Procurement Specialist

Industry: Oil & Gas City/Country: Doha, Qatar Location: Doha Our client, an Operator company, is urgently looking for a **"Procurement Specialist" **willing to work under the following conditions for an upcoming project: **Terms and Conditions** Work hours per day: 10hrs./day Workdays per Week: 6 days/week Workday per Month: 26 days/month Contract Duration: 36 Months Current Location: Qatar **Job Responsibilities Highlights**: - Establish and maintain alignment with the PMT on project procurement needs, objectives and requirements - Establish compliance with project procurement processes and procedures - Establish project coordination procedures for procurement, and oversee the development of other coordination procedure - Review Contractor's procurement procedures and processes. - Execute Procurement Plans that support the project's goals and objectives - Work with Contractor to develop and implement overall and individual purchasing plans (seek input from Project Sourcing Specialists as appropriate). - Handle tender, award and execution of Long Lead Items for effective and timely novation to EPC Contractor(s) - Review and implement Contractor's Purchasing and Materials Management plans including plans for purchase of spare parts and for purchase of bulk materials. - Develop Closeout and Materials Reconciliation plan - Communicate with PMT on project procurement activities, progress and issues - Report schedule and cost data to PMT with regards to procurement activities - Maintain close liaison with appropriate members of PMT (Engineering, Construction and Source Inspection Coordinator) during execution - Advise PMT of procurement issues and steps being taken to mitigate consequences - Review Contractor's staffing plans to optimize use of manpower. - Ensure Contractor's compliance to approved contractor procedures and prime contract coordination procedures - Review and modify, as necessary, Contractor's purchasing and contracting documents to ensure compliance with Company's requirements including scope, delivery, terms and conditions of the contract and cost for reimbursable procurement and / or subcontracts - Review Contractor's compliance with Company's prevention of information brokering and business ethics guidelines - Assist Contractor in evaluating prospective key vendors - Ensure procurement documents produced by Contractor are of acceptable quality (complete, clear) - Ensure that technical documentation related to procurement is reviewed promptly by Company engineering team, shall expedite the advanced review critical documents and queries where necessary - Plan for effective use of Contractor's materials management system - Ensure Contractor effectively manages procurement interfaces - Appraise Contractor's performance and enhance as appropriate - Resolve any materials-related claims - Cooperate with IPR and audit teams with respect to procurement - Ensure orderly turnover of project (with regards to procurement) to the operating organization - Provide Spare Parts Coordination for the project - Interface with project overall Spare Parts Coordinator for planning, processes, expectations and to align synergies - Understand the schedule and identify key interface points. Ensure the delivery of all packages, equipment and material is performed in line with the project schedule, the Company approved vendor list and Company technical requirements. - Establish and implement plan for spare parts management and coordinate spares acquisition process - Provide oversight of the EPCM spare parts related activities including obtaining the Required Spare Parts List (RSPL) data. - Work issues as appropriate to ensure materials and equipment are received at needed location on schedule - Provide subcontracting administration support required - Reinforce and support Compression EPC Contracts procurement teams as and when necessary - Document all Lessons Learned through various stages of procurement process **Knowledge and/or Experience** - BA/BS Preferred - 5-10 years management/supervisory experience on Major Projects in areas of procurement, contracts and subcontracts. - Follow up activities for the long lead items procured by CPY and EPC procurement by CTR. Involve in all processes including but not limited to RFQ preparation, tender plan, evaluation report novation to EPC CTR, expediting and close out or purchase order. Develop lesson learned for all activities. - Demonstrate understanding of procurement best practices - Intermediate to Expert Equipment and Materials Purchasing Skills (e.g. engineered equipment/bulks) - Ability to handle tenders for long lead items and reimbursable procurement or subcontracts with EPC contractor