About the Role
Join McConnell Dowell as a Procurement Manager and play a pivotal role in driving procurement excellence and contributing to the successful delivery of major projects across the SEA region. Based in Singapore, this exciting opportunity is ideal for an experienced procurement professional eager to shape procurement strategies and ensure cost-effective and timely delivery of goods and services for impactful infrastructure projects.
Key Responsibilities
As the Procurement Manager, you will:
- Develop and execute procurement strategies aligned with project and regional business objectives.
- Manage procurement resources across bids and projects, ensuring timely and cost-effective delivery of goods and services.
- Lead sourcing, tendering, negotiation, and supplier selection for key procurement packages.
- Maintain and improve procurement policies, processes, and systems to enhance efficiency and compliance.
- Collaborate with General Managers, Operations, Project Managers, and Bid Leaders to support procurement needs.
- Establish and maintain relationships with reliable suppliers and subcontractors locally and internationally.
- Monitor procurement performance and report key metrics to ensure accountability and continuous improvement.
- Conduct and oversee training initiatives to enhance the skills of procurement and project teams.
- Support project teams in managing procurement activities, including drafting contracts and coordinating deliveries.
- Uphold the company’s commitment to safety and quality standards.
About You
To be successful in this role, you should have:
- A relevant qualification in business, engineering, or supply chain management.
- A minimum of 10 years’ experience in procurement, including exposure to construction, engineering, or heavy manufacturing sectors.
- Proven ability to manage large-scale procurement programs from initiation to completion.
- Strong negotiation, commercial acumen, and relationship management skills.
- Demonstrated problem-solving ability with a results-oriented mindset.
- Knowledge and proficiency in procurement software systems.
If you are interested in adding value and contributing success to building a key infrastructure project, we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity with McConnell Dowell.
About Us
McConnell Dowell – Creative Construction
Our purpose is Providing a Better Life. We do that through delivering projects that connect, support and sustain communities, and through providing career opportunities that challenge, reward and grow our people.
From remote major resources and energy projects to city-shaping transport and water infrastructure, we have constructed thousands of high-quality, complex projects for our customers and communities over more than 60 years, in Australia, New Zealand, the Pacific Islands and Southeast Asia.
Why join us?
The work you’ll do will have a tangible positive impact on people’s lives, including yours. The diversity of our projects, roles and locations means greater development opportunities. We invest in our people to set and reach personal and professional goals and we have some of the best mentoring minds in the business to help you do that. Because when you grow, we all grow.
McConnell Dowell actively seeks and celebrates diversity, inclusion, and individuality. In a culture low on ego and high on support, we encourage everyone to make an impact. We're big enough to take on community-shaping projects, but agile enough for you to have an influence on how we do things.
So, join us, be you, and help us create better together. Apply now!
This role is being sourced through McConnell Dowell directly and not accepting applications via external recruitment agencies.
