Procurement Manager

One of our client looking for Procurement Manager with 8 to 16 years of experience, skilled in procurement and purchase management for road projects. The role involves handling the entire procurement process, including planning, vendor development, negotiations, contract management, and ensuring timely delivery of materials and services to meet project timelines and budgets.

Key Roles and Responsibilities:

Procurement Planning

• Responsible for planning, organising, and managing the procurement process for all projects as per the master schedules of the project and as per the Procurement Plan and Execution Strategy for individual projects.
• Ensures that the procurement process adheres to company and client requirements, company policies, and procedures to ensure successful delivery of project requirements.
• Develops the detailed procurement plan in conjunction with Project/Site Procurement Managers or Coordinators of the projects.

Leading the Procurement Process

• Handle and manage Project RFQs, commercial evaluations, PO awards, and PO administration through to final delivery and PO closeout.
• Manage and coordinate the preparation of Invitations to Bid (ITB) undertaken for procurement of high-value capital items and bulk items in projects.
• Run the process of Requests for Qualifications (RFQs) and Requests for Proposals (RFPs); ensure that ITBs, RFQs, and RFPs are conducted consistent with appropriate requirements.
• Manage the pre-qualification process and advise staff on conducting pre-bid/proposal conferences, public bid/proposal openings, bid evaluations, and determining responsiveness and responsibility of offers.
• Oversee all procurement activities associated with the effective purchasing of project requirements by the Procurement Department in accordance with project or end-user schedules, specifications, and budgets.
• Evaluate tenders from potential suppliers, negotiate prices, agree on contracts, and prepare the final comparison sheet as per project specifications and budgets.

Vendor Development

• Develop and maintain a commercially sound vendor base; survey the market for new supply sources including non-traditional ones and maintain the Project “Approved Vendor List.”
• Evaluate vendor performance on a continuous basis.
• Monitor and review market conditions, price trends, and delivery performance for project materials and equipment.

Other Roles

• Provide procurement support for bids and, when necessary, participate in bid reviews and evaluations.
• Support project cost controls in procurement-related activities, including bid-versus-buy analysis and the preparation of cash flow plans for project purchase orders.
• Provide expert guidance in construction procurement and contract administration, including alternative delivery methods such as design-build (DB), and assist contract administration by reviewing plans, specifications, reports, and other documents for consistency with the selected contracting approach.