Contract & Procurement Engineer

Job description / Role

We have a vacancy of Contract & procurement Engineer - 5 Nos.

• Minimum 8 years’ experience of relevant experience in same role.
• Provide technical engineering expertise
• Execute the full contract cycle from pre-award to post-award and carry out contract. Including the tender-board approvals and ensures that contracting procedures are adhere to audit norms.
• Preparation of Contract documents, amendments, variations in accordance with approved contract policy
• Drafts appropriate contractual and commercial terms and conditions to best serve & protect the Company’s interests.
• Execution and distribution of contract documents to Contractors and User Departments
• Lead the execution of end-to-end process for the management of correspondence & requests from suppliers and end user on contact matters
- Lead the execution of end-to-end process for the collection of requests from Business Development (e.g., support in preventive/corrective actions for credit monitoring, price adjustment for quality, take-or-pay penalties, and Legal teams (e.g., disputes / contract Issues
- Analyze case and apply Corrective actions identification and report to relevant stakeholder for guidance on actions / commercial position to be pursued
- Reviews bids, conduct negotiations and administer the award of contracts and contract amendments and provision of feedback to bidders.
- Manage requests, meeting with counterparties to discuss issue and identify corrective actions, acting as an intermediary/facilitator among involved stakeholders
- Perform the development of tender specifications in line with business expectations, risk perspective & applicable laws.
- Assess impact & costs for requests related with Long Term impact on agreement on contracts.
- Lead the endorsement of corrective actions and report to direct supervisor & client on the advised corrective actions to be implemented and, for more relevant actions (e.g., take-or-pay penalties to be applied or legal disputes), seek endorsement from relevant supervisory line.
- Lead the execution & monitoring of corrective actions considering the agreed actions and share relevant information contract related issues
- Align with end users to conduct the technical evaluation. Take responsibility for conducting the commercial evaluation.
- Respond to all clarification requests during tendering periods.
- Conduct negotiations with vendors to realize the total economic value to the company considering quality and cost.
- Support tendering activities and contract management activities in alignment with the organization's policy and code of ethics to ensure the right contracts are in place to deliver value to internal customers.

Salary:
OMR 2,000 to 22,000 per month inclusive of fixed allowances.
Additional benefits: visa, ticket, accommodation, medical, insurance etc.

Requirements

Competencies and Skills:

• Highly organized, detailed oriented and ability to work independently.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• A strong work ethic based on a strong desire to exceed expectation.
• Ability to work with remote teams, in multicultural environment
• Strong Communication skills (including verbal and written).
• Analytical skills.
• Strong Negotiation skills.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft, Excel, PowerPoint, Word and ERP systems
• Tendering planning skills.
• Contract OMT skills

About the Company

Superiority of Modern Services (SOMS) is a 100% Omani SME Limited Liability Company founded in year 2015. SOMS is one of the leading and rapidly growing industrial maintenance service company in the Sultanate of Oman certified with ISO 9001, ISO 14001 & OHSAS 18001. We offer wide variety of industrial services in fields of; Energy (Power stations), Oil & Gas, Water & Waste Water Treatment (Desalination), Engineering Consultation, and Marine. With our wide range of expertise, we can offer the “correct” service with the highest quality in the market.