A leading industrial and energy infrastructure organization in the United Arab Emirates is seeking an experienced Control Tower Manager responsible for expediting and coordinating the procurement and timely delivery of goods and services. The role oversees the procurement process from PO release to readiness and coordinates logistics through to final delivery, ensuring on-time, compliant and efficient execution.
About the Role — Procurement Expediting Leadership
Core Function: Expediting and coordinating procurement to meet operational and PO requirements
Team Leadership: Leading and supervising the expediting team based on PO priority and criticality
Key System: Reviewing daily SAP Purchase Order reports and maintaining full PO dashboard visibility
End-to-End Scope: Coordinating logistics from supplier through freight to final delivery
Career Opportunity & Operational Impact
Global Coordination: Delivering expediting support across global supplier time zones, including emergencies
Cross-Functional Liaison: Acting as primary link between suppliers, procurement, warehouse, finance and logistics
Skill Development: Build deep expertise in SAP ERP, supplier performance management and freight coordination
Career Growth: Lead critical, high-priority procurement operations within a manufacturing/energy environment
Position Overview
This Control Tower Manager role involves leading the expediting team and personally managing critical, high-priority orders, expediting local and international purchase orders, coordinating with suppliers to resolve delivery issues, acting as primary liaison between procurement, warehouse, finance and logistics teams, coordinating transportation and freight movements across air, sea and land, and ensuring real-time ERP updates for all PO milestones and shipment activities.
Why This Role Matters: As Control Tower Manager, you own end-to-end visibility over procurement and logistics execution, ensuring critical materials reach operations on time, lead an expediting team through clear prioritization and workload management, act as the central liaison resolving supplier, delivery and payment issues before they escalate, apply SAP ERP expertise to maintain real-time PO and shipment status, and drive continuous improvement across expediting processes and supplier performance.
Key Responsibilities
Team Leadership & Operational Control
- Lead and supervise the expediting team, allocating workload based on PO priority and criticality
- Review daily SAP Purchase Order reports, assess urgency and assign work accordingly
- Personally manage critical, high priority and time sensitive orders
- Maintain full visibility of the PO dashboard and provide accurate stakeholder updates
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives and prepare supplier performance reviews
Purchase Order Expediting
- Expedite local and international Purchase Orders to ensure timely delivery
- Coordinate with suppliers and vendors to monitor order progress and resolve delivery issues
- Identify risks, implement recovery plans and escalate delays per procedures
- Ensure real-time ERP updates for all PO milestones and shipment activities
Supplier & Stakeholder Management
- Act as primary liaison between suppliers, procurement, end users, warehouse, finance and logistics
- Resolve supplier performance issues, delivery delays, payment concerns and material discrepancies
- Support supplier performance evaluations and vendor performance reports
Logistics & Freight Coordination
- Coordinate transportation planning and freight movements across air, sea and land
- Monitor shipments from suppliers through final delivery
- Coordinate with freight forwarders, warehouse and logistics providers
- Ensure warehouse readiness for incoming materials and timely receipt processing
Service Delivery & Compliance
- Deliver expediting support across global supplier time zones, including emergencies and holidays
- Ensure adequate resource planning and business continuity coverage
- Comply with all applicable HSE laws, PPE requirements and incident reporting procedures
🎓 Qualifications & Requirements
Educational Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Industrial/Electrical Engineering, Supply Chain Management or equivalent
Experience Requirements
- 5 years of experience in procurement expediting, supply chain or logistics
- Preferably within manufacturing, industrial or energy infrastructure environments in the UAE
- Experience with SAP ERP systems and supplier performance management
Essential Skills
- Proficient in Microsoft Office applications (Excel, Word and PowerPoint)
- Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
- Ability to lead a team under time pressure across multiple priorities
About This Control Tower Opportunity
This Control Tower Manager role sits at the center of procurement and logistics execution for a manufacturing or energy infrastructure operation in the United Arab Emirates. The position combines team leadership, SAP-driven expediting, supplier management and freight coordination, offering an experienced supply chain professional the opportunity to drive on-time, compliant delivery across a complex, global procurement network.
Career Excellence: Lead end-to-end procurement expediting and logistics execution for a critical UAE supply chain operation.
Who Should Apply?
- Procurement Expediting Professionals: With 5+ years in supply chain or logistics
- SAP ERP Specialists: Experienced managing PO dashboards and supplier performance
- Industrial/Energy Supply Chain Leaders: Familiar with manufacturing environments in the UAE
- Freight & Logistics Coordinators: Comfortable managing air, sea and land transportation
- Team Leaders: Skilled at prioritizing critical orders and resolving supplier issues under pressure
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