Senior Director Procurement (civil & construction) Tax Free

Firstaff Personnel Consultants Ltd; United Arab Emirates; On-site; AED 200,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment consultancy is seeking an Executive Director Contracting to develop project contracting strategies and oversee procurement processes. The ideal candidate has over 20 years of experience in contracting within large construction or engineering companies and a strong background in the Middle East. This role offers the opportunity to shape a high-performing contracting organization with significant impact on NEOM's project delivery.

Qualifications

• 20+ Years experience in CONTRACTING in a large Construction Company or EPC.
• Pre experience as Chief Procurement Officer in a larger Construction / Engineering Company.
• Extensive experience in infrastructure procurement.
• Experience in the Middle East / GCC Region required.

Responsibilities

• Develop and operationalize Strategic Sourcing for Contracting.
• Lead complex RFPs and establish procurement processes.
• Build relationships to benefit NEOM's Project delivery.

Skills

Strong senior leadership

Organization skills

Business acumen

Flexibility

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering or Business / Finance

Job description

Job Title : Executive Director Contracting

Location : London

Direct Reporting Relationship:

Chief Operating Officer

Directors of Contracting

Manager of Strategic Sourcing

Managers of Projects Procurement

Division:

Procurement / COO Office

Role Purpose:

• Develop Project Contracting Strategic capabilities including upstream Contracting best practices in terms of capacity, quality, on time delivery and right diversification mix (local content).
• Lead the development and operationalize Strategic Sourcing for Contracting
• Establish a supplier relationship management approach that is long term beneficial to deliver the project

Key Activities:

• Establish, lead and define the right vision for a highly performing Contracting Organization up to the size of 50 FTE and annual spend in excess of SAR 10 Billion.
• Strategize Contracting from a Sourcing perspective (upstream Contracting)
• Operationalize Contracting Best practices E2E to enable a smooth process.
• Lead complex RFPs, develop new process standards and ensure competitive and diverse bid slate development.
• Operationalize supplier evaluations and actively bring new Market entrants into the Kingdom.
• Lead RFP process with third parties, detailing procedures, time for submission and bids evaluation criteria
• Renew and establish a pre-qualification process resulting in a dynamic supplier database
• Collaborate with Legal department in the draft of RFPs and awarding contracts and standardize contract management as per Industry best practice
• Develop and implement a Source to Pay solution that brings management of Work and Service Orders at ease. This includes re-engineering the right ERP approach and possible interfaces with PMIS Software
• Align Sourcing Plans and priorities with Projects Leadership and relevant asset owners
• Oversee implementation of procurement of goods and services ensuring that resultant Purchase Orders (PO), Service Provision Agreements (SPA) and Long Term Agreements (LTA) are drafted and executed in a timely manner
• Build relationships and Partnerships (locally and internationally) to benefit NEOMs Project delivery
• Build the right Procurement capability in the Organization and attract / retain local talent
• Build a highly agile Organization with impeccable compliance and stewardship in place

Reporting Structure:

Direct reports

• Contracting Director The Line & Infrastructure
• Contracting Director Regional Developments
• Manager Strategic Sourcing & Contractors Capability
• Managers for specific NEOM Regions / Assets

Main Interfaces

• Management Committee (NEOM Tender Committee)
• Projects Leadership
• Legal & Finance Leadership
• Compliance Office

Qualifications / Requirements:

Knowledge and Experience

• Strong senior leadership and overall business acumen
• High degree of flexibility and organization skills to accommodate a fast-paced, deadline-driven, and service oriented environment
• 20+ Years experience in CONTRACTING in a large Construction Company or EPC and/or other mega projects ideally operating worldwide
• Pre experience as Chief Procurement Officer in a larger Construction / Engineering Company
• Extensive experience in infrastructure procurement
• Commercial and Engineering background preferred
• Extensive Pre-experience in the Middle East / GCC Region required

Education and Certifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering or Business / Finance or similar

*NB:All applicants CVS will be reviewed and should your skillset match our client’s requirements, we will contact you via email / mobile.We are also happy to consider you for other open opportunities within Firstaff. If however, you object to us holding your data on file, please acknowledge via email by return.*

• Firstaff Personnel Consultants
  85/86 Grafton Street
  Dublin 2
  Ireland