Lead Procurement and Contract

Procurement Planning and Sourcing

• Consolidate business requirements and prepare the annual procurement an contract plan in coordination with all SIP Group departments.
  
• Develop fit-for-purpose sourcing strategies based on spend, market, demand, risk, and supplier analysis.
  
• Lead prequalification, tendering, clarification, commercial evaluation, negotiation, and recommendation for award in accordance with approved governance and Manual of authority limits.
  
• Collaborate with key stakeholders to understand business requirements and develop strategic sourcing plans for assigned product lines or categories.
  
• Conduct market research and supplier assessments to identify potential sourcing opportunities and risks
  
• Define sourcing strategies to optimize cost, quality, and delivery performance while mitigating supply chain risks.
  
• Continuously evaluate and adjust sourcing plans based on market dynamics, business needs, and supplier capabilities.
  

Contract Development and Award

• Coordinate with end users, Finance, Legal, and other stakeholders to define scopes, specifications, service levels, pricing schedules, contractual terms, and evaluation criteria.
  
• Lead commercial negotiations to achieve value for money, appropriate risk allocation, and clear supplier obligations.
  
• Ensure award recommendations, approvals, purchase orders, and contracts are complete, accurate, compliant,and properly documented.
  
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  Contract Administration and Performance
• Manage contract mobilization, deliverables, milestones, variations, claims, extensions, renewals, close-out, and records throughout the contract lifecycle.
  
• Monitor supplier performance against contractual obligations, service levels, quality, cost, schedule, and HSE
  requirements; coordinate corrective actions where required.
  
• Maintain complete procurement and contract files, trackers, commitments, guarantees, insurance documents, and expiry alerts.
  

Supplier and Stakeholder Management

• Build effective relationships with internal stakeholders, vendors, service providers, and contractors while maintaining fairness, confidentiality, and professional integrity.
  
• Lead supplier reviews, resolve commercial and contractual issues, and identify opportunities for innovation, localization, sustainability, and performance improvement.
  
• Governance, Risk, and Compliance
  
• Ensure procurement and contract activities comply with SIP Group policies, the Manual of Authority, applicable legislation, code of ethics, and audit requirements.
  
• Identify and manage commercial, contractual, supplier, continuity, and compliance risks, escalating material issues and conflicts of interest appropriately.
  
• Support tender and procurement committees with accurate evaluations, recommendations, records, and
  management information.
  

Budgets, Reporting, and Continuous Improvement

• Contribute to the departmental budget preparation, monitor procurement performance, and report savings, cost avoidance, cycle time, contract status, supplier performance, risks, and compliance.
  
• Develop and improve procurement and contract policies, processes, templates, systems, controls, and guidance
  in line with recognised good practice.
• Promote digitalisation, standardisation, data quality, and continuous improvement across procurement and contract management activities.
  

Quality, Health, Safety, and Environment

•  Ensure procurement and contract activities incorporate applicable quality, health, safety, environmental, and sustainability requirements and that suppliers comply with agreed standards.
  

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Procurement, Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Operation management, Engineering, Law, Finance, or a related field.
  
• Minimum of 6 years’ relevant experience in procurement, tendering, commercial negotiation, and contract management, preferably in an industrial, logistics, or port environment.
  
• Sound knowledge of procurement governance, tendering methods, contract terms, supplier performance management, and commercial risk.
  
• Proven ability to lead sourcing initiatives, negotiations, evaluations, contract administration, and cross-functional stakeholder engagement.
  
• Strong analytical, commercial, planning, problem-solving, report-writing, and decision-making skills.
  
• High standards of integrity, confidentiality, fairness, and attention to detail.
  
• Professional procurement or contract management certification, such as CIPS or equivalent, is preferred.
  
• Fluency in both English and arabic is required.