Head of Procurement

Position: Procurement Engineer
Reporting to: Head of Procurement

Major Responsibilities:

• Ensuring the most cost-effective methods of acquiring goods necessary for the smooth functioning of the business.
• Developing stronger and wider supply chain/vendors for trade specific packages, materials and services. Building and maintaining a long-term relationship with all trades.
• Constant monitoring of market changes and staying updated with latest trends/innovation, new materials, techniques and services that could add value to the project in terms of price, program and buildability.
• Formulating the process to have direct involvement and negotiation with manufacturers/overseas supply chain to control the actual material price and cut down unnecessary mark-ups.
• Agreeing the most favorable terms of payment with supply chain to protect project cash flow.
• Planning, developing, and executing comparative negotiation tools with supply chain to conclude the best market deal.
• Exploring possibilities of custom-made material/product options that comply with specifications and project requirements.
• Ensuring that list of sub-contractors and labour supply for different skills is maintained and updated.
• Controlling the procurement budget and promoting long-term savings on procurement costs.
• Monitoring business trends and product availability to pay the best price without sacrificing quality or delivery times.
• Leading transformational activities to build procurement organizational capabilities and improve efficiency.
• Keeping up to date with trends, regulations, and new technology that can impact the business.
• Reviewing purchase requisition for accuracy and completeness. Ensuring adherence to all safety, health, and environmental rules and regulations.
• Preparing procurement reports as required by operations and commercial team.
• Maintaining vendor/supplier database for both material and manpower.
• Maintaining reports on cost saving initiatives and subsequent actual savings.

Coordination:

• Coordination with QS/Estimation team at tender stage to secure the best compliant and competitive market price.
• Assist the accounts department to resolve payment/invoice reconciliation issues.
• Schedule weekly meetings with project/commercial team to review procurement schedule and resolve site issues.

GENERAL JOB SPECIFICATION OF THE POSITION

Qualification: B. Sc (Engineering)/MBA
Experience: 10-15 years in comparable role

SKILLS / COMPETENCY LEVEL REQUIRED