Manager, Project Procurement

Role overview

Procurement delivery

• Lead supply-chain activities from planning through award and manage packages through evaluation, negotiation, award, post-award administration, and close-out.
• Develop procurement plans, contracting and bidder strategies, schedules, package priorities, procedures, and project vendor lists.
• Prepare tender and bid documentation, manage vendor clarifications and evaluations, make recommendations, and obtain client approvals.
• Expedite third-party services, materials, equipment, drawings, and technical documentation; coordinate recovery actions when needed.

Project controls and coordination

• Monitor pre-award and post-award status, provide progress reporting, and escalate emerging issues with mitigation or recovery recommendations.
• Integrate supplier engineering, manufacturing, inspection, logistics, and required-on-site milestones into project schedules and risk planning.
• Coordinate suppliers and project stakeholders to resolve issues and maintain delivery commitments.
• Maintain procurement, shipping, certification, and supplier records, and report order status, material readiness, and delivery performance.

Governance and leadership

• Ensure compliance with delegated authorities, client procedures, contractual requirements, safety and quality standards, trade controls, anti-bribery obligations, and responsible sourcing principles.
• Lead Procurement Specialists, assign and review work, provide technical guidance, and operate independently within broad project objectives.
• Monitor supplier performance, drive corrective actions, capture lessons learned, and improve procurement systems, processes, and tools.

Experience and qualifications

• Approximately 20 years of supply chain and procurement experience, including at least five years as a Project Procurement Manager with an established EPC contractor in the Middle East.
• Proven delivery experience on large-scale oil and gas, industrial, chemical, conventional energy, or green-energy projects.
• A bachelor's degree in engineering, supply chain, or a related discipline is preferred; MCIPS, CPSM, or equivalent professional qualification is desirable.

Expertise and capabilities

• Strong knowledge of strategic sourcing, bid evaluation, negotiation, contracting, claims, change management, supplier risk, logistics, compliance, and post-award administration for major EPC packages.
• Knowledge of Middle East and international supplier markets, including Far East sourcing, customs, import requirements, and international logistics.
• Advanced capability in ERP systems, procurement applications, and Microsoft Office; able to troubleshoot and improve procurement processes and tools.
• Strong leadership, communication, negotiation, analytical, problem-solving, commercial judgment, and stakeholder-influence capabilities.

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