Deputy Project Procurement Manager
Location: Sharjah- UAE
COMPANY OVERVIEW
Subsea 7 is a global leader in the delivery of offshore projects and services for the evolving energy industry, with over 80 nationalities across more than 30 countries. Everywhere we operate, our people are inspired to develop new ways of working and adapt to the changing energy industry.
We provide project management, engineering and construction expertise across the full field lifecycle. These services are delivered within three operational business units: Subsea and Conventional, Life of Field, and Renewables and Heavy Lifting.
Within Africa, Middle East & Caspian region (AMEC), we safely execute Subsea and Conventional projects which connect seabed wellhead infrastructures to surface facilities such as platforms and floating production systems. We are actively present in a significant number of countries in Africa, Europe, Caspian Sea, Middle East and Asia
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES
- Accountable for development and implementation with Project Management, Engineering, Fabrication, Operations (and others as appropriate) of the SCM strategy and plan addressing sourcing locations, project unique requirements, procurement packages / scopes, milestone activities and duration, all structured to meet engineering, construction and installation deadlines.
- To ensure the post order activities through to close out are performed.
- Ensure effective interfaces through developing productive working relationships.
- Drive the deliverables and actions to enable the procurement activities and milestones to be met in support of the Project.
- Support the development of the supplier database.
- To be involved in the accelerated procurement of materials, components, equipment and spares.
- To identify purchase requirements and requests for quotations.
- To conduct supplier evaluation and selection according to the base product features and the extended product features.
- To meet internal customers’ needs and ensure continuity of material supply by preventing interruptions of the flow of materials.
- Focused on cost, risk, innovation, being commercially astute and performance driven in support of the Projects’ goals.
- Compliance and effective deployment of the Group SCM Policies, Procedures, and requirements contained within the Management System.
- Providing regular and accurate status on the progress of the activities by means of appropriate reports.
- Close out of procurement files (including assessment of Subcontractor or Supplier performance) completion of these for archiving and / or hand over to a customer at Project completion in accordance with the Group policy on retention of records and what is specified in the Contract.
- Provision of a Project Close Out Report incorporating SCM Lessons Learnt and analytical data related to SCM activities on complex projects where appropriate, in an agreed format.
AUTHORITY/DIMENSIONS
- Operate within the Business Code of Conduct.
- Operate according to Subsea 7’s Management Principles.
- Implementation and compliance with Group policies and strategies.
- For level of authority see ‘Expenditure and Authorisation Specification’ and delegated Procurement Authority to sign/award subcontracts and purchase orders.
KEY RELATIONSHIPS/ STAKEHOLDERS
External
- Suppliers and sub-contractors
- Customers
- Relevant professional bodies
Internal
- Legal/Contracts & Project Management:
- Agree flow downs relevant to scopes of supply/work against Contract requirements what T&C’s require approval to deviations, consultation and those SCM can deal with (Contracts to give guidance/input)
- Working with Project Management, Contracts, Project Control, Engineering, Fabrication and Installation to:
- Ensure effective interfaces and drive the deliverables and actions to enable the SCM activities and milestones to be met in support of the Project schedule
- resolve any issues which could adversely affect SCM progress, or Project schedule / cost
- Ensuring all cost details and delivery dates are passed to Project Controls for every Award, Change Order and/or potential Change Order, also any potential Back Charges by us, or claims from Subcontractors or Suppliers yet to be agreed.
- Ensuring Finance are kept informed of any commercial disputes related to potential Back Charges or Over Short and Damaged deliveries, to ensure we retain sufficient monies to cover these.
- Communicates regularly with SCM team members within the Project team by use of briefing sessions.
QUALIFICATIONS
- Holds a relevant degree or equivalent. Additional qualifications from a professional body are desirable.
EXPERIENCES
- Extensive experience in Saudi Aramco Projects especially on managing the post award activities of Bends/WOL/Concrete Mattresses etc
- Focus for P/L invoices
- Minimum 10 years of experience and knowledge of subcontracts, purchasing, expediting, quality control and logistics in the offshore or subsea purchases in the oil and gas industry.
- Strong contractual background.
- Experience in the procurement of large items / packages (greater than $10M).
- Good leadership, management, interpersonal, communication and networking skills.
- Has relationship management, business process improvement experience and actively seeks to deliver performance improvement.
- Networks with other SCM members to gain insights, lessons learnt and share their experience and best practice.
- Ability to develop others potential.
- Encouraging production of new ideas.
- Encouraging a culture of transparency by acting consistently with integrity.
- Ability to isolate core issues within complex problems and able to move easily between the big picture and the detail.
- Ability to be insightful in identifying the needs of customers.
- Ability to set performance goals, allocate responsibility, link achievement to reward and actively monitoring progress and provide supportive feedback.
- Having experiences with Saudi Aramco and / or in Qatar will be preferable
MANAGEMENT OF APPLICATIONS
All applicants that meet the job criteria will be contacted in the next two weeks by the recruitment team. Remaining applications will be integrated in our database and considered in future job opportunities.
WE LIVE BY OUR VALUES
SAFETY | INTEGRITY | SUSTAINABILITY | PERFORMANCE | COLLABORATION | INNOVATION
“Our values are not just Corporate words on our Website or a poster on the wall in an office or a vessel. They are our continuous drivers of our behaviours, our actions and they guide our choices.”
John Evans, CEO
AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE YOU CAN THRIVE
Whatever your ambitions or professional aspirations, Subsea 7 provides exciting career opportunities, by connecting people and energy all over the world. Here, you’ll have the chance to work in a multicultural environment and embrace new career opportunities, either across AMEC countries or in other Subsea 7 business units.
A PLACE FOR INNOVATION
The knowledge, creativity and ideas our people bring to some of the most challenging and inspiring energy projects around the world drive our growth and success.
A CAREER YOU CAN BE PROUD OF
Subsea 7 is an equal opportunity employer. You’ll be surrounded by a diverse, international community of experts, who bring different skills and ideas that help us challenge the status quo and inspire innovation. Diversity makes us smarter.