Head of Procurement

Yellow Door Energy is hiring a Head of Procurement in Dubai, UAE. This senior role involves leading procurement for renewable energy projects, focusing on solar PV and battery energy storage systems. Responsibilities include establishing procurement strategies, managing supplier relationships, negotiating contracts, and collaborating with cross-functional teams. The ideal candidate has over 10 years of procurement experience in the GCC renewable energy market, particularly in solar PV and BESS.
The opportunity

Yellow Door Energy is seeking a senior, execution-focused Head of Procurement to act as the principal buyer across its renewable energy portfolio in the GCC.

This is a high-impact individual contributor role, responsible for leading procurement activities across project development, construction, and operations. The role combines strategic procurement oversight with direct ownership of sourcing, negotiation, contracting, and supplier management in a lean, high-accountability environment.

The position plays a critical role in enabling project delivery, managing risk, and optimising long-term project economics across solar PV and battery energy storage systems (BESS), with exposure to hybrid and energy efficiency solutions.

About Yellow Door Energy

Yellow Door Energy is the leading sustainable energy partner for commercial and industrial customers across the Middle East and Africa. The company develops, finances, owns, and operates distributed renewable energy assets under long-term commercial structures, including Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs).

Backed by Actis, Mitsui & Co., TAEF, and the International Finance Corporation (IFC), Yellow Door Energy delivers integrated clean energy solutions that reduce energy costs, improve reliability, and lower carbon emissions.

Role scope and key responsibilities

Procurement strategy & governance
• Establish and execute procurement frameworks aligned with project development, execution, and long-term asset ownership.
• Ensure procurement activities support disciplined approvals, cost certainty, and risk management.
• Develop fit-for-purpose procurement tools, templates, and contracting approaches.

Strategic sourcing & supplier management
• Act as principal buyer for major equipment and service packages, including solar PV, BESS, EPC-related scopes, and O&M services.
• Lead supplier pre-qualification, tendering, evaluation, and selection processes.
• Build and manage strong supplier relationships while maintaining competitive tension.

Commercial negotiation & optimisation
• Lead negotiations on pricing, payment terms, warranties, performance guarantees, and delivery schedules.
• Drive cost optimisation and total cost of ownership analysis.
• Work closely with finance and project stakeholders to ensure procurement decisions support project returns and cashflow.

Cross-functional collaboration
• Partner closely with engineering, projects, and legal teams to ensure procurement decisions are technically sound and commercially robust.
• Support resolution of procurement-related risks, delays, or non-conformance issues.

Market insight & continuous improvement
• Monitor supplier markets, pricing trends, and technology developments in the GCC and relevant global hubs.
• Apply lessons learned to continuously strengthen procurement practices.

What we’re looking for

Essential
• 10+ years’ procurement experience within solar PV and/or BESS and exposure to hybrid and energy efficiency solutions.
• Proven experience operating in the GCC renewable energy market.
• Background within a renewable energy developer (IPP) or reputable EPC.
• Experience acting as a principal buyer with strong negotiation capability.
• Comfortable operating independently in a lean, fast-growing environment.

Preferred
• Exposure to both developer and EPC environments.
• Experience supporting long-term asset ownership and O&M considerations.