Job Description
Procurement Contracts Director
In this role you will be responsible for managing the Procurement Contracts activities, in order to ensure and deliver on the Department’s mandate and identify improvement opportunities that will contribute to the delivery of short and mid-term strategic objectives within set KPIs, agreed budgets, and adopted policies and procedures as well as coordinate the implementation and administration of the operations strategic plan and facilitates enterprise-wide project management to operationalize the delivery of strategic and organizational goals
You will be responsible for
Ensure that all contracts within STA are developed, reviewed, and processed efficiently while collaborating with the legal department in all parts of the process
Ensure that all contracts comply to STA standards, policies, and laws and that the needs of users are satisfied
Review the requirements for contracts and procurement to provide advice on putting cost-cutting methods into practice to create economies of scale and long-term price agreements
Assess and monitor data maintenance of data/records for all contracts handled by the Division
Direct and oversee the contract administration and management processes, including claim management, compliance management, and contract closing, and make sure everything is conducted out as anticipated
Coordinate along with the legal Division to improve contracting efforts, ensure consistency in the contracts and tender documents, and deal with any contractually related legal difficulties
Review and update existing contracts regularly to ensure that they are still relevant and fulfil the current needs and standards while documenting and communicating all changes properly
Ensure that suppliers perform & deliver their items / services as per the contract and meet business requirements
Supervise the RFP and RFQ processes at STA to make sure that internal policies and procedures are followed
Assure that all tendering operations are completed as planned, and that any deviations from the schedules are tracked and mitigated with the appropriate stakeholders
Supervise and manage contract negotiations for prices and terms in order to obtain the best value for money and maximize the authority's benefits
Maintain stakeholder awareness of projected costs by providing regular reporting against the contracts' current cost and anticipated projection cost
Perform other activities as and when required.
You will need:
A bachelor’s degree in business administration or equivalent is preferred
Recommended not less than 10 years of experience in relevant field
