Lead Project & Tender Sourcing Specialist

Job Description Summary Join our team as a Project & Tender Sourcing Specialist and play a key role in supporting project execution and tendering activities through effective sourcing strategies. In this role, you’ll collaborate with cross-functional teams and suppliers to identify competitive sourcing solutions, manage supplier quotations and negotiations, and help ensure the right balance of cost, quality, delivery, and risk. This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys working in a dynamic project environment, building strong supplier relationships, and contributing directly to successful project and tender outcomes. Job Description Key Responsibilities: - Define supplier strategy including management and optimization of supplier panels. Lead negotiations and allocate needs to specific suppliers. Negotiate terms and conditions and transmit information to Procurement. Manage claims. Includes commercial sourcing management such as data analysis, negotiations support, etc. This may also include purchasing activities - A job at this level requires a people leader with ability to hire and develop talent. Utilizes in-depth knowledge of a discipline and analytical thinking to execute policy/strategy. Basic knowledge of related job discipline - Acts as a resource for colleagues with less experience. May lead small projects with low risks and resource requirements. Explains information; developing skills to bring team members to consensus around topics within field. Conveys performance expectations and may handle sensitive issue - Jobs at this level function with some autonomy but are subject to functional practices and precedents or are covered by well-defined policies or review of end results. The job allows modification of procedures and practices covering work as long as the end results meet standards of acceptability (quality, volume, timeliness etc.) - Uses some judgment and has the ability to propose different solutions outside of set parameters to address more complicated, day-to-day problems. Has ability to prioritize information for data analysis. Uses technical experience and analytical thinking. Uses multiple internal and limited external sources outside of own team to arrive at decisions Required Qualifications: - Bachelor's degree in engineering - Minimum 5 years of experience in the sourcing & commodity management in energy sector - Strong verbal and written skills in English and Arabic Desired Characteristics: - Electrical engineering is preferred - Strong oral and written communication skills - Demonstrated ability to analyze and resolve problems - Ability to document, plan, market, and execute programs - Established project management skills - Willing to work at Riyadh, Ankara or Cairo Additional Information Relocation Assistance Provided: No