Engineer, Procurement Mechanical

Job Overview

This role is responsible for overseeing procurement tasks related to mechanical materials, equipment, and services to ensure alignment with project specifications, budgets, and schedules. It involves managing supplier interactions, technical assessments, purchasing workflows, and timely delivery coordination.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage all procurement activities including reviewing requests, specifications, and project documents.
• Issue requests for quotations to approved vendors and evaluate both commercial and technical bids.
• Prepare bid comparisons and make procurement recommendations, negotiating pricing, delivery timelines, payment terms, and agreements.
• Generate purchase orders following company procurement guidelines and track order deliveries to meet project timelines.
• Collaborate with engineering, construction, commercial, and project teams to clarify technical requirements and review supplier documentation.
• Ensure all procured materials and equipment meet project standards and support resolution of related technical or commercial issues.
• Engage with suppliers to monitor production schedules, perform inspections, and maintain supplier performance records.
• Identify procurement risks and escalate critical delays to management as needed.
• Track procurement costs aligning with budgets and contribute to cost-saving initiatives.
• Prepare regular procurement reports, including status updates and procurement documentation archiving.
• Work closely with site teams to ensure material availability matching construction schedules, assist in expediting, inspections, deliveries, and deal with shortages or non-conformities.

Required Qualifications and Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related field.
• 5 to 8 years of experience in procurement, purchasing, supply chain, or commercial roles, ideally in construction, infrastructure, MEP, EPC, or engineering sectors.
• In-depth knowledge of mechanical materials and construction requirements.
• Expertise in handling RFQs, quotation assessment, bid comparison, and issuing purchase orders.
• Strong negotiation abilities and experience managing supplier relationships.
• Good grasp of procurement workflows and commercial terms.
• Proficient with MS Excel, Word, PowerPoint; familiarity with ERP or procurement software is an advantage.
• Effective communication and coordination skills.
• Analytical thinking and problem-solving capabilities.
• Ability to manage multiple procurement tasks and adhere to project deadlines.
• Proficient in written and spoken English.