to support cost-effective procurement, performance improvement, and long-term value creation across the Group.

• Lead and implement Group-wide Category Management and Market Intelligence, ensuring disciplined execution, financial savings, and alignment with ADNOC’s business strategy.
• Establish and guide cross-functional category teams across Technical and Procurement functions to develop category strategies, sourcing levers, contracting models, and supplier performance frameworks.
• Oversee tendering, commercial evaluation, contract management, change orders, claims, and governance processes to ensure compliance, transparency, and effective fulfilment of business requirements.
• Drive operational excellence, procurement capability development, stakeholder alignment, cost optimization, risk management, and continuous improvement across ADNOC Group’s procurement ecosystem.

Ideal Candidate:

To be considered for this exciting leadership opportunity, candidates should bring deep category management expertise, strong commercial judgment, and the ability to influence senior stakeholders across a complex Oil & Gas environment.

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Finance, Supply Chain, Business Administration, or an equivalent discipline.
• Minimum 18 years of experience in Contracts Management within a large Oil & Gas organization, including at least 10 years at progressive managerial level.
• Expert knowledge of Category Management, Contracts, Tendering practices, procurement governance, strategic sourcing, and supplier management.
• Strong contract negotiation, commercial evaluation, dispute resolution, stakeholder management, and strategic decision-making capabilities.
• Global Oil & Gas business perspective with sound experience using procurement tools such as Kraljic, Porter’s Five Forces, Purchasing Chessboard, and related category strategy frameworks.

Join ADNOC and lead a high-impact procurement agenda that strengthens enterprise value, supplier performance, and competitive advantage across the Group.