Project Procurement Manager📣 Job Ad
in Engie Middle East
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 | Contract Type | Seasonal |
 | Workplace type | On-site |
 | Location | Riyadh |
About the Role
ENGIE Middle East is seeking a Project Procurement Manager to join their team in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This role is responsible for leading and managing all procurement activities for industrial projects, ensuring alignment with strategic objectives, financial targets, and project schedules. The Project Procurement Manager will be an integrated member of the project team, providing comprehensive procurement support from project development through close-out.
Reporting to the Sr. Procurement Manager – KSA, this position requires a proactive approach to improving project performance and actively managing and mitigating risks. The role involves developing a strategic approach to procurement, fostering long-term partnerships with consultants, contractors, and local suppliers, and ensuring adherence to group rules, policies, and local regulations.
Key Responsibilities
- Serve as the primary procurement lead for industrial projects, overseeing all procurement activities throughout the project lifecycle.
- Act as an embedded member of the project team, liaising with the business on all project-related procurement matters.
- Lead negotiations with consultants, EPC contractors, and local equipment suppliers, in collaboration with the Business and relevant procurement roles.
- Translate project business targets into a robust Procurement strategy to ensure technical and financial feasibility and adherence to project aims and schedules.
- Drive actions to reduce project risk and achieve improved overall project performance.
- Collaborate with business stakeholders to gather necessary information and provide requested procurement support.
- Manage Project Procurement Buyers, if applicable, and oversee project procurement processes and procedures.
- Develop medium to long-term strategic partnerships with consultants, contractors, and local suppliers.
- Ensure procurement governance is maintained throughout the project, facilitating timely actions and decisions.
- Conduct risk assessments and implement corrective action plans to mitigate potential issues.
- Ensure adherence to all Group rules and policies, both internal and external, throughout the procurement process.
- Coordinate and centralize all project procurement contributions, excluding key equipment Global Lead Buyers.
- Challenge project needs to ensure efficiency and value.
- Identify and select consultants, contractors, or local equipment suppliers that best meet project requirements.
- Oversee calls for tenders and conduct key negotiations.
- Draft contracts in conjunction with legal and contract management departments.
- Support relationships with critical consultants, contractors, or local equipment suppliers and manage major disputes.
- Identify, prioritize, engage, and collaborate with internal and external stakeholders in a project mode.
- Manage project risks and opportunities effectively.
- Integrate local regulations into project procurement activities.
- Collaborate with internal stakeholders, including project teams, finance, legal, HSE, and others, ensuring early procurement involvement.
- Maintain shared documents and repositories for contracts, procurement plans, and performance reports.
- Define and adapt project procurement plans and strategies, taking CSR and Carbon Neutral/Zero targets into account.
- Draw up a list of requirements in collaboration with the Business, engineering, and buyers.
- Define the procurement project management plan, strategies, and procedures to enhance competitive advantage and upgrade them as necessary.
- Ensure early involvement from the development phase, quality of service, and performance contribution of procurement to the project.
- Coordinate the involvement of Global Lead Buyers for key equipment.
- Analyze Business objectives and apply category strategies relevant to their project scope.
- Define negotiating tactics and directions in collaboration with the project team and Category team.
- Lead the qualification of consultants, contractors, or local equipment suppliers if not covered by a managed category.
- Lead or contribute to defining the project contracting strategy, depending on the Global Business Unit governance.
- Provide contractual, budgetary, and regulatory supervision of the project on behalf of Procurement.
- Define local procurement processes, procedures, and control document policies.
- Ensure all project procedures and applicable regulations are followed.
- Control overall project procurement costs and issue warnings when required.
- Ensure contracts are correctly implemented and understood by all parties.
- Adapt procurement activities to operational constraints.
- Commit to achieving procurement financial and operational performance targets.
- Maintain up-to-date market knowledge to identify potential consultants and contractors.
- Maintain an updated country contractor panel and coordinate with major and preferred contractor panel managers.
- Share the contractor panel with internal clients, verify its suitability, and identify alternative contractors if needed.
- Identify innovative opportunities in the consultant, contractor, or local equipment supplier market.
- Obtain technical and financial intelligence about current and potential consultants and contractors to anticipate long-term project consequences.
- Challenge project technical aspects to ensure consultant, contractor, or supplier products and services meet long-term customer needs.
- Implement alternative procurement strategies to avoid crises.
- Conduct market intelligence to gather information on competitors and opportunities, identifying innovative procurement solutions, suppliers, and market trends.
- Coordinate and assure the involvement of other procurement stakeholders in the process.
- Provide a holistic vision of the project lifecycle, considering development, construction, and O&M needs.
Qualifications and Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Procurement, Business Administration, or a related field.
- A Master's degree (MBA or equivalent) in Procurement, Supply Chain, or Project Management is considered an advantage.
- Minimum of 8-12 years of experience in procurement, sourcing, or supply chain management.
- At least 5 years of experience specifically in project procurement roles within industrial, infrastructure, energy, or EPC environments.
- Proven experience managing end-to-end procurement activities in large-scale projects, from development through execution, commissioning, and close-out.
- Demonstrated expertise in handling complex contracts (EPC, construction, consultancy, and equipment supply), including tendering, negotiation, and contract administration.
- Strong experience in supplier/contractor management, including qualification, evaluation, performance monitoring, and dispute resolution.
- Hands-on experience in strategic sourcing and category management, aligning procurement strategies with project and business objectives.
- Proven track record in cost control, budgeting, and value optimization within project environments.
- Experience in risk management and mitigation strategies, including managing supply chain disruptions and contractual risks.
- Familiarity with local regulations, compliance requirements, and procurement governance frameworks in project execution.
- Experience working in cross-functional and multicultural teams, collaborating with engineering, finance, legal, HSE, and project management.
- Strong background in stakeholder management, including internal business units and external partners (consultants, contractors, suppliers).
- Experience in market intelligence, supplier development, and building strategic partnerships.
- Proficiency in procurement systems and tools (ERP systems such as SAP, Oracle, or equivalent).
- Excellent command of written and spoken English; Arabic is a plus.
Required Skills
- Project Procurement Management
- Procurement Process Management
- Contract Management
- Negotiation
- Risk Management
- Costing and Budgeting
- Supplier/Contractor Management
- Strategic Sourcing
- Category Management Methodologies
- Market Intelligence
- Stakeholder Management
- Business Challenging Techniques
- Construction Bid Management
- Customer and Market Analysis
- Materials Requirements, Planning, Logistics, and Supply Chain
- Procurement Software (including SAP, Oracle)
- Sustainable Environmental Management
- Understanding of Buying Influencer Needs
- Network Building
- Conflict Management
- Effective Communication
- Driving Vision and Purpose
- Driving Results
- Ensuring Accountability
- Building Trust
- Resilience
- Adaptability
- Strategic Thinking
- Financial Acumen
- Managing Complexity
Work Environment and Location
This is a contract position based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The role requires flexibility for travel, including to Dubai.
Requirements
- Requires +10 Years experience
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