Project Procurement Manager

Asset Management, Construction and Operations (based in KSA) Reporting line

The Project Procurement Manager’s will report to the Sr. Procurement Manager _KSA

• Single accountable procurement member in industrial projects
• Steer all Procurement activities throughout the stages of the project
• Embedded in the Project team
• Liase with Business for all procurement activities on the project
• Leads negotiations with consultants, EPC and contractors or local equipment suppliers, jointly with the Business and the support of the other relevant procurement role involved.
• Translate the project's business targets into a Procurement strategy in order to ensure the Procurement is technically and financially able to meet the overall aims and schedule of the project.
• Be committed to achieving and improving overall project performance whilst steering any actions needed to reduce risk
• Collaborate with the business stakeholders to obtain the necessary info so Procurement could be able to provide the necessary support as requested by Business.
• Manage Project Procurements Buyers, if any.
• Manage Project Procurements Processes and Procedures.
• Develop medium/long term strategic partnerships with consultants, contractors and local suppliers
• Ensures procurement governance is maintained along the project and timely actions and decisions are taken
• Ensure risk assessments are conducted and implement corrective action plans
• Ensure Group rules and policies (internal and external) are applied throughout the Procurement process

• Steer and coordinate Procurement for the whole project and take charge of the most strategic/difficult purchases
• Coordinate and centralize all procurement contributions for the project, except for key equipment’s Global Lead Buyers
• Make sure the needs are challenged
• Identify and/or select consultants, contractors or local equipment suppliers who best meet the project requirements
• Oversee calls for tenders and conduct key negotiations
• Draw up the contract with the legal and contract management departments
• Support in the relationships with the most critical consultants, contractors or local equipment suppliers and deal with major (key) disputes
• Identify, prioritize, engage and work in a project mode with internal and external stakeholders
• Manage risks and opportunities
• Manage local regulations into the project procurement activities
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders (project teams, finance, legal, aifa, H&S, E&C and others) and ensure early involvement in the procurement process.
• Maintain shared documents and repositories for contracts, procurement plans, and performance reports.

• Define local procurement processes, procedures, control document policies...
• Ensure all project procedures and applicable regulations are followed
• Control overall project procurement costs and issue warnings when required (exercise his / her right to intervene)
• Ensure the contract is correctly implemented and understood by all parties involved
• Adapt Procurement activities to operational constraints
• Commit to achieving the Procurement financial and operational performance targets

• Maintain an updated deep knowledge on the market to identify which potential consultants and contractor could be consulted.
• Maintain updated the country contractor´s panel and coordinate with the major and preferred contractors panel managers in procurement.
• Share with the internal clients the contractor´s panel and check if it fulfills the needs of business and the necessities of the contract strategy implemented, and in case that does not meet those needs identify alternative contractors and update the panel.
• Identify innovative opportunities on the consultants, contractors or local equipment suppliers market
• Obtain technical and financial intelligence about current and potential consultants and contractors in order to anticipate long-term consequences for the project
• Challenge the project's technical aspects in order to ensure consultants,…