Procurement Engineer

Job description / Role

- Assist in the implementation of purchasing and contracts strategies and activities to ensure delivery of optimal quality and cost-effective materials, parts, supplies and equipment in line with the company’s needs while ensuring the best interests of the organization are met and ensuring the purchases are carried out with favorable terms and conditions, and protect the best interests of the organization.
- Work in project mode closely with Business Development Manager (BDM)
- Get quotations from possible subcontractors for Annual Maintenance Contracts (AMCs) following the outsourcing strategy decided by the BDM
- Ensure the timeline of the project is respected, as defined by the BDM.
- Ensure the subcontractors quotations are fully compliant with the tender specifications, including technical, legal, financial, mobilization time, and other T&Cs
- Manage to have the best price from subcontractors while considering market standards.
- Ensure consistency in the treatment of subcontractors between the tender stage and the award stage.
- Control the tender cycle and documentation ensuring compliance with approved standards and policies
- Sourcing new potential suppliers
- Provide support in executing tendering process and raising purchase orders (POs) as directed, in order to obtain and evaluate competing bids from suppliers / subcontractors and source optimal terms and conditions for supplies and services
- Negotiate with subcontractors / vendors on price in order to obtain the highest discount for supplies/services to achieve cost savings and optimally utilize company budgets
- Analyze and monitor the market practices including price benchmarking, identification and monitoring of key spending areas and prioritization of purchasing activities and make recommendations to the line manage in order to ensure cost optimization
- Coordinate with key vendors and sub contractor in order to enable building effective
- Liaise with internal departments as required in order to identify their procurement needs, specifications, quantities, etc. and follow-up with them on a regular basis in order to ensure timely procurement.
- Coordinate with Accounts Payable section to ensure accurate and timely payment of invoices, as necessary for the business with the supplier
- Follow all relevant departmental policies, processes, standard operating procedures and instructions so that work is carried out in a controlled and consistent manner.
- Ensure compliance to all relevant quality, health, safety and environmental management procedures and controls to guarantee employee safety, compliance, delivery of high quality products/service and a responsible environmental attitude.
- Perform other related duties or assignments as directed

Requirements

- Engineering Degree and Certification in Procurement and Contracts
- 6-8 years of experience within Contracts Bidding & Proposals
- Team working skills, planning and organizing skills, communication and interpersonal skills, negotiation skills

About the Company

A leading energy and multi-technical services company in UAE.