VENDOR MANAGEMENT LEAD - REAL ESTATE & CONSTRUCTION

Expert Supplier/ Vendor Relationship Management in the Urban Development/ Real Estate/ Construction Industry

• Must-have: Extensive experience in the Urban Development/ Real Estate/ Construction Industry incl. know-how in procurement categories related to construction (e.g. Civil & Structural Works, Building Envelope, Mechanical, Electrical & Plumbing, Interior Works & Finishes, Infrastructure & Utilities, Temporary Works & Site Logistics, )
• Must-have: Extensive experience in designing and implementing Vendor/ Supplier Relationship Management (SRM/ VRM) frameworks, including governance, processes and systems
• Must-have: Expertise in procurement/ supplier management/ vendor management, including supplier qualification, onboarding/ offboarding, risk assessment, blacklisting processes and data quality controls
• Strong experience in developing vendor/ supplier management tools, templates, and checklists (e.g., RFP quality checklist, market engagement playbook, emergency procurement governance)
• Strong experience in vendor/ supplier segmentation, performance evaluation, supplier collaboration, and action planning
• Good-to-have: Experience in the Oracle procurement and vendor/ supplier mgmt. modules
• Good-to-have: Experience in Local Content Management

Experience in the Middle East Region: Saudi Arabia, UAE, Oman, Kuwait, Qatar

• Head of procurement/ Head of vendor management in Urban Development/ Real Estate/ Construction Industry
• Head of procurement governance/ procurement excellence in Urban Development/ Real Estate/ Construction Industry
• Project Manager in (consulting) projects in vendor/ supplier management (focus: concept development/ process improvement/ templates/ performance management, etc.) in Urban Development/ Real Estate/ Construction Industry.

Support the project and the internal client team in the following activities:

• Governance & Framework Design: Provide best practices & develop a scalable vendor relationship management (VRM) governance model with clear roles, accountability, and decision rights; Define policies, SOPs, and controls to standardize vendor relationship management processes
• Supplier Management & Evaluation: Support in supplier research, segmentation, and risk assessments across key procurement categories: Support supplier onboarding, qualification, and registration, including data validation and compliance checks and develop required standard templates; Develop performance evaluation methods and action plans for selected suppliers
• Templates & tools: Support (& provide best practices) in the development of templates (e.g., Supplier Registration, RFP Quality Checklist, Market Engagement playbook, Conflict of Interest, etc.) and identify required system improvements.

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