Material Procurement Section Manager

Material Procurement Section Manager

Step into a high-impact management role supporting major operational and project delivery by ensuring critical materials and equipment are specified, sourced, expedited, and delivered to schedule. This is a hands-on role where strong commercial judgment and stakeholder leadership directly influence safe, reliable execution.

Overview We’re seeking a Material Procurement Section Manager to lead the Materials Procurement Section across Requisition, Procurement, and Expediting activities & driving priorities, performance, and delivery from requisition through to contract award, mobilisation, and post-award management. This is an on-site contract role based, supporting a multi-billion redevelopment project.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead end-to-end procurement and contracting from requisition to award and mobilisation, including market engagement, tendering, bid evaluation, negotiation, and award recommendation.
• Provide leadership and performance oversight to ensure material requirements are complete, correctly specified, prioritised, and progressed in line with schedules.
• Build and develop a diverse, high-performing team through coaching, mentoring, and capability development, while fostering an inclusive, psychologically safe environment.
• Partner closely with stakeholders across Operations, Wells, Projects, Logistics, Finance, Legal, HSE, and other functions to align procurement priorities to business needs.
• Oversee contract management and supplier performance post-award (kick-offs, amendments/variations, correspondence, claims support, and close-out).
• Lead expediting and delivery visibility across manufacturing, inspection, documentation, shipping, and logistics to ensure safe, compliant on-time delivery.
• Establish and track meaningful KPIs (cycle time, on-time delivery, overdue actions, supplier performance) and run regular procurement performance reviews.
• Ensure delivery in line with governance and compliance requirements including delegated authorities, internal controls, records management, and applicable contract/procurement procedures and policies.

Experience & Qualifications 

• Genuine passion for the Oil and Gas business and the supply chain. 
• Significant hand on experience in materials procurement, supply chain management, purchasing or contract management within the energy, engineering, construction or industrial sectors.
• Strong knowledge of the materials procurement lifecycle, including requisition development, tendering, contract award, expediting, supplier performance management, delivery and close-out.
• Demonstrated experience leading procurement or supply chain teams, developing capability, coaching and mentoring staff, and building high-performing teams in multi-disciplinary and multicultural environments.
• Proven ability to manage competing priorities and deliver procurement outcomes in complex, schedule-driven operational and project environments.
• Practical experience managing purchase orders and contracts, including amendments, variations, supplier performance issues, commercial correspondence, claims and dispute resolution.
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills, with the ability to build trusted relationships and align diverse stakeholder groups around common objectives.
• Sound commercial judgement, analytical capability and experience supporting negotiations, commercial decision-making and supplier management activities.
• Good understanding of procurement governance, compliance requirements, contracting frameworks, delegated authorities and supply chain controls.
• Experience working with technical specifications, material requirements, inspection processes, logistics activities, delivery schedules and supplier documentation.
• Understanding of contractor performance management, HSE expectations, risk management and assurance requirements within a regulated industry environment.
• Experience working within joint venture, operator, service contract or concession environments is desirable, including familiarity with stakeholder approval processes and governance requirements.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to prepare clear commercial correspondence, management reports and presentations for senior stakeholders.
• A track record of driving continuous improvement, enhancing procurement performance and delivering sustainable business value through effective supplier and contract management

With over 90 years' combined experience, NES Fircroft (NES) is proud to be the world's leading engineering staffing provider spanning the Oil & Gas, Power & Renewables, Chemicals, Construction & Infrastructure, Life Sciences, Mining and Manufacturing sectors worldwide. With more than 80 offices in 45 countries, we are able to provide our clients with the engineering and technical expertise they need, wherever and whenever it is needed. We offer contractors far more than a traditional recruitment service, supporting with everything from securing visas and work permits, to providing market-leading benefits packages and accommodation, ensuring they are safely and compliantly able to support our clients.