Associates

Not a subcontractor list.
A trusted network.

Narmis One works with a small number of senior procurement, commercial, and strategy professionals on a project basis. This page exists for the rare person who reads it and immediately knows they fit.

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The clients

The room requires leadership.

UAE family offices, quasi-government entities, large corporates, and regional organisations navigating procurement transformation, social impact strategy, AI adoption, or complex supplier management. Increasingly, organisations operating under Dubai Social Agenda 33, Emiratisation, or ICV frameworks where procurement is expected to do significantly more than procure.

These are clients who understand what procurement is capable of at its best. The engagements require leadership, influence, and experience. That is why they matter.

Some clients want embedded expertise for a defined programme. Others want senior capability on tap — the flexibility to draw on depth and experience without carrying it permanently on headcount. That is exactly what this network is built to provide.

This is not a network for category managers. There are many capable people who do that work well. It is not what Narmis One does, and it is not what clients engage us for.

Self-assessment

What makes someone right for this.

The following is not a job description. It is a self-assessment. The right person reads this and finds it straightforward.

01

Seniority that is real

You have operated at Director level or above in procurement, commercial, or strategy — inside government, a large corporate, or a credible consultancy. You know what a serious programme looks like from the inside, including the politics and the parts that never appear in the report.

02

A specialism that is genuinely yours

Whether that is public sector commercial frameworks, ICV and UAE market access, AI-enabled procurement, social value strategy, category leadership at scale, or supplier management at programme level — there is something you know in a way most generalists do not.

03

Comfort at the top of the house

You can work directly with senior stakeholders. Not just present to them. Challenge them where needed, absorb ambiguity without showing it, and remain credible when the situation is unclear.

04

UAE or MENA context

You are based in the UAE, or have delivered serious assignments in the region. Context matters here. Walking in without it costs time neither side has.

05

Independence as a working mode

You are comfortable operating without a process handed to you or a management layer between you and the client. You bring the structure. Your current role or agreements allow for project-based work alongside existing commitments.

06

Strategic, not just operational

You connect procurement directly to business strategy and hold that conversation at the top of the house. Tactical execution alone is not the profile this network is built around.

Honest filter

This is probably not for you if

The criteria above are specific by design. These are the signals that the fit is not right.

  • You are looking for a reliable, recurring income stream. This is not how the model works. Engagements are project-based and arise from client demand.
  • Your background is primarily tactical. Clients engage Narmis One for people who connect procurement to business strategy, not those who execute within a brief handed to them.
  • You have not worked independently before and are not sure whether it suits you. Find out somewhere with more structure first.
  • You are applying to multiple associate networks at once and this is one of several. The right person for this reads the page and knows.

Express your interest

A direct note.
Nothing more.

Send a short note and your current CV to the address below. Tell us what you do best, where you have done it, and what kind of engagement suits you.

No template. No lengthy form. A direct note from someone who has read this properly and knows they fit.

Expressions of interest are reviewed personally by Anand. We do not respond to everyone immediately, but we keep a record of people who are right for the right moment.

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This page is deliberately specific. The people we want to hear from will find the self-assessment straightforward. That is by design.