Construction Procurement specialist
Deadline: 04 July 2024
Employment term: Permanent
Category: Education/training
Job type: Full time
Location: Yerevan
Job description:
We are actively seeking a skilled Construction Procurement Specialist to join our procurement team, playing a pivotal role in collaboration with the architecture and construction departments. The Construction Procurement specialist will play a vital role in managing the procurement process for construction projects. His/her responsibilities will involve sourcing, negotiating, procuring materials, equipment, and services necessary for construction activities, ensuring timely delivery, quality, and cost effectiveness.
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Job responsibilities
- Collaborate with construction and design teams to evaluate the feasibility and benefits of incorporating new materials into projects
- Identify, evaluate, and select suppliers/vendors for construction materials, equipment, and services, ensuring compliance with procurement regulations, policies, and ethical standards
- Identify opportunities to optimize the supply chain, streamline procurement processes, and reduce lead times for material delivery without compromising quality or cost
- Develop and maintain relationships with suppliers to ensure a reliable supply chain, maintain a database of qualified suppliers
- Collaborate with project managers, legal, and finance teams and internal requesters, to ensure alignment with project requirements, timelines and budget constraints
- Develop procurement plans aligned with project goals ensuring compliance with regulatory standards and company policies
- Prepare the request for quotation (RFQ) or enquiry package comprising of specifications
- Lead the development of tender dossiers, including comprehensive documentation and specifications, ensuring clarity and compliance with project requirements and standards
- Conduct and co-chair tender kick-off meetings, overseeing progress meetings and adherence to timelines and procedures throughout the tender process
- Develop and manage all required checklists, meetings, reports, and evaluations necessary for effective tender procedures and compliance
- Negotiate contracts, terms, and conditions with suppliers to secure favorable pricing, delivery schedules, and quality standards. Monitor vendor performance, Identify potential risks and resolve any issues that may arise
- Maintain accurate procurement records, including contracts, purchase orders, and vendor information. Generate and maintain accurate reports on procurement and tender activities, cost analysis and savings, and supplier performance
Required qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Economics, Business administration, Construction Management, or related field
- Proven experience (3+ years) in procurement, preferably within the construction industry, as well as in managing tendering processes
- Strong understanding of procurement laws, regulations, and best practices
- Knowledge of construction materials, regulations, and market trends
- Strong analytical, reporting and writing skills, including ability to produce high quality practical reports and knowledge products
- Analytical mindset with the ability to assess complex bid proposals
- Strong negotiation, communication, and interpersonal skills
- Detail-oriented and highly organized
- Proficiency in MS Office Suite, Armenian Software
- Excellent communication and negotiation skills
- Ability to multitask and prioritize in a fast-paced environment
- Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines
- Excellent knowledge of Armenian, Russian and English languages
Required candidate level: Mid level
Additional information
Benefits
- Health Insurance and discount on travelers insurance
- Assistance with work permit and opening a bank account if needed
- Extra New Year paid holidays: 3rd, 4th and 5th of January
- 5 days of Personal Leave
- Birthday Leave
Professional skills
Procurement
Soft skills
Communication
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About Company
TUMO, an initiative of Simonian Educational Foundation, is a free of charge after-school learning program for teenagers at the intersection of technology and design. Thousands of students attend TUMO on a regular basis and participate in its innovative, self-paced program. Its educational framework is based on a proprietary platform that promotes learning through interactive game-like levels, exposing users to increasingly challenging activities. TUMO's educational methodology is based on a large set of self-instructional activities that each of the Center's students assembles into a personal learning plan in the areas of animation, game development, web development and filmmaking. To learn more about TUMO Center for Creative Technologies, please visit: www.tumo.org
TUMO BENEFITS
TUMO Center for Creative Technologies not only offers employees a stimulating environment to work and create; but also some very interesting benefits! Employees are encouraged to enjoy a better work-life balance through flexible working hours. Flexible working hours grants our employees more control over their daily work schedules! We at TUMO care for the wellbeing of our employees, thus offer a medical, vision and dental insurance package as well as various discounts at local fitness facilities and traveler’s insurance packages.We believe in recognizing accomplishments not only in the workplace but also in employee’s personal lives. Thus, TUMO encourages employees to celebrate their birthday by giving them an additional day off to take time off to celebrate their day. In an effort to assist employees who have repatriated to Armenia, TUMO offers new hires the initial work permit for working in the Republic of Armenia and overall repatriation counseling which includes but is not limited to, assistance in opening a bank account; applying for citizenship or residency and so on.
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What is TUMO?
TUMO is a new kind of educational experience at the intersection of technology and design.
At TUMO, teens learn because they want to. They’re given the tools and knowhow they need to reach their maximum potential, and they chart their own learning path through hands-on activities, workshops and projects.
The TUMO learning program is made up of self-learning activities, workshops and project labs around 14 learning targets. Teens combine these into personal learning paths that adapt to their evolving preferences and rate of progress.
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TUMO has centers in Yerevan, Dilijan, Gyumri and Stepanakert and work is underway to open centers in Koghb and Masis. TUMO Boxes are already in operation in the towns of Berd, Gavar, Sevan, Vayk, Kapan and Martakert. Many more TUMO Boxes will open soon in various towns throughout Armenia and Artsakh. Outside of Armenia, there are centers in Paris, Beirut, Moscow, Tirana, Berlin and Lyon. Centers will soon open in several other cities around the world.
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Website http://www.tumo.org