Job description

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.

• 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