Dubai's ORA Developers pioneers centralised digital procurement to boost regional growth and sustainability

Dubai-based ORA Developers has launched a unified digital procurement platform from JAGGAER to streamline supplier management, enhance transparency, and support its expansion across multiple international markets, setting a new industry benchmark.

Dubai-based ORA Developers has begun rolling out a unified digital procurement platform from JAGGAER to standardise supplier management, tighten tender transparency and support its expansion across markets including Egypt, Cyp...

rus, Greece, Grenada, Pakistan, the UAE, Iraq and Tunisia, according to an announcement by ORA published on Zawya.

The move, framed by ORA as a bid to modernise procurement into a strategic driver of operational excellence, is intended to centralise supplier performance evaluation so the group can identify high-performing partners across geographies and apply consistent sourcing standards to projects ranging from high-end residential to hospitality. The platform also introduces audited, fully digital tender processes intended to help the group navigate varied local regulatory regimes while strengthening governance and supply‑chain resilience, the announcement said.

According to JAGGAER’s press materials, the agreement follows an exclusive signing in May 2024 to implement the vendor’s source‑to‑pay suite, JAGGAER ONE, and reflects a wider industry rationale for digital procurement: faster cycle times, improved supplier collaboration and clearer data to drive repeatable sourcing decisions. The vendor’s recent product enhancements, including a redesigned user interface and automated data capture features, are presented as enabling tools for multinational teams to reduce manual effort and error when processing invoices and managing global supplier lists.

JAGGAER points to customer examples to illustrate potential gains: a case study cited by the company showed another enterprise saving substantial administrative hours and increasing its share of certified suppliers after deploying JAGGAER’s tools. JAGGAER also highlights a partnership with integration specialist Workato that, it says, eases connections between its platform and large ERP and data systems, an important capability for developers operating across multiple jurisdictions and legacy systems.

ORA says it will leverage the platform to accelerate responsible sourcing, embedding sustainability criteria into onboarding and supplier evaluation to support eco‑friendly materials, supplier diversity and measurable ESG procurement indicators. Industry observers note that embedding sustainability checks early in supplier selection can both reduce project risk and support regulatory and investor reporting requirements.

JAGGAER framed ORA’s adoption as a potential sector benchmark. “ORA is creating a benchmark for how real estate and construction companies can use digital procurement to unlock efficiency, transparency and resilience at scale,” said Troy Meyers, Chief Customer Officer at JAGGAER. “Their approach demonstrates how a modern, data-driven procurement model can support business expansion while improving supplier collaboration and sustainability outcomes. We are proud to support ORA on this transformation.”

The announcement stopped short of quantifying expected savings or timetable for full roll‑out. Analysts say measurable benefits from procurement digitalisation typically accrue as supplier master data, contract repositories and tender workflows are harmonised and integrated with ERP and project-management systems, work that can take months to complete across multi‑country portfolios. ORA’s stated asset base and pipeline of mixed residential, commercial and hospitality projects make it a test case for whether a centralised procurement model can deliver consistent quality and timelier project delivery across diverse markets.

Source: Noah Wire Services