Project Procurement Manager

About us

Worley is a global company of energy, chemicals and resources experts headquartered in Australia. We partner with our customers to deliver projects and create value across the life of their assets. We specialize in consulting, engineering, procurement and construction across the project lifecycle, with services extending through to operations and decommissioning. Leveraging extensive experience and AI-enabled delivery, we support customers in navigating complexity as they meet today's needs and transition to more sustainable solutions.

Purpose of the Role

The Project Supply Chain Manager is responsible for leading, integrating, and governing all supply chain activities required to support the safe and successful delivery of the bp Kirkuk Project. The role provides strategic and operational leadership across Procurement, Contracts, Expediting, Supplier Quality Surveillance, Logistics, Materials Management, Inventory Control, and Supply Chain Governance to ensure project objectives relating to cost, schedule, quality, risk, and local content are achieved.

The role is accountable for the development and execution of the project's supply chain strategy and the management of purchase orders and contracts placed on either Worley paper or Customer paper, ensuring equipment, materials, and services are sourced and delivered in accordance with project requirements.

The position serves as the primary supply chain interface between Project Management, bp, project stakeholders, contractors, suppliers, logistics providers, and local Iraqi stakeholders. Particular emphasis is placed on operating effectively within Iraq's regulatory, security, logistics, customs, and local content environment while maintaining the highest standards of compliance, ethics, governance, and HSSE performance.

Primary Responsibilities

• Provide visible leadership in HSSE and promote a culture of safety, integrity, compliance, and operational excellence across all supply chain activities.
• Develop and execute the project's integrated supply chain strategy aligned with project delivery objectives.
• Lead all project supply chain disciplines, including Procurement, Contracts, Expediting, Supplier Quality Surveillance, Logistics, Materials Management, and Warehousing.
• Establish supply chain governance, procedures, controls, reporting systems, and performance management frameworks.
• Ensure the timely sourcing, delivery, inspection, transportation, receipt, storage, and control of project materials, equipment, and services.
• Drive commercial value, supply chain efficiency, and risk mitigation throughout the project lifecycle.
• Support achievement of local content, national workforce, and supplier development objectives established by bp and Iraqi stakeholders.
• Build and maintain strategic relationships with key suppliers, contractors, government authorities, logistics providers, and client representatives.
• Ensure compliance with project procedures, client requirements, applicable regulations, and corporate governance standards.
• Develop a high-performing supply chain team capable of supporting complex project execution requirements.

Key Accountabilities

Supply Chain Leadership and Strategy

• Develop and maintain the Project Supply Chain Management Plan and associated execution strategies.
• Establish integrated supply chain execution plans aligned with engineering, construction, commissioning, and startup requirements.
• Provide strategic direction to all project supply chain personnel.
• Ensure alignment between project objectives and supply chain execution activities.
• Advise Project Management on supply chain risks, opportunities, and strategic decisions.
• Establish project priorities and resource requirements across all supply chain disciplines.

Procurement and Strategic Sourcing

• Oversee sourcing and procurement activities for equipment, materials, construction contracts, and specialist services.
• Develop procurement strategies for long-lead, critical-path, and high-value project packages.
• Ensure procurement activities support project schedule, budget, quality, and operational requirements.
• Review and approve major procurement recommendations and award strategies.
• Lead engagement with strategic suppliers and OEMs.
• Ensure robust market intelligence and supplier capability assessments are performed.
• Drive supplier performance and continuous improvement initiatives.

Contracts and Commercial Interface

• Provide oversight and strategic direction for project contracting activities.
• Ensure effective integration between Procurement and Contract Management functions.
• Support contracting strategies for engineering, construction, logistics, fabrication, and specialist services.
• Participate in commercial reviews and significant contract award decisions.
• Ensure contractual risks are identified, assessed, and mitigated.
• Support resolution of major commercial and supply chain issues affecting project delivery.

Expediting and Supplier Quality Surveillance

• Ensure effective expediting strategies are established for all critical project packages.
• Monitor manufacturing progress and delivery performance across key suppliers.
• Ensure supplier quality surveillance plans are implemented and maintained.
• Review critical inspection and test results and support recovery actions where required.
• Drive mitigation plans for delayed or underperforming suppliers.
• Provide visibility of supply chain risks affecting project schedule.

