Senior Procurement Officer

About the Company

NMDC Dredging & Marine was established in 1976 as a dredging division of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC). An “emiri” decision was taken to form an autonomous dredging company reporting to its own Board of Directors. NMDC Dredging & Marine was thus founded and commenced trading in 1979. We are a National Company in Abu Dhabi the capital of U.A.E, registered as a public company trading in the Abu Dhabi stock exchange, with a registered paid up capital value of AED 250,000,000 (U.A.E Dirhams Two Hundred Fifty Million Only). The Government of Abu Dhabi owns 32% of the company, Abu Dhabi United Group for Development and Investment owns 20%, Al Khazna Insurance Co. owns 7.11%, and the public shareholding is 40.89%. (Public shareholders consist of U.A.E citizens and foreigners; with maximum threshold of 5% reserved for foreigners).

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement procurement strategies to optimize cost, quality, and delivery performance across categories
• Evaluate supplier performance periodically and drive continuous improvement plans where required
• Ensure full compliance with company procurement policies, procedures, and audit requirements
• Support contract drafting, review, and administration in coordination with the Legal and relevant technical teams
• Identify procurement risks and propose mitigation strategies for high-value or critical purchases
• Prepare bidders’ lists from the vendor management system and/or in coordination with relevant departments
• Perform due diligence for the prequalification of new vendors
• Liaise with end users to define or refine the required scope and prepare RFQ/RFP documents
• Provide market intelligence to end users and other departments regarding product/service availability and pricing trends
• Lead the preparation of tender documents and manage the complete bidding process for service providers, suppliers, and subcontractors, ensuring alignment with technical requirements
• Lead commercial and technical evaluations of offers, and conduct negotiations with shortlisted bidders
• Prepare comprehensive technical and commercial evaluation reports and develop recommendation reports in coordination with the relevant department
• Expedite deliveries after PO placement and ensure timely fulfilment of procurement commitments
• Monitor order execution; coordinate with QHSE or relevant departments and escalate issues promptly
• Provide guidance, mentoring, and supervision to junior procurement staff

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain Management, or equivalent
• Certification: CIPS (Chartered Institute for Purchasing and Supply) or equivalent certifications would be an advantage

Required Skills

• Good working knowledge of the Procurement module in a recognized ERP Solution
• Take ownership of own objectives agreed upon and the objectives for subordinates
• Ensure visibility of achieved results and performance for the entire team of subordinates
• Investigates, understands and responds to the customer needs (internal and/or external)
• Seek and share information and ideas in order to improve performance. Help colleagues to achieve their goals respectively
• Show respect, flexibility and loyalty to colleagues throughout the organization
• Must have excellent interpersonal and communication skills and be able to interface with colleagues at all levels
• Must possess a can-do attitude and will do actions
• Ability to use independent judgment and to manage confidential information
• The ability to work under pressure, without supervision, and have good planning and organizational skills
• Simulates openness, yet discretion where and when needed. Approach others about achieving set agreements and acts responsible for the Organization