VENDOR MANAGEMENT LEAD - REAL ESTATE & CONSTRUCTION

Overview

VENDOR MANAGEMENT LEAD - REAL ESTATE & CONSTRUCTION

Expert Supplier/ Vendor Relationship Management in the Urban Development/ Real Estate/ Construction Industry

Responsibilities

• Governance & Framework Design: Provide best practices & develop a scalable vendor relationship management (VRM) governance model with clear roles, accountability, and decision rights; Define policies, SOPs, and controls to standardize vendor relationship management processes.
• Supplier Management & Evaluation: Support in supplier research, segmentation, and risk assessments across key procurement categories; support supplier onboarding, qualification, and registration, including data validation and compliance checks; develop required standard templates; develop performance evaluation methods and action plans for selected suppliers.
• Templates & Tools: Support in the development of templates (e.g., Supplier Registration, RFP Quality Checklist, Market Engagement playbook, Conflict of Interest) and identify required system improvements.

Experience & Qualifications (Must-have)

• Extensive experience in the Urban Development/ Real Estate/ Construction Industry with knowledge of procurement categories related to construction (e.g., Civil & Structural Works, Building Envelope, Mechanical, Electrical & Plumbing, Interior Works & Finishes, Infrastructure & Utilities, Temporary Works & Site Logistics).
• Extensive experience in designing and implementing Vendor/Supplier Relationship Management (VRM) frameworks, including governance, processes and systems.
• Expertise in procurement/supplier management/vendor management, including supplier qualification, onboarding/offboarding, risk assessment, blacklisting processes and data quality controls.
• Strong experience in developing vendor/supplier management tools, templates, and checklists (e.g., RFP quality checklist, market engagement playbook, emergency procurement governance).
• Strong experience in vendor/supplier segmentation, performance evaluation, supplier collaboration, and action planning.
• Good-to-have: Experience in the Oracle procurement and vendor/supplier management modules.
• Good-to-have: Experience in Local Content Management.

Experience in the Middle East Region

Experience in the Middle East Region: Saudi Arabia, UAE, Oman, Kuwait, Qatar

Leadership & Previous Roles

• Head of procurement/ Head of vendor management in Urban Development/ Real Estate/ Construction Industry.
• Head of procurement governance/ procurement excellence in Urban Development/ Real Estate/ Construction Industry.
• Project Manager in (consulting) projects in vendor/ supplier management (focus: concept development/ process improvement/ templates/ performance management, etc.) in Urban Development/ Real Estate/ Construction Industry.

Additional Activities

Support the project and the internal client team in the following activities:

• Governance & Framework Design: Define policies, SOPs, and controls to standardize VRM processes and develop a scalable governance model with clear roles, accountability, and decision rights.
• Supplier Management & Evaluation: Assist with supplier research, segmentation, and risk assessments across key categories; support onboarding, qualification, and registration including data validation and compliance checks; develop standard templates; design performance evaluation methods and action plans for selected suppliers.
• Templates & Tools: Develop and provide best-practice templates (e.g., Supplier Registration, RFP Quality Checklist, Market Engagement playbook, Conflict of Interest) and identify needed system improvements.

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