Specialist, Tender Board Operations

About the role

ADNOC is looking for a Specialist in Tender Board Operations in Abu Dhabi. The role supports and contributes to Tender Board proceedings, helps endorse procurement and procurement commitments within delegated authority, and supports the Group Procurement Operations and Group Companies Procurement teams on policy and procedural matters. It also provides logistical and procedural support for Tender Board meetings.

Key responsibilities

• Review procurement activities to identify risks, inefficiencies and compliance concerns, and help implement corrective and mitigation measures.
• Support tendering processes, including bidder list preparation, supplier selection and contract award procedures, and monitor supplier and contractor performance.
• Monitor tendering activities to ensure they are ethical and impartial, and safeguard procurement integrity.
• Provide logistical and procedural support for Tender Board meetings, including coordinating with Heads and Senior Tender Operations, verifying member availability and ensuring meeting tools and systems work.
• Prepare high-level reports and help develop management presentations and documentation; review procurement submissions and draft recommendations for the Tender Board Committee and higher authorities.
• Assist Group Companies' CEOs in reviewing procurement submissions and supporting them as ADNOC representatives on Group Companies' Major Tender Boards.
• Review Board Management System tickets and coordinate with the Digital team to approve and implement required actions.
• Plan, supervise and train staff, contribute to budgets and performance objectives, and propose process improvements.
• Comply with HSE policies, sustainability guidelines and the ADNOC Code of Practices, and provide inputs to MIS and progress reports.

Required profile

• Bachelor of Business Administration or equivalent.
• 10 years of professional experience in procurement, contracts and tendering, preferably in an oil and gas organization.
• Techno-commercial knowledge of the oil and gas industry and general knowledge of procurement laws.
• Good leadership, communication, negotiation, planning, organizational and analytical skills, and good reasoning ability.
• Good knowledge of English and Arabic.
• Preferred: procurement certification from a reputable body such as CIPS.