Senior Expert (Solar)

Masdar; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 279,000 - 446,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading renewable energy organization in Abu Dhabi is seeking a Procurement Manager to oversee the procurement processes for solar energy projects. The role includes negotiating contracts, managing purchasing operations, and ensuring compliance with budget and policies. The ideal candidate has an MBA or relevant Master’s degree, along with 5-7 years of experience in procuring equipment for renewable energy projects. This full-time position requires strong analytical skills and experience in the energy sector.

Qualifications

• 5-7 years experience in purchasing/procuring main equipment for renewable energy projects.
• 2-3 years of experience in renewable energies EPC works.
• 5-7 years experience in purchasing/procuring main equipment for renewable energy projects (PV/Wind).
• 2-3 years of experience in renewable energies EPC works.

Responsibilities

• Administer purchasing processes and operations.
• Negotiate terms and conditions for contracts and Purchase Orders.
• Monitor purchasing service levels to ensure best services.
• Prepare and consolidate RFQ for main equipment and logistics.
• Lead the supply contract commercial negotiations.
• Ensure compliance with project schedules.
• Manage the schedule of supply to align with project programs.
• Develop material cost forecasts in coordination with OEMs.
• Qualify main equipment factories per best practices and market standards.

Skills

Knowledge of renewable energy and traditional energy industry

Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills

Strong research and analytical skills

Ability to prioritize actions

Analytical skills

Communication

Cross-functional leadership

PV modules knowledge

EPC bidding

Finance understanding

Education

MBA or relevant Master's degree

Bachelor's degree in engineering, business administration, finance

Job description

To manage the procurement processes and activities for Masdars solar energy projects ensuring the timely and efficient delivery of all purchasing operations in compliance with Masdars policies procedures and regulations while assuring that projects budget are utilized effectively to achieve optimal long-term value for Masdar

Key Responsibilities

• Administer purchasing processes and operations utilizing analysis and judgement in differing situations to solve work related matters in accordance with broad policies and objectives.
• Negotiate terms and conditions and manage the development and administration of contracts and Purchase Orders (POs) in line with relevant policies procedures standards and timelines.
• Monitor purchasing service levels to ensure provision of best services to internal customers and to ensure fairness of procurement processes to potential suppliers.
• Prepare the main equipments supply RFQ based on the Clients RFP and project documents.
• Consolidate the technical commercial and project team comments on the RFQ.
• Float the RFQ to various OEMs and obtain quotations as per the RFQ.
• Coordinate with internal teams to clarify the OEMs clarifications.
• Present to the project team the evaluation results RFQ process based commercial and technical evaluation results.
• Prepare and float the logistics RFQ to the various vendors and obtain quotation for the logistics.
• Negotiate arms length terms and conditions with logistics providers
• Select transportation routes to maximize efficiency by combining shipments or consolidating warehousing and distribution.
• Coordinate the supply contract preparation with the legal contract and technical teams.
• Lead the supply contract commercial negotiations to ensure suitability of conditions and ability to meet project schedules.
• Manage schedule of supply to ensure compliance with the overall program of projects.
• Develop material cost forecasts or standard cost lists in close coordination with Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs).
• Coordinate with the technical and project teams to prepare the supply contracts term sheets during the bid preparation and negotiate the terms sheet with the OEMs
• Prepare the definitive supply contract post bid and negotiate it with the shortlisted OEMs. Consolidate the legal technical and project management comments in the supply contract during the preparation period.
• Implement the internal qualification requirements for the main equipment factories as per the best practices and the renewable energy market standard.
• Carry-out the PV modules inverters tracker and wind turbines factories qualification process.
• Update the qualification status of the factories as per the agreed frequency.
• Update the qualification requirements to meet the technology improvements.
• Lead the implementation of the main equipments quality requirement as per the market standard and the best practices.
• Update the quality requirements as per the market standard and technology update.
• Qualify local OEMs to meet the local content requirement and liaise with the international vendors in this regards.
• Ensure the accurate documentation of all contracts and POs records and documents for ease of future reference and to have audit compliance with internal and external auditors.
• Partner with internal stakeholders to identify opportunities for significant process and system enhancements.
• Ensure effective communication and consultation between the team and all relevant internal customers and provide adequate visibility of purchasing progress and plans.

Qualifications

• MBA or relevant Masters degree from a top-tier internationally recognized higher education institution
• Bachelors degree in engineering business administration or finance or related field

Preferred Experience

• 5-7 years experience in purchasing/procuring main equipment for the renewable energy projects like PV Solar and Wind energy plants or equivalent experience
• 2-3 years of experience in renewable energies EPC works

Job-Specific Skills

• Knowledge of renewable energy and traditional energy industry
• Knowledge of processes templates tools and systems used in bids and proposals
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills leading to a consultative approach within a corporate / multifunctional environment
• Strong research and analytical skills
• Ability to prioritize actions and manage a diverse cross-functional team
• Strong commercial risk knowledge base
• Sound understanding of corporate/project finance transactions
• Knowledge of financial legal and corporate responsibility matters
• Technical knowledge of quality requirements of the PV modules inverters and trackers
• Technical knowledge of performance indicators of PV inverters and trackers experience in IPP tenders
• Excellent knowledge in the EPC Works of renewable energy projects
• This role is to be based in Abu Dhabi and under (MRS)

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Remote Work

No

Employment Type

Full-time