Logistics and Transportation

• Develop and implement logistics strategies supporting international and in-country delivery requirements.
• Oversee transportation planning, freight forwarding, customs clearance, and delivery to project locations.
• Ensure compliance with Iraqi importation requirements and applicable customs regulations.
• Coordinate logistics interfaces between suppliers, freight providers, customs agents, material yards, and construction sites.
• Monitor transportation risks and implement mitigation measures for security-sensitive or critical cargo.
• Ensure logistics activities comply with project security, safety, and operational requirements.

Materials Management and Warehousing

• Establish materials management procedures supporting project execution.
• Ensure effective material receiving, inspection, storage, preservation, issuance, reconciliation, and inventory management processes.
• Oversee warehouse and laydown yard operations where applicable.
• Ensure accurate material status reporting and inventory visibility.
• Coordinate material availability to support construction and commissioning activities.
• Minimise material losses, damages, surplus, and obsolescence.

Risk Management and Governance

• Lead identification, assessment, and management of supply chain risks and opportunities.
• Establish mitigation plans for critical supply chain threats affecting project execution.
• Maintain supply chain risk registers and recovery plans.
• Ensure compliance with delegated authorities, governance requirements, audit expectations, and client requirements.
• Lead supply chain assurance, audit, and compliance activities.
• Ensure timely and accurate project supply chain reporting.

Local Content and Stakeholder Engagement

• Support bp's local content and national workforce objectives.
• Develop relationships with local suppliers, service providers, and stakeholders where appropriate.
• Support supplier development initiatives and local market capability assessments.
• Ensure local participation requirements are appropriately considered during sourcing and contracting activities.
• Engage with relevant Iraqi authorities and stakeholders as required to support project execution.

Qualifications

Essential

• Bachelor's Degree in Supply Chain Management, Engineering, Business, Commerce, Procurement, Logistics, or a related discipline.

Preferred

• Membership of a recognised professional procurement or supply chain institution.

Essential Experience

• Minimum 15 years of experience in Supply Chain, Procurement, Contracts, Logistics, or Materials Management within the Oil & Gas, Energy, Petrochemical, Infrastructure, or Industrial sectors.
• Minimum 10 years of experience leading project supply chain teams on major capital projects.
• Proven experience managing integrated procurement, contracts, logistics, expediting, and materials management functions.
• Demonstrated experience supporting EPC, EPCM, PMC, or Owner's Team project execution models.
• Experience managing long-lead equipment packages and complex international supply chains.
• Proven experience managing supply chain risks within challenging project environments.
• Experience working with major international operators, EPC contractors, and global suppliers.
• Demonstrated experience supporting projects in the Middle East.
• Iraq project experience, or experience operating in similarly complex regulatory and security environments, is highly desirable.
• Experience supporting local content, supplier development, and national workforce initiatives is preferred.

Knowledge and Competencies

• Strong understanding of end-to-end project supply chain management.
• Extensive knowledge of Procurement, Contracts, Logistics, Expediting, Supplier Quality Surveillance, and Materials Management disciplines.
• Strong understanding of project execution and the interaction between Engineering, Procurement, Construction, Commissioning, and Operations.
• Excellent commercial acumen and understanding of project economics.
• Strong knowledge of supply chain risk management principles.
• Demonstrated ability to lead large, multidisciplinary teams.
• Excellent stakeholder management and relationship-building skills.
• Strong negotiation, influencing, and decision-making capability.
• Ability to manage complexity across multiple locations, contractors, and suppliers.
• Strong leadership presence and capability to engage effectively with senior client and project stakeholders.
• Excellent analytical, planning, and problem-solving skills.
• Advanced proficiency in ERP, procurement, inventory, and project reporting systems.

Key Success Measures

• Safe execution of all supply chain activities with strong HSSE performance.
• Timely placement and administration of contracts and purchase orders.
• On-time delivery of equipment, materials, and services to support project milestones.
• Effective management of long-lead and critical-path supply chain activities.
• Achievement of project cost, schedule, quality, and operational objectives.
• Successful management of supply chain risks and mitigation plans.
• Compliance with governance, regulatory, and client requirements.
• Effective support of local content and supplier development objectives.
• Strong supplier, contractor, stakeholder, and client relationships.
• Development and performance of a high-performing project supply chain organisation.

Moving forward together

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