Procurement Manager - Construction

Job Purpose

Own construction-category strategy, sourcing and procurement execution for general contractors and associated works across multiple regional markets. Deliver competitive, well-defined contracts and supplier performance for development and other CAPEX projects.

Independently manage third-party technical audits of design execution by contractors, evaluate reports impartially, drive verified closure of findings and recommend clearance to the designated approving authority, who retains final sign-off.

Key Responsibilities

1. Construction Category Strategy and Contractor Development

• Develop category plans, sourcing calendars, regional contractor panels and savings initiatives aligned with development and remodel programmes.

• Assess contractor capability, capacity, market coverage, commercial standing and delivery track record with relevant stakeholders.

• Build competitive supply options and support local sourcing, standardized packages and market benchmarking.

2. Tendering, BOQ Scrutiny and Bid Evaluation

• Lead tenders using approved designs, BOQs and scopes supplied by Design/Development; identify ambiguities and obtain clarification before commercial evaluation.

• Normalize bids across quantities, inclusions, exclusions, provisional sums, assumptions, schedules and commercial terms to enable like-for-like decisions.

• Challenge pricing and scope economics and coordinate value-engineering alternatives with technical owners without taking over design authorship.

3. Negotiations, Contracts and Commercial Changes

• Lead negotiations and prepare evidence-based contractor award recommendations under approved governance.

• Agree commercial milestones, rates, warranties, defects obligations, insurance and performance protections with Legal, Finance and project teams.

• Review commercial variations, claims and change pricing against contracted scope and supporting technical inputs; recommend outcomes through the approved process.

4. Procurement Execution and Contractor Performance

• Provide approved sourcing outcomes to authorized PR/PO teams and coordinate commercial readiness, supplier commitments and contractual issue resolution.

• Monitor contractor performance with project owners, identify procurement-related bottlenecks and enforce commercial improvement plans or remedies.

• Maintain sourcing records, contract coverage and renewal/expiry visibility; Construction retains site management, execution and technical acceptance.

5. Independent Third-Party Technical Audit Management

• Own the independent audit agenda: define scope, coverage, acceptance criteria, assignment instructions and reporting expectations for checks of contractor execution against approved designs and specifications.

• Source and manage qualified third-party audit providers and ensure audit deployment, evidence and reporting are independently managed.

• Evaluate reports objectively, challenge unsupported findings or responses, obtain clarification/reinspection and escalate deviations without bias or suppression.

6. Audit Findings Closure and Clearance Recommendation

• Maintain an action register with accountable owners, due dates, severity and required evidence; drive relevant project teams and contractors to rectify findings.

• Validate closure through auditor confirmation, supporting evidence and reinspection where necessary; do not accept unsupported self-certification as closure.

• Prepare a complete clearance recommendation stating closed findings, residual risks and unresolved exceptions for final sign-off by the designated approving authority.

7. Savings Reporting and Team Leadership

• Deliver measurable savings through tender competition, commercial benchmarking, contract optimization and approved value engineering.

• Report sourcing milestones, contractor risk, audit coverage, overdue findings and closure readiness to relevant senior stakeholders.

• Lead designated procurement team member(s), allocating tender, contract, audit-documentation and action-tracking support with clear accountability.

Leadership

• Set the category workplan, savings priorities and supplier-performance expectations and remain accountable for delivery across markets.

• Lead negotiations and cross-functional decisions using transparent analysis, commercial judgment and documented recommendations.

• Manage designated procurement team member(s) through clear objectives, workload allocation, coaching and performance reviews.

• Uphold procurement ethics, confidentiality, segregation of duties and evidence-based decision making.

Policies and Procedures

• Contribute to category-specific sourcing procedures, evaluation criteria, supplier governance and practical controls; implement approved Procurement Policy and delegation of authority requirements.

• Maintain auditable sourcing records and monitor team compliance without taking over PR/PO ownership or operational approvals assigned to other functions.

Job context and major challenges

• Ensuring bid comparability when BOQs, exclusions and contractor assumptions differ across markets.

• Balancing time-sensitive openings with commercial discipline and robust contractor selection.

• Maintaining independence while sustaining productive collaboration with relevant stakeholders on technical audit findings.

• Driving prompt, verified rectification despite contested findings, incomplete evidence or pressure to clear projects.

• Managing multiple markets and projects without replacing Design or Construction responsibilities.

Frameworks, boundaries and decision-making authority

• Lead construction sourcing, negotiations and commercial recommendations within Procurement Policy and approved delegation of authority; project awards and changes follow authorized approvals.

• PR creation, PO issuance and associated transaction approvals remain with authorized teams under segregation of duties. This role supplies sourcing outcomes and planning inputs and coordinates follow-up; it does not create PRs or issue POs.

• Manage and evaluate technical audits of design/construction execution, not conventional procurement audits. Construction owns execution, site supervision and remediation; Design owns design intent and approved technical requirements.

• Drive findings to evidence-based closure and recommend clearance. Final technical audit clearance sign-off rests with the designated approving authority.

• Escalate disputed findings, incomplete closure evidence and proposed exceptions; do not independently waive defects or issue final clearance.

Qualification

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, Quantity Surveying, Construction Management, Architecture or a related discipline.

• Procurement, quantity-surveying or project-management certification is preferred.

Experience

• 8–10 years of relevant experience in construction procurement, contractor sourcing or commercial management.

• Proven experience leading general-contractor, civil, MEP, fit-out or related tenders, negotiations and contract management.

• Experience scrutinizing BOQs, normalizing bids and evaluating commercial variations with technical stakeholder input.

• Experience managing technical inspections/audit providers, evaluating evidence and driving construction-defect or non-conformance closure.

• Multi-site restaurant, retail, hospitality or comparable regional project exposure and people-management experience.

Job Specific Skills

• Contractor qualification, tender strategy, BOQ pricing and commercial bid normalization.

• Construction-contract negotiations, risk allocation and commercial change evaluation.

• Understanding approved drawings, specifications and construction/MEP interfaces for technical assurance coordination.

• Independent report assessment, evidence evaluation, action tracking and closure escalation.

• Cost benchmarking, savings analysis, Excel and management reporting.

Competencies

Technical Competencies

• Construction category sourcing

• Contractor commercial management

• BOQ and variation analysis

• Independent technical audit governance

• Evidence-based closure and risk escalation

Behavioural Competencies

• Ownership and results orientation

• Integrity and impartiality

• Constructive challenge

• Cross-cultural collaboration

• Decision discipline and timely escalation

Performance Measures

• Validated sourcing savings and competitive contract coverage

• Tender completion against project needs

• Contractor commercial performance

• Technical audit coverage and reporting quality

• Overdue findings, verified closure lead time and clearance-pack completeness