Contract Procurement Specialist - Supply Chain

Parsons; Dubai; On-site; AED 156,000 - 246,000; Full time

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Job summary

Parsons Corporation in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, is seeking a Contract Procurement Specialist - Supply Chain. The role focuses on end-to-end procurement, strategic sourcing, supplier governance, and purchase order administration within civil engineering projects.

You will oversee sourcing activities, validate bidder evaluations, monitor procurement schedules, ensure compliance, and maintain audit-ready purchasing records across engineering and infrastructure programs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, Procurement, Economics, Engineering, or related discipline.
• Minimum 5 years of procurement, purchasing, strategic sourcing, or supply chain experience.
• Experience overseeing end-to-end procurement processes and reviewing work by Buyers or project teams.
• Professional qualifications such as CIPS, MCIPS, CPSM, or equivalent desirable.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end procurement activities from requisition through closeout.
• Ensure procurement stage-gates, approvals, controls, and governance before commitments.
• Review procurement documentation for accuracy and completeness.
• Monitor procurement plans, schedules, workload priorities, and delivery dates.
• Prepare and maintain procurement dashboards and exception reporting for management.
• Evaluate sourcing strategies against project requirements and market conditions.
• Oversee supplier registration, prequalification, due diligence, and compliance screening.
• Maintain audit-ready procurement records for internal and external review.
• Provide technical guidance to Buyers and project procurement teams.

Skills

End-to-end procurement

Strategic sourcing

Purchase order administration

Supplier governance

Procurement dashboards

Contract procurement

ERP systems

Microsoft Office

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, Procurement

Tools

ERP systems

Microsoft Office

E-procurement systems

Document management systems

Job description

Contract Procurement Specialist - Supply Chain

Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates Industry: Civil Engineering Function: Purchasing Experience: Minimum 5 years Job Type: Full-time

Job Overview

Contract Procurement Specialist - Supply Chain in Dubai, United Arab Emirates is a Civil Engineering opportunity focused on end-to-end procurement, strategic sourcing, supplier governance, commercial evaluation, and purchase order administration. Parsons Corporation is hiring an experienced procurement professional to oversee sourcing activities, validate bidder evaluations, monitor procurement schedules, manage supplier compliance, control commercial risk, and maintain audit-ready purchasing records across engineering and infrastructure projects.

Job Details

Country: United Arab Emirates City: Dubai Industry: Civil Engineering Function: Purchasing Salary: 14000-22000 Estimated salary range based on similar jobs in the job city; please confirm the final offer with the employer. Gender: Any Candidate Nationality: Any Job Type: Full-time

Role Context

The Contract Procurement Specialist will provide procurement governance across the full purchasing lifecycle, from approved requisitions and sourcing strategy through supplier selection, award, purchase order management, delivery monitoring, and closeout. The role requires close coordination with Buyers, Procurement Coordinators, project teams, technical evaluators, finance personnel, and suppliers. Effective oversight will help improve competition, strengthen commercial controls, reduce procurement delays, manage supplier risk, and ensure purchasing decisions remain transparent, compliant, and properly documented.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage procurement activities from approved requisition through sourcing, evaluation, award, purchase order administration, delivery monitoring, and closeout.
• Ensure required procurement stage-gates, approvals, controls, and governance procedures are completed before commitments are made.
• Review procurement documentation prepared by Buyers, Procurement Coordinators, project personnel, and support teams for accuracy and completeness.
• Monitor procurement plans, sourcing schedules, workload priorities, approval status, cycle times, and critical delivery dates.
• Prepare and maintain procurement dashboards, status reports, and exception reporting for management review.
• Evaluate proposed sourcing strategies and procurement methods against project requirements, commercial risks, and market conditions.
• Review bidder lists and support supplier registration, prequalification, due diligence, and compliance screening.
• Examine solicitation packages before release to confirm commercial requirements, evaluation criteria, and approval documentation are complete.
• Oversee supplier communications, tender clarifications, addenda, submission controls, and confidentiality requirements.
• Maintain fair and consistent treatment of suppliers throughout competitive sourcing activities.
• Confirm that technical evaluations are completed by accountable engineering or technical teams.
• Review commercial evaluations, bid comparisons, and Bid Analysis Summaries for accuracy, consistency, and adequate justification.
• Challenge abnormal pricing, unresolved deviations, insufficient competition, unsupported assumptions, and material commercial risks.
• Verify required approvals before supplier award, contract commitment, or purchase order issuance.
• Monitor purchase order status, supplier delivery performance, documentation, amendments, invoicing issues, and outstanding closeout actions.
• Maintain complete procurement records suitable for internal review, external audit, and project governance requirements.
• Escalate supplier performance concerns, procedural non-compliance, and significant sourcing risks to appropriate management.
• Provide technical guidance and quality feedback to Buyers, Coordinators, and project procurement personnel.
• Recommend improvements to procurement workflows, controls, reporting, and cycle-time performance.
• Support effective coordination between procurement, engineering, project management, finance, legal, and supplier teams.

