Sr. Manager - Procurement

Job Description

Overview

The Sr. Manager - Procurement (Direct Procurement, AtkinsRéalis India) is responsible for supervising the India-based AtkinsRéalis India team supporting delivery of the end-to-end Direct Procurement workflow for the Dubai/Middle East procurement function within the Central Procurement Office (CPO).

This role ensures that activities from RFP to PO/LOA are delivered accurately, on time, and in full compliance with established governance, control, and process standards.

The Sr. Manager - Procurement (Direct Procurement, AtkinsRéalis India) provides day-to-day service delivery oversight, team management, work allocation, quality control, and operational escalation management for the AtkinsRéalis India team, while overall accountability for procurement strategy, commercial decision-making, stakeholder ownership, and final approval authority remain with the Associate Director and relevant regional leadership.

Your role

• Coordinate and supervise delivery of Bid → RFP → Evaluation → Recommendation → Negotiation → PO/LOA steps across the AtkinsRéalis India team.
• Ensure documentation, templates, approval workflows, and checklist standards are followed consistently and completely.
• Provide hands-on support, coaching, and issue resolution to enable consistent team performance and service continuity.
• Monitor progress of procurement packages, manage operational bottlenecks, and escalate material risks, exceptions, or delays to the Associate Director in a timely manner.

• Provide day-to-day guidance, task allocation, and workload balancing for a team of procurement professionals.
• Monitor and review team outputs for completeness, accuracy, timeliness, and compliance with required process standards.
• Identify skill gaps, provide on-the-job coaching, support training needs, and contribute to capability development initiatives across the AtkinsRéalis India team.

• Ensure consistent application of BMS (Bid Management System) processes, DOA/LOA rules, and procurement compliance requirements across team activities.
• Coordinate preparation and organisation of audit evidence, track findings, and support timely closure of corrective actions within the AtkinsRéalis India team's scope.
• Support continuous improvement activities, including lessons learned, root-cause review, and identification of opportunities to simplify or streamline processes.

• Ensure team members use ERP/SRM systems correctly and maintain required standards of data accuracy, completeness, and system hygiene.
• Support framework agreement documentation, tracking, updates, and compliance monitoring within the AtkinsRéalis India team's delivery scope.
• Maintain logs, trackers, dashboards, and reporting inputs required for operational visibility, governance reporting, and KPI monitoring.

• Serve as the primary coordination point for routine operational queries from internal teams, including Bid, Commercial, Finance, and Operations.
• Ensure stakeholders receive clear, timely instructions, documentation, status updates, and process timelines related to procurement activities managed by the AtkinsRéalis India team.
• Escalate strategic, commercial, policy, or sensitive stakeholder matters to the Associate Director and/or relevant regional leadership for direction and resolution.

• Manage intake, prioritisation, triage, and coordination of non-standard or urgent
• procurement requests.
• Ensure each request meets minimum compliance, documentation, and governance requirements before progression for approval.
• Work with the Associate Director to maintain alignment with category strategies, regional priorities, and broader CPO objectives.

About you

• Service Delivery Coordination & Organisation
• Team Management & Guidance
• Stakeholder ManagemeData Accuracy, Reporting & Systems Familiarity
• Risk, Governance & Compliance Awareness
• Problem Solving & Escalation Judgement
• Time Management & Prioritisation
• SAP Ariba Proficiency
• Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
• Accuracy and completeness of procurement documentation and approval packs.
• Compliance with BMS, DOA/LOA, and audit requirements across team-managed activities.
• On-time execution of procurement cycle steps and adherence to agreed service timelines
• ERP/SRM data quality, reporting accuracy, and system hygiene.
• Effective team coordination, workload visibility, and timely escalation of risks or bottlenecks.
• Positive stakeholder feedback on operational responsiveness, clarity, and service delivery.
• Fundamental Competencies
• Bachelor / Master's degree in Civil Engineering with 12 to 18 years of relevant experience in construction procurement.
• Experience in standard contract forms (FIDIC, NEC, JCT)
• Preferably a chartered professional (MRICS)
• Client facing with excellent communication / Report writing / Presentation.
• Experience in procurement, commercial, or supply chain roles.
• Experience supervising others or coordinating a small team in a formal or informal leadership capacity.
• Strong knowledge of procurement workflows, documentation requirements, service-delivery controls, and compliance processes.
• Comfortable with ERP/SRM systems, procurement reporting, and data control requirements.
• Excellent organisational skills, attention to detail, and process discipline.
• Effective communicator with the ability to coordinate across multiple teams and stakeholders in India and the Dubai/Middle East procurement function.
• Proactive mindset with the ability to improve processes, solve day-to-day operational issues, and maintain service continuity under changing priorities.

Rewards & benefits

Explore the rewards and benefits that help you thrive - at every stage of your life and your career.

This includes:

• Comprehensive life insurance coverage.
• Premium medical insurance for you and your dependents.
• Generous annual leave balance.
• Flexible and hybrid work solutions.
• Remote work opportunities outside of country.
• Company gratuity scheme.
• Discretionary bonus program.
• Relocation assistance.
• Employee Wellbeing Program: 24/7 access to specialists in finance, legal matters, family care, personal health, fitness, and nutrition.

Seize every opportunity to sharpen your skills, expand your expertise, and be recognized for the impact you make.

About AtkinsRéalis

We're AtkinsRéalis , a world-class engineering services and nuclear organization. We connect people, data and technology to transform the world's infrastructure and energy systems. Together, with our industry partners and clients, and our global team of consultants, designers, engineers and project managers, we can change the world. We're committed to leading our clients across our various end markets to engineer a better future for our planet and its people.

Find out more.

Worker Type

Employee

Job Type

Regular

At AtkinsRéalis, we seek to hire individuals with diverse characteristics, backgrounds and perspectives. We strongly believe that world-class talent makes no distinctions based on gender, ethnic or national origin, sexual identity and orientation, age, religion or disability, but enriches itself through these differences.