Senior Procurement Specialist

LutechResources; Dubai; On-site; AED 240,000 - 480,000; Full time

Job summary

McDermott is seeking a Senior Procurement Specialist in the UAE (Dubai) to strengthen the procurement discipline within the Project Management Team. You will act as a seasoned resource, leading procurement strategy and ensuring contract requirements are integrated to minimize exposure while meeting client milestones.

You will develop procurement execution plans, manage budgets, and maintain auditable files, coordinating with vendors and clients to ensure on‑time delivery and high-quality

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain Management or equivalent with 6 years of relevant experience
• 6–10 years of relevant procurement experience
• Professional procurement qualification preferred
• Ability to work independently with minimal guidance
• Capable of managing multiple high‑volume procurement packages on tight timelines
• Resource for less experienced colleagues
• Apply knowledge to standard and nonstandard situations
• Interpret customer needs and identify solutions to nonstandard requests
• Use best practices to improve procurement processes
• Monitor and control costs within own work
• Solve moderately complex problems and propose new approaches
• Manage own time to meet targets and plan short‑term activities
• Promote teamwork and coach others
• Knowledge of SP MAT or Oracle preferred

Responsibilities

• Hold responsibility for the Supply Chain function within the Project Management Team
• Collaborate with stakeholders on development and implementation of project requirements and interface with client and vendors
• Lead procurement strategy within the Project Management Team and negotiate project flow-down conditions
• Develop a Project Procurement execution plan including purchasing, expediting, logistics, and communications
• Ensure client needs are identified and addressed as a single point of contact for supply chain
• Ensure timely corrective actions and resolution of issues
• Participate in resolving disputes, claims, and performance issues
• Provide status reporting and representation in project team meetings
• Maintain auditable procurement files and project filing procedures
• Adhere to project schedule requirements
• Oversee project supply chain management activities
• Ensure deliverables meet internal and external customer requirements
• Interface with peers to improve performance
• Lead project reviews and transfer lessons learned
• Maintain appropriate approval cycles
• Manage procurement packages including budget, costs, payments, and change orders
• Address vendor disputes with SPS, PMT, Legal
• Provide independent advice to the Project Management Team and SCM Reporting Manager

Skills

Supply Chain Management

Procurement

Independent working

Time management

Cost control

Team guidance

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain Management

Alternative: HSD/GED/IGCSE with 6 years of relevant experience

Tools

SPMAT (SharePoint Migration Assessment Tool)

Oracle

Job description

Job Description:

Job Overview:

The Senior Procurement Specialist uses best practices and knowledge of internal or external issues to improve the Procurement discipline within McDermott. They will act as a resource for colleagues with less experience and share their conceptual and practical expertise related to the Procurement discipline. The Senior Procurement Specialist solves complex problems and uses discipline-specific knowledge to improve their products or services. The Senior Procurement Specialist impacts a range of customer, operational, project, or service activities with the Procurement team and other related teams. It ensures they work within the appropriate guidelines and policies.

Responsibilities

Key Tasks and Responsibilities:

• Hold responsibility for the Supply Chain function within the Project Management Team
• Collaborate with key stakeholders on the development and implementation of project requirements and have a key interface with the client and vendors to ensure project milestones are met on time and within budget
• Lead the procurement strategy within the Project Management Team, ensuring all contract requirements are incorporated as well as negotiated to include the Project required flow-down conditions to minimize exposure
• Develop a Project Procurement execution plan with the assistance of the supply chain function, to include all purchasing, expediting, logistics, communication, and project goals
• Ensure client needs are identified and effectively addressed, pertaining to all supply chain/procurement requirements, and act where required, as a single point of contact with the client for all supply chain and procurement requirements
• Ensure problems are identified timely and appropriate corrective action plans are developed to allow resolution
• Participate in resolving disputes, claims, and performance issues
• Ensure effective and timely status reporting, including representing the supply chain management function in project team meetings
• Ensure auditable procurement files are maintained and project filing and record retention procedures are implemented
• Ensure adherence to project schedule requirements
• Oversee project supply chain management activities
• Ensure deliverable quality level meets both internal and external customer requirements and expectations
• Interface with peers and others to provide and receive information allowing all to perform more effectively
• Lead efforts to conduct project reviews, including transfer of lessons learned to peers and others as appropriate
• Ensure appropriate approval cycles are maintained
• Manage procurement packages including budget and cost, monitoring expenditures on payment approval, change orders, etc.
• Manage any dispute on claims with vendors, liaising with SPS, PMT, Legal, etc.
• Provide independent advice to the Project Management Team and Function during the project tenure
• Provide support to the SCM Function and Reporting Manager when required, perform tasks as directed

Qualifications

Essential Qualifications and Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree (or equivalent) in Supply Chain Management (or a relevant discipline) or HSD/GED/IGCSE with 6 years of relevant experience
• 6-10 years of relevant experience
• Professional Procurement qualification preferred
• Work independently with minimal guidance
• Able to determine own work priorities
• Capable of managing a high volume of procurement packages within a tight timeline and concurrently work with multiple projects as required
• Act as a resource for colleagues with less experience
• Able to apply knowledge and skills to a wide range of standard and nonstandard situations
• Interpret customer needs, assess requirements, and identify solutions to non-standard requests
• Use best practices and knowledge of internal/external business issues to improve products or services in its discipline
• Monitor and control costs within own work
• Solve moderately complex problems; take a new perspective on existing solutions
• Manage own time to meet agreed targets; develop plans for short-term work activities in own area
• Promote teamwork, coach, and guide others
• Knowledge of database software (SPMAT - SharePoint Migration Assessment Tool or Oracle) preferred

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