Ideal Profile

Candidates should hold a Bachelor 's degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, Procurement, Economics, Engineering, or a related discipline. A minimum of 5 years of relevant professional experience is required in procurement, purchasing, strategic sourcing, or supply chain activities. Applicants should have demonstrated responsibility for overseeing end-to-end procurement processes and reviewing work produced by Buyers, Procurement Coordinators, or project procurement teams. Strong knowledge of competitive sourcing, supplier qualification, commercial evaluation, purchase order administration, procurement governance, and closeout procedures is essential. Candidates must be able to identify sourcing risks, questionable pricing, procedural gaps, supplier concerns, and unsupported award recommendations using independent commercial judgment. Experience within engineering, construction, infrastructure, project management, or professional services environments will be advantageous. Previous responsibility for monitoring procurement portfolios, compliance indicators, sourcing cycle times, supplier performance, or management dashboards will add value. Professional qualifications such as CIPS, MCIPS, CPSM, or an equivalent procurement certification are desirable. Strong analytical ability, negotiation capability, written communication, stakeholder coordination, and attention to detail are required. Candidates should demonstrate high standards of ethics, confidentiality, integrity, impartiality, and professional conduct.

Skills Set

• End-to-end procurement
• Strategic sourcing
• Competitive sourcing
• Procurement planning
• Purchase order administration
• Supplier qualification
• Supplier prequalification
• Supplier due diligence
• Compliance screening
• Bidder list management
• Solicitation packages
• Tender clarifications
• Commercial evaluation
• Bid comparison
• Bid Analysis Summaries
• Pricing analysis
• Procurement risk assessment
• Award recommendations
• Procurement approvals
• Supplier governance
• Supplier performance monitoring
• Contract procurement
• Purchase order amendments
• Delivery monitoring
• Procurement closeout
• Procurement dashboards
• Cycle time monitoring
• Exception reporting
• Procurement compliance
• Audit-ready documentation
• Procurement controls
• Supplier risk management
• Stakeholder management
• Commercial negotiation
• Microsoft Office
• ERP systems
• E-procurement systems
• Document management systems
• Procurement reporting
• CIPS
• MCIPS
• CPSM

Why Join Us

Large engineering and infrastructure programs depend on disciplined procurement to secure materials and services at the right commercial terms while maintaining schedule, quality, and governance requirements. This position provides broad exposure to sourcing strategy, supplier assessment, commercial evaluation, procurement controls, and purchase order management across technically complex project environments. Parsons Corporation offers procurement professionals the opportunity to work alongside engineering, project management, commercial, and supply chain teams on major regional programs. The role provides continued development in strategic sourcing, supplier governance, procurement analytics, commercial risk management, and complex project purchasing.

About the Company

Parsons Corporation is a global engineering and technology organization delivering infrastructure, transportation, and complex development programs. Its UAE operations combine engineering, project management, procurement, construction support, and commercial expertise to deliver major projects requiring disciplined sourcing, supplier coordination, and supply chain control.