Technology Sourcing Specialist - Procurement
Posted date [2026-05-27]
(ID: 45697)
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Job Description and Requirements
Technology Sourcing Specialist - ProcurementJob Snapshot
* Role: Technology Sourcing Specialist - Procurement
* Location: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
* Industry: Banking
* Function: Purchasing
* Experience: Relevant technology sourcing experience
* Job Type: Full-time
Position Overview
Technology Sourcing Specialist - Procurement in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates is a Banking procurement role focused on executing sourcing strategies across technology domains such as cloud, infrastructure, platforms, and enterprise technology services. This opportunity is suited for a sourcing professional who can manage RFQ and RFP activities, coordinate vendor evaluations, maintain sourcing documentation, and support cost optimization while ensuring compliance with procurement governance and enterprise standards.
Job Details
Country: United Arab Emirates
City: Abu Dhabi
Industry: Banking
Function: Purchasing
Salary: 14000-22000
Estimated salary range based on similar jobs in the job city; please confirm the final offer with the employer.
Gender: Any
Candidate Nationality: Any
Job Type: Full-time
Role Context
The Technology Sourcing Specialist will support sourcing execution for assigned technology categories by working closely with category managers, procurement teams, business stakeholders, delivery teams, finance, legal, and vendors. The role helps ensure that sourcing events are structured, compliant, commercially sound, and properly documented from initial requirement through evaluation and decision support.
This position contributes to procurement efficiency by maintaining sourcing playbooks, trackers, evaluation matrices, dashboards, vendor engagement records, and KPI reports. The successful candidate will also identify cost-saving opportunities, support sourcing hygiene, promote supplier accountability, and assist with ESG, sustainability, and supplier diversity compliance within technology sourcing activities.
Key Responsibilities
* Execute sourcing strategies and support sourcing plans across assigned technology domains, including cloud, infrastructure, platforms, and related services.
* Manage RFQ and RFP documentation, vendor communication, evaluation coordination, and decision-support activities.
* Liaise with procurement teams to ensure sourcing processes meet internal policies, compliance standards, risk requirements, and governance checkpoints.
* Maintain sourcing artifacts, including playbooks, trackers, evaluation matrices, scorecards, dashboards, and issue logs.
* Identify sourcing efficiencies, cost optimization opportunities, and commercial improvement areas across allocated technology domains.
* Coordinate daily sourcing activities with category managers, business stakeholders, delivery teams, finance, legal, and other internal partners.
* Ensure vendor engagement processes and sourcing documentation are aligned with enterprise procurement standards.
* Support tracking of sourcing KPIs such as cycle time, savings, vendor service levels, and sourcing pipeline progress.
* Generate regular sourcing reports, dashboards, and status updates for stakeholders and procurement leadership.
* Promote sourcing discipline by ensuring proper documentation control, issue tracking, approval records, and vendor accountability.
* Assist in drafting and maintaining vendor engagement models, performance scorecards, and sourcing governance documentation.
* Evaluate commercial offers, compare cost structures, support benchmarking activities, and provide clear input for sourcing decisions.
* Help ensure sourcing activities support ESG requirements, sustainability expectations, and supplier diversity objectives.
* Work within procurement governance principles and ensure sourcing files are audit-ready and complete.
* Support continuous improvement in sourcing processes, vendor coordination, evaluation quality, and reporting practices.
Ideal Profile
* Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Procurement, Business Administration, Finance, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field.
* Relevant experience in technology sourcing, procurement operations, vendor coordination, or category support within banking, financial services, or a large enterprise environment.
* Hands-on experience managing sourcing events such as RFQs, RFPs, vendor evaluations, and commercial comparison exercises.
* Working knowledge of technology procurement categories such as cloud, infrastructure, platforms, software, IT services, or digital solutions.
* Understanding of sourcing governance, procurement compliance, documentation standards, and internal approval workflows.
* Ability to support vendor engagement models, performance dashboards, scorecards, and sourcing trackers.
* Strong analytical ability to review commercial proposals, compare cost models, and support benchmarking.
* Good communication skills for coordinating with category leads, business users, finance, legal, delivery teams, and vendors.
* Strong process discipline with careful attention to documentation, policy checkpoints, risk controls, and audit readiness.
* Ability to manage multiple sourcing activities while maintaining accuracy, timelines, and stakeholder alignment.
* Awareness of ESG, sustainability, supplier diversity, and responsible sourcing practices will be an advantage.
Skills Set
* Technology sourcing
* Procurement support
* RFQ management
* RFP management
* Vendor coordination
* Commercial evaluation
* Cost optimization
* Sourcing strategy execution
* Technology procurement
* Cloud sourcing
* Infrastructure sourcing
* Platform sourcing
* Vendor scorecards
* Evaluation matrices
* Sourcing dashboards
* KPI tracking
* Vendor SLA tracking
* Procurement compliance
* Sourcing governance
* Documentation control
* Issue tracking
* Stakeholder coordination
* Category manager support
* Finance coordination
* Legal coordination
* ESG compliance
* Sustainability sourcing
* Supplier diversity
* Benchmarking
* Commercial analysis
Why Join Us
This role offers strong exposure to technology sourcing within a leading Banking institution in Abu Dhabi. It provides the opportunity to support high-value technology procurement activities, work with cross-functional stakeholders, improve sourcing governance, and contribute to cost-effective vendor engagement across critical technology domains.
The position is ideal for a procurement professional who wants to grow in technology sourcing, commercial analysis, vendor management support, and enterprise procurement governance within a structured financial services environment.
About the Company
First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) is one of the UAE’s leading financial institutions, delivering a wide range of Banking services across corporate, investment, retail, private banking, and global markets. FAB continues to invest in technology, governance, and operational excellence to support secure, efficient, and client-focused financial services across the UAE and wider region.
