Strategic Procurement & Contract Lead

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

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