
Procurement Manager – Fit Out
Culture First Recruitment
Building High-Performing Teams through Shared Values
Senior Architect
UAE
Posted 12 months ago
What we are looking for:
- Do you have a passion for optimizing procurement processes and building strong relationships with vendors?
- Do you possess experience planning, organizing, directing, and controlling all aspects of the procurement function?
- Can you demonstrate a strong ability to create and implement innovative, cost-effective regional procurement strategies within the complex construction materials industry?
- Are you skilled in building and maintaining long-term relationships with key vendors in the construction industry?
- Do you possess strong negotiation skills to secure the best possible prices and specifications when comparing proposals from vendors?
- Can you confidently review contract specifications and effectively communicate with vendors to ensure timely delivery and adherence to quality standards?
- Do you have experience using and managing technological systems to track shipment, inventory, and supply of materials?
- Are you a data-driven individual who can prepare comprehensive procurement reports and analyze trends to identify areas for improvement?
- Do you possess a strong understanding of and commitment to adhering to all relevant safety, health, and environmental regulations in the construction industry?
- Are you passionate about staying abreast of industry trends and continuously seeking ways to improve procurement efficiency?
Responsibilities:
- Plans, organizes, directs, and controls activities related to the procurement function.
- Create and implement regional procurement strategies that are innovative, cost-effective, and incorporate the growing complexities and challenges within the building materials, construction industry
- Build long-term relationships with vendors in the materials, construction industry
- Compare proposals for price and specifications
- Negotiate with vendors to reduce costs
- Review contract specifications on behalf of the company
- Communicate with vendors to ensure that the product arrives in a timely fashion
- Build and maintain long-term relationships with critical suppliers
- Manage technological systems that track the shipment, inventory and supply of materials
- Lead transformational activities to build procurement organizational capabilities and improve procurement efficiency
- Prepare daily, weekly and monthly procurement reports
- Ensure adherence to all safety, health, and environmental rules and regulations
Qualifications, Skills & Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in relevant field
- 3-5 years of experience as a Procurement Manager in Fit Out Industry
- Able to package technical drawings and specs, filter BoQ lists to prepare for quotations
- Able to prepare detailed comparison lists in itemized BoQ, compare with budget, compare suppliers compatibility to each other and assess pre-qualifications of vendors
- Able to do initial negotiation and present comparison with recommendation to commercial manager for decision
- Strong analytical skills, able to understand and interpret the technical data to identify non compliance in quotations
- Strong supplier database for supply and installation of Fit out and FF&E items
- Able to work under pressure to achieve agreed deadlines
- Good verbal and written communication skills
- Ingenuity to unscramble the specifications