Procurement Manager

**Note: International Assignment -Location Wales, UK. Duration of Assignment: 24 months.**

The Procurement Manager will act as the on-site EPCM procurement coordination and vendor governance lead, ensuring that procurement activities, vendor documentation, manufacturing progress, logistics readiness, and expediting actions remain closely aligned to the re-baselined program.

The role is responsible for oversight, monitoring, technical-coordination and progress assurance-not commercial execution-since procurement ownership and contracts remain with TSUK.

The Procurement Manager will be pivotal in ensuring that the equipment ordered arrives on schedule, with complete documentation, quality compliance, and construction readiness, enabling seamless installation and commissioning.

This is a Port Talbot-based leadership role for ~2 years, enabling real-time engagement with vendors, OEM packages, field engineering, and TSUK internal stakeholders.

Position Responsibilities & Accountabilities:

A. Procurement Governance & Schedule Alignment

• • Integrate vendor delivery plans with project master schedule .
  • Identify schedule-critical orders and maintain continuous progress visibility.
  • Ensure alignment between engineering deliverables vendor readiness site installation needs.
  • Monitor delays, slippages, or risks, and recommend mitigation strategies.

B. Vendor Coordination & Expediting

• • Track vendor manufacturing progress across OEM and sub-suppliers.
  • Organise progress calls, follow-ups, review meetings & milestone monitoring.
  • Coordinate shop inspections with QA team when required.
  • Support FAT/SAT scheduling, logistics planning, and pre-dispatch checks.
  • Maintain Expediting Dashboard and Vendor Action Tracker.

C. Documentation & VDRL Compliance

• • Maintain Vendor Document Requirement List (VDRL) and submission status.
  • Ensure timely flow of engineering drawings, QAP/ITP approvals & manufacturing documents.
  • Work with Engineering Manager to close vendor technical queries rapidly.
  • Verify document completeness for IFC, installation & commissioning handover packs.

D. Interface with Construction & Site Readiness

• • Coordinate with field engineering & construction teams to align material arrival with work fronts.
  • Ensure no equipment reaches site without documentation + inspection release + installation readiness.
  • Monitor storage, laydown planning & preservation guidelines for sensitive equipment.

E. Stakeholder Management

• • Act as primary procurement coordination point at Port Talbot for TSUK.
  • Engage OEMs, vendors, package managers, logistics, construction & commissioning teams.
  • Present vendor status, risks & expediting actions to monthly Steering Committee.
  • Maintain transparent communication flow with TSUK procurement owners.

Position Qualifications & Skills (unique skills and qualifications needed i.e. specific discipline, software experience, years of experience, field experience necessary, industry experience, physical requirements):

Must Have

• • 25 years procurement/expediting experience in EPC/EPCM for steel / metals / process industries.
  • Strong track record of vendor management, expediting & manufacturing progress control.
  • Experience handling EAF/SMS, Caster, HSM, CRM or major mechanical/electrical industrial packages.
  • Ability to read engineering drawings, understand QAP/ITP requirements & technical specifications.
  • Prior experience coordinating procurement for brownfield industrial mega projects.
  • Ability to commit to full-time onsite role for 2 years with global supplier travel as needed

Preferred

• • Experience with European/UK vendor ecosystem is an advantage.
  • Familiarity with SMS, Primetals, Danieli, Tenova, Siemens, ABB etc package delivery modes.
  • Knowledge of VDRL management, logistics sequencing, quality surveillance workflows.

Behavioral & Leadership Attributes

• • Highly organized with strong follow-up discipline
  • Delivery-focused, proactive, escalation-driven when required
  • Builds collaborative relationships with TSUK & vendors
  • Clarity in communication & expectation setting
  • Calm under pressure during manufacturing or logistics delays
  • Quick decision-maker with problem-solving mindset

* Risk radar - Spots early-warning signs (slipping milestones, late documents, vague commitments) and flags them with mitigation options before they become crises.

* Systematic and data-driven - Uses trackers, dashboards, and KPIs to manage procurement flow, not memory or ad-hoc follow-up.

* Global mindset - Comfortable working across time zones, cultures, and vendor bases, aligning them to a single Invictus delivery rhythm.