Procurement Team Lead

The role

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced procurement team lead to join our UAE business unit.

Our clients and projects

Designing the future. Transforming the world.

Wood has been awarded an onshore project to support an international client operation by providing brownfield engineering and design services. The vision of this contract is to enhance the production and assets integrity across various locations. A team of engineers and designers based in Basra and Dubai supports execution of these projects. Projects under this contract focus on flare system revamps and re-ignition, rehab of aging assets, BTEX emission control, flare gas recovery, and replacement or upgrade of obsolete equipment, piping, and systems.

What we can offer

• Meaningful and interesting projects delivered to high profile clients and complex projects in Iraq
• Commitment to diversity and inclusion; we are an organisation actively committed to diversity and inclusion across our business with employee networks committed to giving all employees a voice
• Competitive salary with regular salary reviews to ensure we are rewarding at the right level in line with the market
• Commitment to continued professional development; development plans that are tailored to your individual needs and interests
• Global connections: join experts around the world who are at the leading edge of our industry, shaping the standards of our profession
• Medical insurance: ensures inpatient and outpatient medical care is available should you require treatment
• Group life and personal accident insurance: the company provides life assurance cover
• The employee share plan: gives you the opportunity to purchase Wood shares and receive a match from the company
• Long service award: Wood values the commitment and loyalty of our people. Celebrating long service provides an opportunity for the business to demonstrate their appreciation of the hard work, dedication, and many years’ services of our employees at 5-year service milestones

Key responsibilities

Responsible for the supervision and guidance of a deployed supply chain project team responsible for all aspects of supply chain management including materials management, warehousing, expediting, procurement, subcontracts, negotiation, and reporting.

Key aspects of the role include the supervision of the supply chain activities and assigned supply chain personnel working within the project.

Clear understanding of the client’s head contract requirements including Wood responsibilities and incorporates those into appropriate project supply chain strategies, plans, procedures, and terms and conditions. Has broad base knowledge of commercial terms and conditions, interfaces with Wood legal and commercial experts and can under guidance initiate or discuss adaptations in order to reach a robust commercial agreement.

Regularly monitors and reports progress of all project procurement activities. Ensures team regularly update reports and systems with required information to allow accurate reporting and escalates any critical issues and risks to project management.

Key accountabilities and responsibilities

• Accountable for the successful delivery of all supply chain activities for the area they are responsible for
• Provides guidance, direction, and support to the reporting personnel in delivery of their specific responsibilities
• Provides guidance, direction, and support to all relevant stakeholders on both Wood’s and the suppliers’ specific contractual obligations and responsibilities
• Ensures all supply chain activities are carried out in accordance with the project execution plan, schedule, and contracting strategy, within approved budgets and in line with project processes and procedures
• Reviewing, writing, and assisting with development of processes and procedures, and communication to relevant personnel
• Establish and manage the project/procurement status report (PSR) in line with project/client required on-site dates and current/estimated lead times, notifying any delays to the project manager
• Establish and chair regular PSR meetings with client, procurement, engineering, and project management personnel to ensure dates for pre-order deliverables are being maintained
• Establishes priorities, assigns workloads, and reviews the more difficult and complex aspects of the supply chain workload
• Utilisation of Wood Approved Supplier Register (ASR) supplemented when required by project/client approved supplier registers for supplier evaluation, audit, and selection
• Carry out supplier performance reviews and ongoing management ensuring corrective actions are taken where required
• Ensure that all statutory and legal requirements and procedures are complied with and all actions are fully auditable
• Ensures that supply chain team have a clear understanding of their role, supply chain processes and procedures and provides guidance, direction, and support
• Promote safe working practices and demonstrate safety leadership at all times
• Act as a role model and champion Wood’s vision, values, and behaviours
• Act as a role model to embed the financial management framework across the business
• Implement robust performance management and development plans for the team, ensuring any gaps are addressed and development and succession planning is managed effectively
• Delivery against internal and external in-year savings targets as per business plan
• Implementation of global, regional, and country initiatives as per business plans

Working relationships

Internal: Business services manager, engineering, construction, deployed team members, project/contract manager, other relevant functional leads and managers

External: Lead relationships with key suppliers and clients’ supply chain representatives

Level of influence and decision making authority

• Under broad direction sets team objectives and responsible for the delivery of these
• Supervision of project supply chain team
• Ensure clear understanding of SCM processes and procedures and compliance against these (including code of conduct, policy, segregation of duties) guiding other disciplines through SCM processes
• Financial authority in line with FAL

What makes you remarkable?

At Wood, we are committed to equal opportunities and welcome all talented individuals to consider joining our team. So even if you don't match every statement below but feel you have some of the experience, knowledge, or skills needed for this role, we encourage you to apply. It will take all of us working together to deliver solutions to the world’s most critical challenges.

Expected

Educated to ISCED Level 6 (Bachelor degree or equivalent), CIPS qualified or industry equivalent. Record of skills training appropriate for job specific role.

Knowledge, skills and experience

• Minimum 10 years’ supply chain experience demonstrating results and progression to a similar position
• Detailed understanding of key subcontracting and procurement concepts and principles
• Subcontract agreements and framework agreements
• Industry forms of subcontract
• Logistics and materials management
• ERP systems
• Client contract requirements
• Supply chain principles and techniques

Experience of

• Complex commercial evaluations, negotiations and terms and condition qualification
• Supplier relationship management

Personal attributes

• Excellent communication skills, written, oral and presentation
• Maintains a strong network both within and outside of supply chain department
• Positively maintain relationships with suppliers, clients and other disciplines
• Planning and organisational skills
• Enthusiastic proactive attitude providing inspiring leadership

Ability to

• Work as part of project management team
• Identify efficiency, process and tool improvement opportunities and successfully drive through change

Diversity statement

We are an equal opportunity employer that recognises the value of a diverse workforce. All suitably qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective criteria and without regard to the following (which is a non-exhaustive list): race, colour, age, religion, gender, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or other characteristics in accordance with the relevant governing laws.