Senior Manager: Procurement

Job Description

Procurement Strategy and Tendering

• Develop procurement strategies aligned with program objectives, funding mechanisms, and risk profiles.
• Define category strategies for civil works, structures, rail and road systems, transport buildings, depots, hubs, and professional services.
• Establish schedules, milestones, and resource plans for multiple concurrent projects.
• Lead market engagement, prequalification, and bidder shortlisting for complex transport contracts.
• Oversee tender documents, including instructions, scopes, technical requirements, commercial conditions, and pricing schedules.
• Manage clarifications, addenda, evaluations, negotiations, and recommendations for award.

Contracts, Suppliers, and Governance

• Ensure tender processes are fair, transparent, and compliant with policies and regulations.
• Recommend EPC, D&B, DBFM, PPP, concession, or framework contracting strategies as appropriate.
• Collaborate with legal, finance, and technical teams to develop robust contract terms and allocate risk.
• Lead commercial negotiations and maintain a qualified supplier base for transport infrastructure.
• Monitor market capacity and pricing, drive supplier performance, and manage continuous improvement.
• Implement governance frameworks and ensure compliance with procurement laws, funding requirements, and audit standards.

Program and Stakeholder Management

• Identify and manage procurement and commercial risks within program risk registers.
• Prepare procurement reports and recommendations for executive committees and steering boards.
• Align procurement with design development, construction sequencing, budgets, and operational readiness dates.
• Support procurement-related variations, claims, and contract amendments.
• Interface with government entities, regulators, partners, and funding agencies.
• Present procurement strategies, tender outcomes, and contract recommendations to senior stakeholders.

Team Leadership

• Lead, mentor, and develop procurement specialists, category managers, and support staff.
• Build capability in strategic sourcing, complex evaluation, negotiation, best practices, and procurement tools.

Required Skills and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Quantity Surveying, Supply Chain Management, Business, or a related discipline.
• At least 15 years of procurement experience in transport or infrastructure.
• Experience leading procurement for large-scale rail, highway, bus, freight, logistics, or multimodal projects.
• Extensive experience with high-value tendering, evaluation, and contract award.
• Strong understanding of construction, rail and road systems, interfaces, and transport-project risks.
• Strong commercial, negotiation, analytical, reporting, stakeholder management, and decision-making capabilities.
• Ability to manage multiple complex procurements within tight deadlines.
• Commitment to integrity, ethics, transparency, and compliant procurement.

Desired Qualifications

• A relevant master’s degree is desirable.
• CIPS, ISM, RICS, or similar professional certification is desirable.
• PPP or concession experience and work with international financial institutions or public-sector clients are desirable.
• Regional experience in the GCC, Middle East, Europe, or Asia and knowledge of local procurement regulations are desirable.