Procurement Lead
- Location: Qatar
- Work hours per day: 10 hrs/day
- Work days per week: 6 days/week
- Work days per month: 26 days/month
- Contract duration: 36 months
Job Purpose
Overseas all Contractor procurement activities for the CO2 Sequestration Project. Works to assure a Procurement & Materials program that meets the needs of the project, is cost-effective, expedient, and in compliance with Company policies and procedures. Ensures that all Procurement & Materials requirements for the Project, are met and that the requirements of the EPC Contract in respect of procurement and materials are complied with by the Contractor.
Reporting and Relationships
- Reports to Business Division Manager (CO2 Sequestration Project).
- Direct reports: None.
Internal
- Frequent contact with Project Engineering and Quality departments.
- Periodic contact with Site Construction team.
External
- Frequent contact with EPC Contractor and suppliers
Job Context & Major Challenge(s)
- Responsible for ensuring that the LLI Vendors and EPC Contractor have a robust and achievable Procurement Schedule that supports the overall project construction schedule. Taking into consideration the overall procurement cycle from RFQ to delivery at site.
- Support the EPC Contractor in setting up fabrication priorities and co-ordinating all EPC requests to suppliers to avert overloading of any particular fabrication line.
Financial Dimension
- As defined for this job level in the Delegation of Authority and/or approved budget.
Generic Accountabilities – All Employees
Safety Health & Environment
- Ensure all activities are undertaken in compliance with Company Safety, Health and Environment and Quality policies, regulations and standards.
Qatarization Program
- Contribute to the development of Qatari employees. This accountability is a condition of employment for expatriate employees.
Firewall Compliance
- Ensure all activities undertaken comply with anti-trust and competition laws and the Company firewall policies and procedures.
Key Job Accountabilities
- Establish and maintain alignment with the PMT on project procurement objectives, scope and execution plans.
- Manage procurement of project LLI including preparation of ITT packages, stewardship of tender process, and PO administration until assignment to EPC Contractor.
- Establish compliance with project procurement procedures and oversee EPC Contractor’s procurement procedures and processes.
- Communicate and report project procurement activities, schedule progress and cost data, and advise any procurement issues.
- Oversee Contractor’s implementation of Project Purchasing Plan including materials management and expediting processes.
- Review Project required spare parts list (RSPL) and ensure contractor execution of spares purchasing plan
- Ensure Contractor compliance with Project Vendor qualification process and update of Project Vendor List
- Oversee Contractor delivery of all project procurement documents including Vendors’ documents as per project quality requirements.
- Provide support as required to development and administration of Contractor’s subcontracting plan.
Part B: Person Specification – Minimum Requirements
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Law, Engineering, Accounting, Business Management/Administration, or Commercial disciplines.
Knowledge and/or Experience
- Minimum of eight (8) years of procurement experience on major oil and gas projects.
- Demonstrable understanding of procurement best practice.
- In depth knowledge and understanding of the procurement market and key vendors in the oil and gas industry
Technical and Business Skills
- Ability to operate autonomously on a results oriented basis handling multiple and diverse tasks.
- Excellent organizational and communication skills
- Ability to work under pressure and manage constantly changing priorities
- Proactive team player with strong communication skills, including the ability to interface with other disciplines and external groups. Ability to supervise or conduct work by influence