Procurement Specialist

Drive the full source-to-award cycle for refinery and petrochemical projects. Build qualified vendor pools, run competitive tenders, negotiate commercially tight terms, and move packages from RFQ to delivered with clean, audit-ready files.

About petenco

petenco is an independent advisory and delivery firm operating across the energy and chemicals value chain, including renewables, power, refining, and storage. We combine board-level insight with execution capability—taking assets from concept to operation through disciplined governance, strategy deployment, and capital project oversight.

The Role

You will manage equipment, materials, and services procurement; lead tendering and negotiations; coordinate expediting, logistics, and site receiving; and maintain ERP accuracy with complete traceability while protecting cost, schedule, and quality.

What you will do

• Map supplier markets, run vendor pre-qualifications and KYC, maintain approved vendor lists, and develop pragmatic category strategies that reflect commodity and freight trends.
• Prepare and manage RFIs/RFQs/RFPs/ITTs and scopes, run Q&A and addenda, lead TBE/CBE with Engineering and Projects, and issue award recommendations with audit-ready tender files.
• Negotiate pricing and terms including LDs, warranties, bonds and guarantees, payment, delivery, and Incoterms; execute POs, service orders, subcontracts, and framework agreements.
• Drive expediting and inspections (ITP, FAT), resolve NCRs, plan packing and shipping, prepare export and import documents, manage customs clearance, and coordinate site receiving.
• Operate SAP or equivalent for clean master data, PR/PO processing, and document control; maintain delivery and cost trackers, supplier KPIs, and concise management reports; enforce policy and close-out records.

What you bring

Must-have

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering, Supply Chain, or a related field.
• 4 to 6 years of procurement experience in oil and gas or heavy industry across equipment, materials, and subcontract purchasing.
• Strong commercial negotiation and contract management skills, with working knowledge of Incoterms, import and export procedures, logistics, trade finance, and customs.
• Proficiency with SAP or other ERP systems and strong Excel and PowerPoint skills; full professional proficiency in English.

Nice-to-have

• Familiarity with QA/QC processes and supplier performance KPIs.
• Arabic language skills.

Location

Dubai, UAE.

Why join

Work on capital-intensive projects with clear ownership across categories, tight cross-functional coordination with Engineering, Projects, QA/QC, HSE, Finance, and Legal, and a disciplined, results-driven environment.

To Apply

Send your CV when you apply. We review applications on a rolling basis and will reach out if there is a fit.