Procurement Manager

About this opportunity

Gleeds is a leading global property and construction consultancy. Independent since 1885, we are proud to deliver award-winning projects around the world. We are a gold standard investor in people employer, with our people at the heart of everything we do.

Our teams are at the forefront of the change, managing life changing projects across a number of sectors, and we want you to be part of that too. Our global team is expanding and we are looking for an experienced Procurement Manager with a background in major new build projects providing procurement and contractual advice expertise.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• • Implement Procurement, Commercial and Contracting Strategies and Procedures
  • Stakeholder and Keyholder reviews for Assurance and Governance
  • Implement mandated KSA procurement requirements.
  • Identification of Project Requirements
  • Supplier engagement and sourcing
  • Create RFP/RFQ/PQQ/Tender documents.
  • Financial standing checks and maintenance
  • Evaluate and select suppliers/vendors.
  • Negotiate Terms and conditions (FIDIC/Bespoke)
  • Finalize Purchase order (via SAP/Oracle or other ERP)
  • PO Management, contract, and variation
  • Supplier Development, SRM and continuous improvement
  • Implement Value management or Value engineering processes s required.
  • Support Contract Manager for procurement related queries.

Experience, Knowledge and Key Skills

• 10+ years Contract Commercial Procurement Management experience, in mega scale buildings projects
• 4+ years procurement management experience, in Saudi Arabia
• Cohesive knowledge of construction methods and suppliers.
• Practical knowledge of construction procurement strategies, including tendering and contract strategies.
• Methodical way of thinking and approach to work
• Organisational skills and the ability to quickly adapt to changing environments.
• Excellent problem, negotiating, finance and numeracy management skills
• Ability to absorb complex information and assess requirements readily
• Ability to work as part of a team
• Native English level communication skills - both oral and written

Qualifications

• BSc Civil Engineering, Quantity Surveying, or related field
• MCIPS, MRICS, or related chartership
• Transferable Iqama

Be part of the extraordinary

Every day at Gleeds, we influence the way people around the world live, work and travel. Delivering on the world’s most iconic projects for globally renowned clients, our teams solve complex problems that shape the future of the built environment.

One of the qualities we value in people, is the ability to think creatively about the solutions we offer to clients. With 71 offices spanning the Americas, Europe, MENA and Asia Pacific our ability to innovate and improve is a product of the varied backgrounds and experience of our people. We welcome new perspectives and ideas.

Above all, we believe that quality relationships sit at the heart of good business. We strive to be the people that seek to understand and bring people together. Wherever we are in the world, our aspiration is to leave a positive legacy for people and local communities, whilst living and breathing our three core values:

• We’re committed to our clients and our people
• We’re creative and realistic
• We combine professionalism with personality

Gleeds is a Great Place to Work certified employer.