Manager, Commercial Contracts [Onshore

JOB PURPOSE

Manage the development and execution of sourcing, tendering, award, administration, and close-out activities for assigned centralized work groups and spend categories to deliver cost-effective, compliant, and timely contracting services that leverage economies of scale, safeguard ADNOC Group’s commercial interests, and support business continuity across ADNOC Directorates and Group Companies.

Job Specific:

• Develop and execute sourcing strategies, bidder lists, and supply-source plans for assigned centralized work groups and spend categories to maximize commercial value, improve market leverage, and reduce third-party spend.
• Consolidate fragmented, recurring, and expiring requirements across ADNOC Directorates and Group Companies into centralized contracting arrangements that improve scale benefits, standardize commercial terms, and support timely service delivery.
• Review annual acquisition plans with procurement planning teams and contracting stakeholders to identify contracting priorities, optimization opportunities, and market engagement requirements before tendering activities are initiated.
• Identify contracts approaching expiry or suitable for centralization and coordinate with relevant stakeholders to develop contracting approaches that improve leverage, standardization, and Group-wide commercial value.

• Manage the end-to-end tendering cycle, from pre-qualification and tender strategy through techno-commercial evaluation and award recommendation, to deliver fit-for-purpose contracts within approved governance, budget, and schedule requirements.
• Lead techno-commercial negotiations for assigned high-value or complex acquisitions to secure competitive pricing, balanced contractual terms, and appropriate risk allocation in ADNOC Group’s interest.
• Evaluate bid submissions, including In-Country Value considerations, and endorse award recommendations that balance cost, quality, compliance, delivery certainty, and commercial value.
• Coordinate complete and compliant Tender Board submissions within prescribed timelines and guidelines to support timely approvals and prevent avoidable procurement delays.
• Endorse bidder communications, tender clarifications, and contractual correspondence in line with the approved Communication Matrix to preserve transparency, fairness, and auditability throughout the tendering process.

• Manage the award, administration, amendment, extension, variation, and close-out of contracts across the assigned portfolio to protect contractual rights, control cost exposure, and maintain uninterrupted service delivery.
• Review variation orders and contract amendments in line with applicable Delegation of Authority requirements to manage scope changes, commercial exposure, and contractual compliance throughout the contract lifecycle.
• Coordinate with Legal, Finance, end users, procurement teams, and Group Companies to resolve contractual, commercial, and execution matters in a manner that protects ADNOC’s interests and supports operational continuity.
• Manage contractual dispute reviews and resolution actions through agreed contractual mechanisms to protect ADNOC Group’s commercial, legal, and operational position.
• Conduct performance reviews of critical contractors and implement improvement actions with relevant stakeholders to enhance delivery standards, reduce commercial and HSE risks, and strengthen contractor accountability.

• Ensure contracting activities are executed in accordance with approved policies, procedures, Tender Board requirements, Delegation of Authority, governance controls, and ADNOC Group Procurement standards.
• Coordinate with Legal and relevant stakeholders on contract drafting, review, and execution to ensure contractual documents are enforceable, compliant, and aligned with ADNOC Group’s risk position.
• Monitor applicable regulatory, policy, and procedural changes and recommend updates to contracting practices, templates, and controls to maintain compliance, audit readiness, and service efficiency.
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