Job description

The Deputy Procurement Manager – Central Procurement (United Arab Emirates) supports the Procurement Manager in executing supply chain management strategies, departmental objectives, and procurement operations by allocating team duties to meet deadlines and ensuring all activities comply with company policies and procedures. The role develops, builds, and executes strategic plans to achieve department goals; engages and collaborates with internal departments on strategic sourcing goals, category strategies, initiatives, and savings targets; communicates initiative updates and savings progress to line managers and senior management; analyzes relevant markets and assesses cost impacts of market events for high-spend commodities and categories; takes overall responsibility for procurement activities per established procedures; conducts negotiations with external suppliers and agents across global providers and influences negotiations with internal project team managers to deliver economically sound outcomes with lowest risk and highest return for Lamprell shareholders; supervises, directs, assists, trains, coordinates, and allocates responsibilities to procurement staff; updates and maintains all procurement-related records and prepares work instructions and guidelines; maintains the LEL Approved Supplier Register; reviews award recommendations and supporting documents, approves purchase orders within authorized limits, and reviews those beyond limits prior to higher-level approval; conducts operational contract negotiations and legal closure with legal and project staff, aligning detailed project implications with senior managers and procurement/project teams to ensure alignment with contracted bids and agreements; ensures compliance with auditing and ethical standards, following Lamprell policies for transparent operations; maintains thorough, auditable, logical records of all correspondence with suppliers and Lamprell managers for due diligence and dispute resolution; ensures timely placement of purchase orders and delivery scheduling per project requirements; coordinates and participates in internal and external audits to ensure compliance with procurement procedures; reviews and manages OSDs, discrepancies, and supplier disputes, preparing reports for management and stakeholders; facilitates compliance with Lamprell Health, Safety, and Environmental policies including inspections and audits; liaises with warehouse management to ensure sufficient material flow; coordinates with accounts payable to expedite or resolve payment/invoicing issues; conducts planned supplier visits to assess capabilities and new products and maintain relationships; develops and maintains a commercially sound supplier base, surveying the market for new and non-traditional sources and assisting with the LEL Approved Supplier List while continuously evaluating supplier performance; coordinates the bid pricing process with Bids & Proposals and Procurement Managers to ensure accurate, timely proposal inputs; prepares master service agreements and framework agreements; and ensures compliance with all applicable Health, Safety, Environment, and Security policies and procedures.