Procurement Manager - Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - NES FIRCROFT

Ahmed Al-Mansouri

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BH-251401

Posted: 02/11/2023

  • Negotiable
  • United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi
  • Contract
  • Oil & Gas
  • NES Fircroft are looking for a Procurement Manager to join a major project working for a major operator based in the UAE.
  • The position will include the following missions:
  • During all phases of the Project the job holder is responsible, on Client side, for coordinating all the technical procurement activities and, to a certain extent, contractual activities related to the identified Client supplied critical items (LLI's). This includes the management and coordination of the whole tendering process (call for tenders, clarification phase, evaluation and negotiation phase and recommendation) of those items.
  • During the EPCs tendering phase: The job holder will be requested to review the major items to be procured by the future EPC Contractors, and with the different bidders to review their criticality, their technical and, to a certain extent, their contractual requirements to be cascaded down, and to ensure, the preparation and future issuance of Purchase Orders, as their administration as per the EPC execution plannings. This includes the management of the qualification process of any new additional Vendors and Suppliers.
  • During the EPC execution phase, the job holder will ensure that the Contractor procurement plan is compliant with the Contract approved vendors list and will follow the procurement of the main critical Items as of the LLI's.
  • The job holder will also supervise the activities of the procurement coordinator.
  • The job holder shall liaise actively with the Engineering Team and all concerned technical specialists involved in the procurement and qualification of vendors and particularly, regarding the main critical items, in order to implement the most adequate qualification programs.
  • The job holder will also liaise with the Contract Team and under their guidance with the Company HQ Procurement departments for all contractual and procurement matters.
  • The job holder participates, by the performance of his duties, to the achievement of the objectives in terms of Quality, Costs and Schedule.
  • The job holder shall observe and shall impose strict confidentiality during the tendering phase.
  • The position reports to the Project Director.
  • The job holder is also accountable for demonstrating an exemplary behaviour with regard to HSE rules & requirements and for implementing HSE rules within his area of responsibility

RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • To discuss, evaluate and identify with EPC contractors their vendors that will undergo the Companyqualification process.
  • To prepare and manage the qualification process leading to the selection of EPC contractors' suppliers andtheir inclusion in Company's approved vendor list (selection of potential suppliers, development ofquestionnaire, ranking of potential suppliers, compliance to Angolan content and proposal of selection).
  • To review, challenge and validate the contractors' vendors' contractual dossier during the tendering phasewhile coordinating the Company specialists involved in the vendor qualification and evaluation.
  • To manage during the clarification phase, all aspects related to the procurement and vendors evaluation(clarification meetings / answer to clarification requests / issue of clarification requests / answer to technicalqueries / exemption requests ), and participate as appropriate to the negotiations with bidders
  • To liaise with EPC contractors regularly to evaluate impact of procurement critical equipment on projectschedule and inform/alert management as required.
  • To manage and to coordinate requests for technical changes in liaison with the Engineering.
  • To follow up procurement activities for LLIs and main critical items including expediting and inspection, inaccordance with Project Contractual documentation.
  • To timely report to the Project Director, highlighting progress and encountered areas of concern.
  • To ensure confidentiality of all the technical, contractual and commercial documentation produced (whateverits support) as applicable

Job Location :

Abu Dhabi UAE in FEED contractor offices until end of 2024, relocated to EPC contractoroffices (expected in UAE) for 3 years.


  • Regime: Residential
  • Mobilisation date: January 2024
  • QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED
  • Mandatory experience in a similar position: Minimum 5 years
  • Degree: Engineer or equivalent, C&P certification is a plus
  • Professional & Contract experience: 10 to 15 years minimum.
  • Ability to work in a multicultural business environment.
  • Good interpersonal and communication skills.
  • Language: English as mother tongue or Fluent in English (speaking and writing), French and/or Arabiclanguage is a plus.
  • Senior experience acquired in Oil & Gas projects and in particular related to procurement activities foronshore projects (in Iraq is a plus).
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