Procurement Manager

We are seeking an experienced Procurement Manager to oversee EPC procurement activities for major petrochemical projects, ensuring equipment, materials, and vendor deliverables align with approved project designs, quality standards, and delivery schedules.

Role purpose
Lead PMC oversight of EPC procurement so equipment, materials and vendor deliverables support the approved PDH/PP design, quality requirements and schedule.
Proposed reporting and interfacesReports to the TR-appointed PMC Project Manager, with functional escalation to the relevant TR lead. Interfaces with the client, EPC and relevant specialists. Reporting line subject to TR organisation-chart approval.

Proposed responsibilities
Review EPC procurement strategies, procurement schedules, package priorities and long-lead equipment plans; identify threats to engineering, fabrication and delivery milestones.
Review procurement requisition status, technical/commercial evaluation interfaces and purchase-order progress within the PMC scope; recommend actions without assuming EPC purchasing authority.
Coordinate engineering, vendors, expediting, inspection and logistics interfaces, including vendor-document requirements and modular-fabrication priorities.
Monitor vendor performance, manufacturing progress, inspection readiness and delivery forecasts; escalate shortages, late data and potential substitutions.
Maintain procurement dashboards and action registers; support change assessments and recovery plans with Engineering, Project Controls and Contracts.
Proposed qualifications and experienceEngineering or supply-chain-related degree, or demonstrably equivalent relevant experience.
Proposed benchmark: 15+ years in major process-industry projects, including 5+ years leading project procurement or procurement oversight.
Demonstrable procurement experience on PDH and/or PP projects, covering relevant equipment packages and vendor interfaces.
Experience with Chinese EPC contractors or vendors and modular-project supply chains preferred.
Experience thresholds are indicative screening benchmarks proposed by Orion, not confirmed TR/client minimums. Equivalent demonstrable experience should be considered for review.
Expected outputs / review measuresProcurement execution review and long-lead register
Vendor-document, expediting and delivery-status dashboard
Procurement risk and recovery recommendations
Measures: timely and evidenced reporting, closure of assigned actions, quality of recommendations, stakeholder feedback and effective escalation. Quantified targets and approval rights to be agreed.
 


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