About the Company and Role
Sanad Partners is a private investment office operating across direct investments, acquisitions, and venture-building with a mission to create lasting economic and societal impact. As we shift toward a PE-oriented operating model, we hold every function in the firm, including Procurement, to the same standard of rigor, discretion, and excellence.
The Procurement Lead is a high-trust role that establishes and runs Sanad's procurement function, the sixth shared service alongside the Investment Department, Executive Office, Corporate Services, HR, and Finance. You will build the policies, controls, and vendor base from the ground up, source competitively across every department, and deliver measurable savings and service levels to each of the five departments you serve, while protecting the firm's sensitive information and ensuring every purchase is documented, approved, and audit-ready.
Core Responsibilities
Establish the Procurement Function
Strategic Sourcing & Vendor Management
Purchase-to-Pay Control & Finance Alignment
Shared Services Delivery
Governance & Reporting
Qualifications & Profile
Required:
• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain, Commerce, Engineering, or a related field
• Minimum 8–10 years of progressive experience in procurement, sourcing, or supply chain, including at least 3 years leading a function or team; previous experience in the manufacturing industry is a plus
• Proven experience designing procurement policies, approval matrices, and purchase-to-pay processes, ideally setting up a function from scratch
• Strong negotiation, commercial analysis, and contract-management skills
• Working knowledge of budgets, VAT and withholding-tax implications, and audit requirements
• Experience serving multiple internal departments and senior stakeholders at once
• High level of discretion, independence, and integrity, including handling of conflicts of interest
• Proficiency in ERP or procurement systems and advanced Excel
• Fluent English and Arabic, written and spoken
Valued:
• Professional certification such as CIPS, CPSM, or equivalent
• Experience in a private equity firm, investment or family office, or multi-company group
• Familiarity with Egyptian commercial, tax, and e-invoicing requirements and the local vendor landscape
• Comfortable building in a lean environment and scaling a team as the function grows
• Analytical, with the ability to turn spend data into savings and decisions
• Calm, firm, and diplomatic when saying no or pushing back
Career Path at Sanad
Progression at Sanad is merit-based and accelerated. There is no fixed timeline; your output, ownership, and growth mindset determine the pace.
How to Apply
Send your CV to [email protected] with the subject line "Procurement Lead".
