Gradiant is a Different Kind of Water Company. With a full suite of differentiated and proprietary end-to-end solutions for advanced water and wastewater treatment powered by the top minds in water, the company serves its clients’ mission-critical operations in the world’s essential industries, including semiconductors, pharmaceuticals, food & beverage, lithium and critical minerals, and renewable energy. Gradiant’s innovative solutions reduce water used and wastewater discharged, reclaim valuable resources, and renew wastewater into freshwater. The Boston-headquartered company was founded at MIT and has over 1,400 employees worldwide. Discover us at gradiant.com.

Role Overview

The Procurement Lead owns end-to-end procurement leadership across all UAE projects and service contracts — from quotation stage support through to execution and supplier management. The role ensures competitive, accurate bids in the sales process and delivers cost efficiency, quality, timeliness, and compliance during execution. This role is the single point of accountability for procurement strategy, sourcing decisions, and supplier performance across UAE.

Responsibilities

1. Quotation & Bid Support

• Partner with the Sales Head, Proposal Team, and Operations to deliver accurate, competitive supplier quotations for bids.
• Source and validate supplier pricing, lead times, and commercial terms during tendering.
• Recommend value-engineered alternatives to improve competitiveness without compromising compliance or quality.

2. Strategic Procurement Leadership

• Develop and execute UAE-wide sourcing strategies to leverage volume and negotiate favourable terms.
• Align procurement strategies with business growth plans, P&L targets, and vertical playbooks.

3. Project & Service Delivery Procurement

• Oversee timely procurement of materials, equipment, and subcontracted services to meet delivery schedules.
• Coordinate with Execution Leads to align procurement timelines with project/service milestones.

4. Supplier Management & Risk Mitigation

• Establish, maintain, and monitor preferred supplier relationships.
• Implement supplier performance reviews and improvement plans.
• Create dual sourcing and contingency strategies to mitigate supply chain risk.

5. Team Leadership

• Directly manage all UAE procurement specialists and administrators.
• Allocate workload dynamically across the region to balance capacity and demand.
• Build procurement capabilities through training, mentoring, and succession planning.

6. Compliance & Governance

• Ensure all procurement activities comply with corporate policies, legal requirements, EHS standards, and ethical sourcing practices.
• Maintain accurate, auditable procurement records and reporting.

Requirements

• 12+ years in procurement leadership within industrial water, process industries, EPC, or infrastructure sectors.
• Proven success in multi-country procurement management.
• Preferably a Bachelor’s degree in engineering 
• Strong understanding of how procurement decisions impact bid competitiveness, project margins, and P&L.
• Skilled in leading distributed teams directly, without regional management layers.
• Track record of securing favourable commercial terms from global and local suppliers.
• Proficient with ERP/procurement platforms; able to drive adoption of centralized tools.
• Hands-on, proactive, able to operate equally in strategic discussions and tactical problem-solving.

Gradiant is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class.