Procurement Lead

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JOB DESCRIPTION

* Oversees all Contractor procurement activities for the NFS Onshore

Project assuring Procurements & Materials for the project meet EPC contract requirements, cost-effective, expedient, and in compliance with Company policies and procedures as well as complied by the Contractor.

Reporting and Relationships

* Reports to Head of Procurement.

* Direct reports: None (Total Headcount: 0). Internal

* Regular interaction with project engineering, quality departments and site construction team.

External

* Daily interaction with EPC Contractor & suppliers.

Job Context & Major Challenge(s)

* The role is responsible for (1) ensuring LLI Vendors and EPC Contractor have

a robust and achievable Procurement Schedule that supports the overall project construction schedule, considering the overall procurement cycle from RFQ to delivery at site; (2) support the EPC Contractor in setting up fabrication priorities and coordinating all EPC requests to suppliers to avert overloading of any fabrication line.

Financial Dimension

* As defined for this job level in the Delegation of Authority and/or approved

budget.

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 (High level, brief description of the top 8-10 accountabilities - maximum is 10. Only

add what is unique to this job, exclude generic accountabilities. Do not include how the job is done.)

1. Establish and maintain alignment with the PMT on project procurement needs, objectives, and requirements. 2. Manage procurement of LLI including preparation of ITT packages, coordination of tender process with QG Supply, PMT, and legal and evaluation of bids and administration of agreements until assigned to EPC Contractor. Ensure compliance with project procurement processes and procedures and development of other coordination procedures. Review and approve Contractor's procurement procedures and processes. 3. Develop and execute Procurement Plans (overall and individual) that support the project's goals and objectives including plans for purchase of spare parts and for purchase of bulk materials. Develop Closeout and Materials Reconciliation plan. 4. Facilitate communication with PMT on project procurement activities, progress, and issues. Report schedule and cost data and advise PMT of procurement issues and mitigation plans. 5. Manage Contractor's procurement activities for Gates 3 - 5 ensuring Contractor's compliance to approved contractor procedures and prime contract coordination procedures. 6. Review and modify Contractor's purchasing and contracting documents to ensure compliance with Company's requirements including terms and conditions of the contract. 7. Review Contractor's compliance with Company's prevention of information brokering and business ethics guidelines ensuring procurement documents produced by Contractor are of acceptable quality. 8. Ensure effective use of Contractor's materials management system, coordinate spare parts acquisition process, to ensure that materials and required Spare Parts List (RSPL) for the project are received at needed.

Person Specification

Qualifications

* Bachelor's degree in business, Accounting, Commercial, Engineering,

Project Management, Supply Chain Management.

Knowledge and/or Experience

* 8 years of broad contract management, contracts and procurement

experience on major oil and gas projects, including 1 year of experience in a supervisory role, including acting roles, or oversight of service/vendor personnel.

* Demonstrable understanding of procurement is best practice.

* In depth knowledge and understanding of the procurement market and key vendors in the oil and gas industry.

Technical and Business Skills

* Excellent written and spoken English.

* Advanced computer literacy

* Ability to operate autonomously on a results-oriented basis handling multiple and diverse tasks.

Equal Opportunities:

First People Solutions is committed to equal opportunities regardless of gender, race, disability, sexual orientation, religion or belief and age.