Something fundamental is changing in how procurement is understood across the Gulf — and the organisations that recognise it early will hold a durable advantage over those that do not. For years, procurement in the GCC operated in a relatively stable environment....
Environmental, social, and governance commitments have moved from the periphery to the centre of strategic planning for energy organisations across the Gulf. Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 environmental objectives, the UAE’s Net Zero 2050 strategy,...
Resilience has become one of the most used words in supply chain strategy. It is also one of the most misunderstood. For FMCG and retail procurement teams across the GCC, building FMCG procurement resilience is not about having a contingency plan. It is about building...
Ask most port operators what their biggest operational constraint is, and the answer will involve berths, cranes, capacity, or connectivity. Rarely will it involve procurement. Yet for a growing number of port and logistics operators across the UAE and the wider GCC,...
The Gulf’s energy and infrastructure ambition has never been greater — and neither has the procurement complexity that comes with it. Across Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Oman, and Qatar, capital programmes of unprecedented scale are underway. Capex procurement in the...
