Senior Manager - Procurement
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About the Role
Alef Group seeks a Senior Manager - Procurement to manage end-to-end procurement and tendering for real estate development projects in Sharjah. The role involves developing procurement strategies, overseeing tendering and contracting, and ensuring cost efficiency and governance compliance.
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Responsibilities
- Develop and implement procurement strategies aligned with project objectives, budgets, and delivery timelines
- Establish and enforce procurement policies, delegation of authority (DOA), and approval workflows
- Ensure compliance with internal governance, audit requirements, and commercial regulations
- Manage the prequalification, tendering, evaluation, and award of consultants, main contractors, specialist subcontractors, and suppliers
- Oversee preparation of RFPs, ITTs, scope of services, BOQs, employer’s requirements, commercial evaluation models, and comparison matrices
- Lead technical & commercial clarifications, tender interviews, and negotiations
- Prepare tender recommendations and award submissions for senior management approval
- Validate cost plans, consultant factored rates, and contractor pricing against benchmarks
- Identify value engineering and cost optimization opportunities
- Support feasibility studies and development budgets during early design stages
- Oversee preparation and execution of consultancy agreements, main contract agreements, amendments, variations, and supplemental agreements
- Coordinate with Legal, Finance, and Project Teams to ensure clear risk allocation and proper commercial protections
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Quantity Surveying, Construction Management, or Business
- Minimum of 8–10 years of experience in procurement and tendering within real estate developer environment, large contractors, PMCs, or cost consultancy firms
- Strong experience in UAE / GCC construction market
- Proven track record in high value residential, mixed use, retail, or hospitality developments
- Advanced tendering and negotiation skills
- Strong commercial and contractual acumen
- Cost benchmarking and financial analysis
- Governance, compliance, and audit readiness
- Stakeholder management and leadership
- High attention to detail with strategic mindset
- Certification in MRICS / MCIPS / PMP or equivalent preferred
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About
- Alef Group is a pioneer in developing premier lifestyle communities, destinations, and experiences through investment and strategic joint ventures.
- Seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Manager Contracts (Bilingual/Native English Speaker) to join the team in Sharjah.
Job Purpose
- The Senior Manager – Procurement is responsible for managing the end to end procurement and tendering process for all Real Estate development projects, ensuring cost efficiency, transparency, governance compliance, and timely appointment of consultants, contractors, and suppliers.
Key Accountabilities: Procurement Strategy & Governance
- Develop and implement procurement strategies aligned with project objectives, budgets, and delivery timelines.
- Establish and enforce procurement policies, delegation of authority (DOA), and approval workflows.
- Ensure compliance with internal governance, audit requirements, and commercial regulations.
- Maintain segregation between corporate procurement and project specific procurement where applicable.
Tendering & Contracting
- Manage the prequalification, tendering, evaluation, and award of Consultants (Design, PMC, Supervision, Cost Consultants), Main Contractors (Lump Sum, Design & Build), Specialist subcontractors and long lead suppliers.
- Oversee preparation of RFPs, ITTs, scope of services, BOQs, employer’s requirements, Commercial evaluation models and comparison matrices.
- Lead technical & commercial clarifications, tender interviews, and negotiations.
- Prepare tender recommendations and award submissions for senior management approval.
Commercial Evaluation & Cost Control
- Validate cost plans, consultant factored rates, and contractor pricing against benchmarks.
- Identify value engineering and cost optimization opportunities without compromising quality or compliance.
- Support feasibility studies and development budgets during early design stages.
- Ensure alignment between approved budgets and awarded contracts.
Contract Management Support
- Oversee preparation and execution of Consultancy agreements, Main contract agreements, Amendments, variations, and supplemental agreements.
- Coordinate with Legal, Finance, and Project Teams to ensure clear risk allocation, proper commercial protections, and timely contract execution.
Stakeholder & Market Management
- Maintain strong relationships with contractors, consultants, and key suppliers, cost consultants and PMCs.
- Monitor UAE construction market trends, pricing movements, and contractor capacity.
- Maintain and update approved vendor and contractor databases.
Team Leadership & Reporting
- Mentor procurement and tendering team members.
- Provide regular reports on procurement status, tender outcomes, cost savings, and risk exposure.
Educational Qualifications, Work Experience, and Skills Required
- Must have a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Quantity Surveying, Construction Management, or Business.
- Certification in MRICS / MCIPS / PMP or equivalent professional memberships are preferred.
- Must have a minimum of 8–10 years of experience in procurement and tendering within Real estate developer environment, Large contractors, PMCs or cost consultancy firms, Strong experience in UAE / GCC construction market.
- Proven track record in High value residential, mixed use, retail, or hospitality developments, Lump sum, design build, and consultant procurement.
- Advanced tendering and negotiation skills, Strong commercial and contractual acumen, Cost benchmarking and financial analysis, Governance, compliance, and audit readiness, Stakeholder management and leadership, High attention to detail with strategic mindset.
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