Contract Procurement Manager

We are currently looking for a Contract Procurement Manager to join our team in Saudi Arabia, to provide multi-disciplinary services and expertise to our clients on a wide range of mixed-use development project.

Major Function and Role:

• Develops bid packages for required materials, equipment and other commodity items.
• Develops Bid Tabulations for received bids and makes recommendations to Project Manager.
• Implements purchasing procedures for project, monitors cost control budgets, issues purchase orders, monitors progress on orders, tracks actual expenditures and develops forecasts as needed.
• Analyzes status data and trends as required.

Job Duties:

• Reviews pricing of materials and commodities. Oversees the development of vendor bid packages.
• Process purchase requisitions / orders within purchasing authority.
• Invite, assess, and award/recommend supplier tenders, bids, quotations, and proposals.
• Establish and negotiate contract terms and conditions, and maintain supplier relationships.
• Review and maintain purchasing records, reports and price lists.
• Work with internal and external stakeholders.
• Performs such other duties as the supervisor may from time to time deem necessary.

Faithful+Gould is one of the world’s leading consultancies providing integrated project and programme management services for construction and engineering projects, with a turnover in excess of £200 million.

Faithful+Gould worldwide has access to 2,300 consultants, of whom 400 are located in the Middle East across six offices. We have successfully delivered commercial advice and management support for over 65 years to clients in Asia Pacific, Europe, Middle East, UK, and North America. We are a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Atkins Group, the design and engineering company.

Active in the Middle East for 18 years, Faithful+Gould combines in-depth knowledge of the region with the ability to draw on our global resource and constructive expertise, to deliver the most challenging of projects. With registered companies in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Qatar, Oman, Saudi Arabia, and Kuwait, this makes us one of the strongest international construction consultancies in the region.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in technical discipline or 5 years relevant site or design office experience.
• Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills required to interact effectively with vendors, sub-consultants and internal management.
• Analytical skills to determine the best deals for the company, and have to evaluate the many pros and cons of each, based on price, quality, speed of delivery and other factors.
• Decision-Making skills to use the information gathered by the team and the purchasing agents to make decisions and make recommendations to the company.
• Negotiating Skills, working with suppliers to create the best deals.
• No less than 5 years of relevant experience
• Supply Chain Management professional membership/certification or RICS qualified is preferred.

Rewards and Benefits:

We offer an excellent package which includes:

• A competitive salary;
• Accommodation allowance;
• Transportation allowance;
• Annual leave;
• Medical and life insurance cover;
• Company gratuity scheme;
• Discretionary bonus scheme;
• Annual flight allowance to point of origin;
• Employee Well-Being Programme – 24 hour free advice on financial, legal and family care specialists and also access to personal health, fitness and nutrition consultants

Apply and the Process

We are in the process of shortlisting the candidates and will advise you on your status soon.