Lead Procurement And Contract

SOHAR Port and Freezone; Schamal al-Batina; On-site; OMR 25,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

SOHAR Port and Freezone is seeking a procurement planning and sourcing professional to consolidate requirements and develop annual procurement plans across SIP Group departments. You will design fit-for-purpose sourcing strategies and lead end-to-end tendering, clarification, and contract award processes.

In this role you will collaborate with Finance, Legal, and end users to define scopes and service levels, manage contract lifecycle, monitor supplier performance, and drive improvements in

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in a relevant field.
• Minimum of 6 years' experience in procurement, tendering, negotiation, and contract management.
• Strong knowledge of procurement governance, tendering methods, contract terms, supplier performance management, and commercial risk.
• Proven ability to lead sourcing initiatives, negotiations, evaluations, and cross-functional stakeholder engagement.
• Excellent analytical, planning, problem-solving, report-writing, and decision-making skills.
• High standards of integrity, confidentiality, fairness, and attention to detail.
• CIPS certification preferred.
• Fluency in English and Arabic is required.

Responsibilities

• Consolidate requirements and prepare the annual procurement and contract plan.
• Develop fit-for-purpose sourcing strategies based on spend, market, demand, risk, and supplier analysis.
• Lead prequalification, tendering, clarification, commercial evaluation, negotiation, and award recommendations.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to develop strategic sourcing plans for product lines or categories.
• Conduct market research and supplier assessments to identify sourcing opportunities and risks.
• Define sourcing strategies to optimize cost, quality and delivery while mitigating risks.
• Continuously evaluate and adjust sourcing plans based on market dynamics and supplier capabilities.
• Coordinate with end users, Finance, Legal to define scopes, service levels, and contract terms.
• Lead commercial negotiations for value for money and clear supplier obligations.
• Ensure awards, purchase orders, and contracts are complete and compliant.
• Monitor contract mobilization, milestones, variations, renewals, and close-out.
• Track supplier performance against SLAs and coordinate corrective actions.
• Maintain procurement files, trackers, and expiry alerts.
• Build relationships with internal stakeholders, vendors, and contractors while maintaining integrity.
• Lead supplier reviews and identify opportunities for innovation, localization and performance improvement.
• Ensure procurement activities comply with policies, legislation, and audit requirements.
• Support tender committees with evaluations and records.
• Contribute to budgets and report savings and KPIs.
• Promote digitalisation and continuous improvement across procurement activities.
• Ensure ESG and sustainability requirements are incorporated.

Skills

Procurement strategy

Tendering & negotiation

Stakeholder engagement

Contract management

Analytics & reporting

Education

Bachelor's degree in Procurement, Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Operation Management, Engineering, Law, Finance, or related field

Job description

Job Description:

Procurement Planning and Sourcing

• Consolidate business requirements and prepare the annual procurement and contract plan in coordination with all SIP Group departments.
• Develop fit-for-purpose sourcing strategies based on spend, market, demand, risk, and supplier analysis.
• Lead prequalification, tendering, clarification, commercial evaluation, negotiation, and recommendation for award in accordance with approved governance and Manual of authority limits.
• Collaborate with key stakeholders to understand business requirements and develop strategic sourcing plans for assigned product lines or categories.
• Conduct market research and supplier assessments to identify potential sourcing opportunities and risks
• Define sourcing strategies to optimize cost, quality, and delivery performance while mitigating supply chain risks.
• Continuously evaluate and adjust sourcing plans based on market dynamics, business needs, and supplier capabilities.

Contract Development and Award

• Coordinate with end users, Finance, Legal, and other stakeholders to define scopes, specifications, service levels, pricing schedules, contractual terms, and evaluation criteria.
• Lead commercial negotiations to achieve value for money, appropriate risk allocation, and clear supplier obligations.
• Ensure award recommendations, approvals, purchase orders, and contracts are complete, accurate, compliant,and properly documented.

Contract Administration and Performance

• Manage contract mobilization, deliverables, milestones, variations, claims, extensions, renewals, close-out, and records throughout the contract lifecycle.
• Monitor supplier performance against contractual obligations, service levels, quality, cost, schedule, and HSE requirements; coordinate corrective actions where required.
• Maintain complete procurement and contract files, trackers, commitments, guarantees, insurance documents, and expiry alerts.

Supplier and Stakeholder Management

• Build effective relationships with internal stakeholders, vendors, service providers, and contractors while maintaining fairness, confidentiality, and professional integrity.
• Lead supplier reviews, resolve commercial and contractual issues, and identify opportunities for innovation, localization, sustainability, and performance improvement.

Governance, Risk, and Compliance

• Ensure procurement and contract activities comply with SIP Group policies, the Manual of Authority, applicable legislation, code of ethics, and audit requirements.
• Identify and manage commercial, contractual, supplier, continuity, and compliance risks, escalating material issues and conflicts of interest appropriately.
• Support tender and procurement committees with accurate evaluations, recommendations, records, and management information.

Budgets, Reporting, and Continuous Improvement

• Contribute to the departmental budget preparation, monitor procurement performance, and report savings, cost avoidance, cycle time, contract status, supplier performance, risks, and compliance.
• Develop and improve procurement and contract policies, processes, templates, systems, controls, and guidance in line with recognised good practice.
• Promote digitalisation, standardisation, data quality, and continuous improvement across procurement and contract management activities.

Quality, Health, Safety, and Environment

• Ensure procurement and contract activities incorporate applicable quality, health, safety, environmental, and sustainability requirements and that suppliers comply with agreed standards.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Procurement, Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Operation management, Engineering, Law, Finance, or a related field.
• Minimum of 6 years' relevant experience in procurement, tendering, commercial negotiation, and contract management, preferably in an industrial, logistics, or port environment.
• Sound knowledge of procurement governance, tendering methods, contract terms, supplier performance management, and commercial risk.
• Proven ability to lead sourcing initiatives, negotiations, evaluations, contract administration, and cross-functional stakeholder engagement.
• Strong analytical, commercial, planning, problem-solving, report-writing, and decision-making skills.
• High standards of integrity, confidentiality, fairness, and attention to detail.
• Professional procurement or contract management certification, such as CIPS or equivalent, is preferred.
• Fluency in both English and arabic is required.