Contract Manager
Talemia Company
Total years of experience :16 years, 3 Months
Facilitate and oversee the entire contracting process, from bid development to vendor evaluation, from contract drafting to performance monitoring.
Manage identifying and leading category opportunities in conjunction with the end-user department and constructively challenging requirements and SOW to ensure that services procured reflect the best ROI for the business.
Drive the tendering process, management of PRs, processing of vendor registration, pre-qualification drafting and review of RFPs, evaluation and analysis of technical and commercial bid responses, participation in the bid negotiation process with Contractors, and drawing the implementation strategy plan.
Manage the contract change process. Liaise with and interact with the concerned department to incorporate input and output changes into the draft contract.
Facilitate bid slate development through solicitation of interest, invitation and pre-qualification.
Prepare criteria to evaluate vendors experience and participate in drafting and review for all contract proposals and amendments.
Provide support in a mitigating vendor’s technical, contractual and commercial issues and prepare strategic plan of negotiation.
Monitor and control vendor’s performance and qualify of provided service and report issues.

Support in processing purchase requisitions, proposal requests, bid evaluation and awarding contracts for services and works.
Contact suppliers and vendors if the validity of the required bank guarantees and insurance policies do not meet the requirements and report back to management.
Assist in the evaluation of claims received from contractors by establishing their justification and validity of amount and time extension being claimed.
Verify material products and equipment upon delivery and check the accuracy of the order.
Verifies invoices received from local suppliers for accuracy in conformance with the specific payment terms and conditions of individual purchase orders/agreements.
Verifies that invoices are processed in compliance with the worldwide Purchasing Manual (WPM) and meet the requirements of other departments such as Accounting and Treasurer's, as issued from time to time. and this duty could be in internal and external as shown below;
INTERNAL:
Periodically checks with traffic for scheduled arrival of material for vendor invoice approval. Moreover, work with general Accounting, Treasurer's and Materials Organization up to supervisory levels and occasionally contacts Buyer for his verification of vendor invoices that differ from the stated terms of purchase agreement.
EXTERNAL:
Working daily with local suppliers to resolve problems of discrepancies in price and quantity.
Executive Master in Business and Administration
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