About the Role
To lead and manage all procurement activities within the PMC team for projects, ensuring compliance with standards, project timelines, budget constraints, and contractual requirements. The role ensures strategic sourcing, contractor/vendor selection, and effective coordination between stakeholders, EPC contractors, and suppliers.
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Job Objective
- Monitor critical equipment and material delivery schedules.
- Track progress from purchase order award through final delivery.
- Identify and mitigate potential delays before they affect project milestones.
- Ensure long-lead items are expedited effectively.
- Monitor supplier engineering, procurement, manufacturing, and documentation activities.
- Conduct regular follow-ups with vendors to ensure compliance with contractual delivery dates.
- Escalate schedule slippages and implement recovery plans.
- Drive supplier accountability for critical milestones.
Responsibilities
- Lead and manage the project expediting team and activities.
- Review and approve expediting plans for procurement packages.
- Monitor purchase orders from award through final delivery.
- Identify critical and long-lead items requiring special attention.
- Ensure compliance with project procurement schedules and milestones.
- Track supplier progress against approved manufacturing and delivery schedules.
- Conduct regular vendor follow-up meetings and progress reviews.
- Evaluate supplier performance and identify schedule risks.
- Escalate delays and drive corrective actions with vendors.
- Monitor vendor commitment to contractual delivery dates.
- Review manufacturing schedules and production status reports.
- Monitor fabrication, assembly, testing, and packaging activities.
- Verify achievement of manufacturing milestones.
- Coordinate factory visits and shop-floor progress assessments.
- Ensure manufacturing bottlenecks are promptly resolved.
- Coordinate with QA/QC and inspection teams for timely inspections.
- Monitor inspection release notes and manufacturing completion certificates.
- Ensure vendor documentation is submitted as per contract requirements.
- Follow up on material certificates, test reports, databooks, and warranties.
- Prevent documentation delays from impacting shipment schedules.
Qualifications
What makes you remarkable
At the company, we are committed to equal opportunities and welcome all talented individuals to consider joining our team. So even if you don't match every statement below but feel you have some of the experience, knowledge, or skills needed for this role, we encourage you to apply. It will take all of us working together to deliver solutions to the world’s most critical challenges.
Expected:
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, Business, or related field.
- Minimum of 15+ years’ experience within the oil & gas sector, with a minimum of 5 years in an Expeditor role.
- Strong knowledge of procurement systems (SAP, ARIBA preferred).
- Strong contract negotiation skills.
- Familiarity with compliance requirements.
- Risk assessment and supply chain management.
- Commercial and contractual awareness (FIDIC knowledge preferred).
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Excellent technical team and interpersonal skills.
What We Can Offer
- Meaningful and interesting projects: Delivered to high profile clients across the Energy Sector.
- Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion: We are an organization actively committed to diversity and inclusion across our business.
- Competitive remuneration package: With regular reviews to ensure we are rewarding at the right level in line with the market.
- Medical Insurance: Ensures inpatient and outpatient medical care is available should you require treatment.
- Group Life and Personal Accident Insurance: The company provides Life Assurance cover.
- End of Service Gratuity: In line with UAE Labor Law, all employees are eligible for an End of Service benefit.
- The Employee Share Plan: Gives you the opportunity to purchase shares and receive a match from the company.
- Long Service Award: The company values the commitment and loyalty of our people. Celebrating Long Service provides an opportunity for the business to demonstrate their appreciation of the hard work, dedication, and many years’ services of our employees at 5-year service milestones.
- Commitment to continued professional development: Development plans that are tailored to your individual needs and interests.
- Global connections: Join experts around the world who are at the leading edge of our industry, shaping the standards of our profession.
- Energy Transition Academy: Join a community of experts sharing your knowledge and gaining more exposure to a variety of existing and emerging energy systems – delivered by experts in their field.
