Assistant Procurement Manager

Job Summary

Assistant Procurement Manager

Project and Development Services

Responsibilities

• Upholding client satisfaction: At JLL, we take pride in keeping our clients happy-and your role is instrumental in keeping this tradition of excellence alive. As the person in charge, you'll identify their needs and come up with solutions that will effectively meet their business demands. Likewise, you'll be in charge of creating and consolidating the procurement, tendering and selection processes with clients.
• You'll also handle project reviews and commercial assessments; and see to it standard contracts follow the clients corporate standards guidelines and all commercial terms for the project. Furthermore, you'll help evaluate quotations and formalise agreements with contractors and vendors.

General Responsibilities

• Provide cost information, such as benchmarking data, to support decisions
• Evaluate and analyze fee proposals / bids and provide recommendation for decision making
• Evaluation of vendor / supplier invoices prior to submission into client Finance systems for pre-approval
• Provide forecasts and cash flow analysis
• Maintain and manage cost reports for regional projects, providing regular financial updates and reporting
• Assist in the validation and maintenance of the project schedule, to ensure alignment with budgets.
• Assist in developing reporting tracking tools and generates cost reports in line with project governance requirements
• Create and maintain spreadsheets to enable fast and accurate data manipulation
• Extract data from several sources, transforming it to fit reporting and operational outputs
• Reconcile data to support complete accuracy and creates a clean audit trail

Handling contracts effectively

Do you have a proven track record in contract management? As the key person, you'll be in charge of post-contract obligations, including monitoring and managing negotiations, claims and disputes between the clients and contractors. Equally, you'll monitor compliance with the clients, and see to it that all contractors are handled accordingly.

Keeping an eye on costs and risks

One of your most essential functions is to look after the project's budget. As the person in charge, you'll create a cost control system to identify increases in costs-both incurred and anticipated-so that timely action may be taken to stay within budget. You'll also closely monitor the cost planning, pricing and payment schedule. On top of these, you'll also manage the project's cash flow and monitor the payment schedule for vendors, consultants, suppliers and contractors.

Another facet of your job is mitigating potential risks. You'll need to develop a plan to determine latent risks, evaluate their impact, and identify ways to mitigate these risks. Also part of your mandate is to provide contingency policy management services.

Requirements

Solid industry background

This position calls for a seasoned expert with a degree in architectural, civil engineering, quantity surveying or project management, with at least 10 years of experience in the field, and more than 3 years as a cost/contract manager. The ideal candidate must be familiar with the local construction market, regulations and general practices as well as contract laws and tender process. A working knowledge in handling international contracts, and a strong grasp of the legal environment of each contract, may also land you the job.

Flawless communication and negotiation skills

Are you an expert in business negotiations? If so, this is the best time to highlight your skills. As the person in charge, you'll handle commercial negotiations with client, contractors, consultants and authorities. Likewise, you'll carry out market analysis in order to identify right opportunities.

Aside from negotiating with partners, you'll also lead the team to success through clear and open communication. You'll also see to it that the team's workload is properly delegated, and that the team's overall atmosphere encourages each member to contribute to its success.

Location

Bengaluru, KA

Hours

40

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