Job Purpose

The Senior Procurement Engineer is responsible for the technical sourcing, evaluation, contract administration, follow up and acquisition of construction materials and engineering services. This role ensures all technical specifications align with project BOQs (Bill of Quantities) while optimizing costs and maintaining the high-speed delivery required for OVID Real Estate projects.
 

Job Summary

Position Title: Senior Procurement Engineer

Reports To: Procurement and Logistic Manager

Direct Reports to: Procurement and Logistic Team leader/Supervisor

Duty Station: Addis Ababa Head Office

Salary & Benefits: Negotiable, commensurate with qualifications and experience
 

Duties and Responsibilities

• Procurement Cycle Efficiency: Full engagement in the procurement workflow to ensure that the time from requisition to final delivery meets or exceeds the targets.

• Reporting Accuracy & Timeliness: Report all daily, weekly, and monthly status reports, ensuring they are compiled accurately and submitted by the established deadlines to Procurement and Logistic team leader.

• Cost Savings: Engage in cost breakdown and supplier negotiations to ensure we achieve the best value for the company in terms of cost-effectiveness and budget optimization.

• Supplier Performance: Follow up and evaluate on 100% compliance with logistics and quality standards from all suppliers

• Supplier & Stakeholder Management: Maintaining high-level supplier relationships and ensuring seamless departmental communication with your team.

• Departmental Relationship: Maintain seamless communication and coordination with other departments to minimize operational delays.

• Situational Responsiveness & Urgent Directives: Successfully executing "situational orders" and urgent tasks resulting from management directions with minimal lead time.

• Technical Bid and Proforma Analysis: Perform detailed technical and commercial evaluations of quotations to ensure specifications match project requirements. 

• Contract and PO Administration: Administer the Purchase Orders (POs) and Contract administration and ensure all documentation (invoices, packing lists, certificates) is accurate.

• Expediting: Proactively track shipments and resolve transit bottlenecks to prevent site or production delays.

• Market Intelligence: Monitor market trends and material price fluctuations to inform procurement timing.

• Data Integrity: Maintain the ERP system (or procurement logs) with real-time updates on order status and supplier data.

Job Requirements

Job Specification

Educational Qualifications

• Master’s degree or Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering or related field.

Professional Experience

• Minimum of 5–8 years of progressive experience in contract administration, office engineer or project follow up and supervision role.

• Experience working in fast-paced, project-based environments such as real estate, construction, civil engineering industries is highly desirable.

Required Skills & Competencies

Core Professional Skills

• Strong understanding of contract management, follow up and supervision, bidding practices.

• Experience in workforce planning, training needs analysis, and program evaluation.

• Strong reporting, documentation, and analytical capability.

Behavioral & Functional Competencies

• Teamwork – Strong ability to collaborate across functions and lead teams.

• Multi-Tasking – Ability to manage multiple priorities under tight timelines.

• Reporting – Ability to produce clear, accurate, and decision-oriented reports.

• Proactiveness – Anticipates organizational needs and initiates timely solutions.

• Strong communication, facilitation, and interpersonal skills.

• High level of integrity, professionalism, and confidentiality.

How To Apply

Interested and qualified applicants are required to submit the following documents:

• A Cover Letter

• An Updated Curriculum Vitae (CV)

• Clear scanned copies of supporting documents

All documents must be enclosed into a single PDF file.
Please ensure that the title of the position is clearly written in the Subject Line of your application email as: Subject: Senior Procurement Engineer .

Applicants may apply through Ethiojobs or via the company email: hr@ovid-realestates.com
 

Job Requirements Master's Degree or Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering or in a related field of study with relevant work experience How to Apply Submit your application and CV along with supporting documents Via email: hr@ovid-realestates.com