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Procurement

The document describes the duties of a Procurement/Material Engineer for electrical projects. Key responsibilities include identifying project material needs, scheduling deliveries, proposing suitable suppliers based on quality, price and delivery, monitoring material receipt, usage and inventory levels, and ensuring materials are available when needed for construction. The role also involves negotiating with suppliers, placing orders, tracking shipments, and reporting on material waste.

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Procurement

The document describes the duties of a Procurement/Material Engineer for electrical projects. Key responsibilities include identifying project material needs, scheduling deliveries, proposing suitable suppliers based on quality, price and delivery, monitoring material receipt, usage and inventory levels, and ensuring materials are available when needed for construction. The role also involves negotiating with suppliers, placing orders, tracking shipments, and reporting on material waste.

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Procurement / Material Engineer – Electrical

Principal duties of the position include:

- Identification, scheduling and procurement of the project


construction materials to meet the requirements of the established
program of work and the specifications as defined in the contract.

- Preparation of materials delivery schedules in accordance with the


overall and detailed work programs.

- Propose the most suitable sources of supply taking into


consideration the combined factors of quality, price, and delivery
that are most economical to the project.

- Monitoring receipt, issue, and usage of materials in order to keep


stocks at an adequate level and to determine and report on
wastage.

- Identification and compilation from contract documents all


quantities and specifications of materials required for the project.
Studying materials prices as shown in the budget, and
recommending substitute materials where in his opinion they would
be more advantageous to the project.

- Review the overall and the detailed construction programs, and


schedules materials deliveries accordingly to ensure that materials
will be available on site as and when required.

- Solicit offers from local and overseas suppliers and negotiates with
them in order to obtain the best suitable terms concerning quality,
price, and delivery; recommend to the Project Manager /
Procurement Manager the most suitable source of supply.

- Discussing with client/consultant and obtaining their acceptance of


alternative or substitute materials.

- Placing firm orders with the nominated suppliers, following up on


shipments and monitors deliveries to site, expediting with
suppliers/forwarders as necessary to meet schedules. Approve invoices for
payment against goods duly checked and received.

- Liaise with Managing Office on such materials as are to be ordered by


them, confirming specifications, quantities, and delivery schedules.

- Monitoring consumption trends and current stock levels of materials in


order to plan future requirements and replenish stocks as necessary.
Monitoring materials issues against actual usage in order to determine the
waste factor and reports his finding.

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