Location: Erbil
Job Type:
Permanent
Closing Date:
2025-09-10
About vacancy
mselect is looking to hire a Contracts Specialist for a consultancy client in Erbil, Iraq. Candidates must have a minimum of 6 years of experience in procurement with at least 3 years of experience in a managerial role. Fluency in English and Kurdish is a must.
Job Purpose
Under the supervision of the Head of the Unit, the Procurement Specialist will be responsible for creating procurement strategies for the Office's capital/operational expenditure.
Key Responsibilities
Requirements
*Only applicants meeting the strict criteria outlined above will be contacted as part of the shortlisting process.
Job Purpose
Under the supervision of the Head of the Unit, the Procurement Specialist will be responsible for creating procurement strategies for the Office's capital/operational expenditure.
Key Responsibilities
- Reviewing and advising on how to achieve the best value for money on key contracts and proposals
- Line management of multiple employees
- Preparing and delivering reports to senior members
- Gathering suitable benchmarks to support their work
- Monitoring purchases across the projects to identify opportunities for savings
- Assisting in the identification and implementation of cost improvement projects
- Providing key market information and contract pricing updates to the Head of the Unit
- Advising other members of the team on applicable procurement rules and regulations
- Recognizing the key tools and templates available for conducting procurement across different projects
- Identify and study the best commercial outcome at each stage of the procurement process
- Comparing the potential supplier proposals for price, quality and other procurement criteria and specifications
- Negotiating with suppliers to secure competitive prices and to reduce spending
- Advising the related project streams on cost-effective ways to comply with contractual obligations
- Negotiating the financial and operational terms of contracts with suppliers
Requirements
- Minimum of 6 years of experience working in procurement
- At least 3 years in a managerial role
- Experience in leading different types of procurement
- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
- Excellent analytical and document writing skills
- Excellent problem-solving, interpersonal and organizational skills
- Outstanding verbal and written communication skills
- Strong negotiation skills
- Ability to lead and demonstrate cross-functional team management skills
- Ability to priorities multiple tasks, timelines, and stakeholders
- Able to demonstrate an understanding of procurement processes and issues
*Only applicants meeting the strict criteria outlined above will be contacted as part of the shortlisting process.
