Project Procurement Officer
Engie
- Johannesburg, Gauteng
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Accountable procurement member in industrial or EPC, large, medium or long term projects.
- Steer all Procurement activities throughout the stages of the project in coordination with other members of the procurement team.
- Be committed to achieving and improving overall project performance whilst steering any actions needed to reduce risk.
- Draw up a list of requirements in collaboration with the Business and the buyers
- Take CSR and Carbon Neutral/Zero targets into account
- Define the procurement project management plan, strategies and procedures, in order to improve the competitive advantage of the business and up-grade them if necessary
- Ensure early involvement, quality of service and performance contribution
- Analyze Business objectives
- Approve strategies proposed by other buyers , including Category Managers, relating to their parts of the project
- Ensure the supplier/contractors evaluation in a place and make the supplier ready to be used/work with
- Implement the shadow calculation and cost value engineer to ensure the level of competitiveness
- Map risks and opportunities for the project through analysis of data and prepare mitigation strategies
- Define negotiating tactics/directions, working with the project team
- Control spend and build a culture of long-term saving on procurement costs
- Develop medium/long term strategic partnerships with suppliers
- Ensure the commercial, contract and material risk assessments are conducted and implement corrective action plans
- Ensure Group rules and policies (internal and external) are applied throughout the Procurement process
- Steer and coordinate Procurement for the whole project and take charge of the most strategic/difficult purchases.
- Make sure the needs are challenged.
- Identify and/or select suppliers who best meet the project requirements.
- Oversee calls for tenders and conduct key negotiations.
- Draw up the contract with the legal department.
- Manage relationships with the most critical suppliers.
- Deal with major (key) disputes.
- Identify, prioritize, engage and work in a project mode with internal and external stakeholders.
- Manage risks and opportunities.
- Ensure all project procedures and applicable regulations are followed.
- Control overall project procurement costs and issue warnings when required (exercise his / her right to intervene).
- Ensure the contract is correctly implemented and understood by all parties involved.
- Adapt Procurement activities to operational constraints.
- Commit to achieving the Procurement financial and operational performance targets.
- Identify innovative opportunities on the suppliers market.
- Obtain technical and financial intelligence about current and potential suppliers in order to anticipate long-term consequences for the project.
- Challenge the project's technical aspects in order to ensure suppliers products and services meet the customer's needs in the long-term.
- Implement alternative Procurement strategies to avoid crises.
- Bachelor's degree in engineering from a reputable university. A Master's degree is a nice to have.
- 5-10 years' operational experience managing EPC and large contractors for industrial projects.
- Experience in energy related projects is preferred.
- Strongly autonomous, possesses leadership and influential qualities.
- Highly analytical and capable of leading complex procurement projects.
- Experience in complex negotiation.
- Fluent in English.
- Experience in negotiation of construction contracts (FIDIC or similar).
- Project Management experience, PMI or equivalent.
- CIPS level 5 or more is a bonus.
- Outstanding people leadership/management/ communication skills.
- Good understanding of negotiation and construction projects in the Middle East
- Renewables, desalination, Power Plant knowledge is a plus
- English
- Location: Johannesburg, Republic of South Africa.
- Some travel within GCC for projects.
- Adheres to the Company Policies and Procedures.
- Behaves in a professional and responsible way.
- Lives the values of the Company.