Procurement Manager

Careem is building the Everything App for the greater Middle East, making it easier than ever to move around, order food and groceries, manage payments, and more. Careem is led by a powerful purpose to simplify and improve the lives of people and build an awesome organisation that inspires. Since 2012, Careem has created earnings for over 2.5 million Captains, simplified the lives of over 70 million customers, and built a platform for the region’s best talent to thrive and for entrepreneurs to scale their businesses. Careem operates in over 70 cities across 10 countries, from Morocco to Pakistan.

About The Role

We are seeking a Procurement Manager to support our global procurement team, focusing on software, hardware, cloud services, SaaS, IT infrastructure, and emerging tech solutions. Based in Karachi, this role will contribute to optimizing vendor management, cost efficiency, and procurement automation initiatives while ensuring agility and compliance across multiple markets.

What you'll do

• Strategy & reporting: Execute the global procurement strategy, including spend analysis, benchmarking, and cost optimization across key categories.
• Technology procurement – Build category strategy, drive cost optimization, and enhance procurement maturity for tech-related categories.
• Vendor management & negotiation – Source, evaluate, and negotiate with global and regional technology suppliers to ensure cost-effectiveness and service quality.
• Cost optimization & value creation – Identify cost-saving opportunities, optimize software licensing, SaaS, and IT infrastructure investments, and improve total cost of ownership (TCO).
• Procurement systems & compliance – Leverage procurement automation tools, enforce vendor SLA compliance, and mitigate contractual risks.
• Stakeholder engagement – Collaborate with IT, engineering, finance, and legal teams to align procurement strategies with business objectives.
• Continuous improvement: Identify and implement best practices to enhance procurement performance and business impact.
  
  

What you'll need

• 4+ years in technology procurement, strategic sourcing, or vendor management within tech, telecom, SaaS, or IT services.
• Experience in negotiating software, SaaS, cloud, and IT infrastructure contracts.
• Proficiency in procurement tools (SAP Ariba, Coupa, Oracle), cost analysis, and vendor management systems (VMS).
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills in English and Arabic (preferred).
• Familiarity with software licensing models, cybersecurity, and compliance frameworks is a plus.
  
  

What We’ll Provide You

We offer colleagues the opportunity to drive impact in the region while they learn and grow. As a full time Careem colleague, you will be able to:

• Work and learn from great minds by joining a community of inspiring colleagues.
• Put your passion to work in a purposeful organisation dedicated to creating impact in a region with a lot of untapped potential.
• Explore new opportunities to learn and grow every day.
• Work 4 days a week in office & 1 day from home, and remotely from any country in the world for 30 days a year with unlimited vacation days per year. (If you are in an individual contributor role in tech, you will have 2 office days a week and 3 to work from home.)
• Access to healthcare benefits and fitness reimbursements for health activities including gym, health club, and training classes.