Senior Procurement Engineer

Job Requisition ID: 173213

Established in the 1930s as a trading business, Al-Futtaim Group today is one of the most diversified and progressive, privately held regional businesses headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Structured into five operating divisions; automotive, financial services, real estate, retail and healthcare; employing more than 35,000 employees across more than 20 countries in the Middle East, Asia and Africa, Al-Futtaim Group partners with over 200 of the world's most admired and innovative brands. Al-Futtaim Group’s entrepreneurship and relentless customer focus enables the organization to continue to grow and expand; responding to the changing needs of our customers within the societies in which we operate.

By upholding our values of respect, excellence, collaboration and integrity; Al-Futtaim Group continues to enrich the lives and aspirations of our customers each and every day

Overview of the role :

Senior Procurement Engineer will conduct sub contract procurement activities for various projects in order to ensure effective and timely delivery of the project

What you will do :

Purchasing activities

• Process subcontract enquiries to ensure subcontract packages are procured in a timely and cost-effective manner.
• Prepare Subcontract ITT in line with policy and procedures.
• Check prequalification of new subcontractors.

Vendor management

• Participate in negotiations with suppliers to obtain the best cost and lead time offerings.
• Conduct performance evaluations for suppliers to maintain quality services and products.
• Develop and maintain the supplier database to ensure all data and offerings are updated.

Operational accountabilities

Ensure all relevant safety, quality, and environmental procedures, instructions, and controls are followed to guarantee safety, service quality, and environmental compliance within AFC

Required skills to be succesful

• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
• Attention to detail
• Excellent negotiation and vendor management skills
• Analytical thinking and problem-solving ability
• Strong documentation capability

What qualifies you for the job :

• Bachelor degree in Civil Engineering
• Minimum 10 years of experence with a Main Contractor in UA
• Experience in material and subcontractor procurement

About Al-Futtaim Contracting
Al-Futtaim Engineering & Technologies offers customers complete engineering and systems integration solutions.

The Engineering arm operates in the UAE, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Egypt providing a wide variety of products and services from air conditioning, scaffolding and access solutions, elevators and escalators, control and life safety, facilities management, building products, MEP, Energy Management, Technology Infrastructure and Digital Transformation.

The Technologies division provides complete business solutions to large, medium and small customers that include, contact centre solutions, business applications, business intelligence, data management, advanced analytics amongst others. The IT infrastructure portfolio comprises IP telephony, ELV systems, networking solutions, professional audio-visual solutions and managed services.

These solutions are further complemented by services that include project management, installation, testing, commissioning and after-sales maintenance contracts.