Procurement Expeditor (Offshore Projects)
Location: Gulf Region (Offshore Project Involvement), Qatar
Employment Type: Contract
Qualifications:
- HNC or BSc in Engineering from a recognised international institution.
Experience:
- Minimum of 10 years of relevant procurement experience within major oil and gas projects.
- Strong background in offshore EPIC project execution, preferably within the Gulf region.
- Comprehensive knowledge of procurement lifecycle including bid evaluation, awarding, purchasing, expediting, and inspection.
- Proven experience in developing procurement strategies and execution plans in line with project specifications, corporate procedures, international codes, and best practices.
- Excellent communication and presentation abilities.
- Ability to undertake vendor and supplier site visits for audits, issue resolution, and inspections as required.
Key Responsibilities:
- Deliver full-spectrum procurement support to EPIC projects, ensuring completion on schedule, within budget, and aligned with project requirements and standards.
- Monitor all procurement activities and provide oversight on progress, cost implications, and changes throughout project execution.
- Develop strategies for Long Lead Items (LLIs) and manage contractor procurement scopes in accordance with project and corporate procedures.
- Track engineering requisitions and changes affecting procurement and delivery. Liaise with contractors' buyers, expeditors, and inspectors to maintain alignment.
- Conduct international vendor market research, establish vendor qualification criteria, and participate in compliance audits.
- Maintain and update the Preferred Vendor List based on project learnings.
- Attend relevant technical and commercial meetings to represent procurement interests.
- Evaluate supplier performance, resolve procurement issues in a timely manner, and ensure effective stakeholder communication.
- Collaborate in enhancing procurement policies, strategies, and procedural controls across the organisation.
- Oversee spare part management processes including SPIR and SAP workflows in partnership with procurement, operations, end-users, and warehouse teams.
- Support project close-out activities and contribute to lessons learned and continuous improvement databases. Identify and drive initiatives to reduce complexity and deliver cost/time savings.