Tender Package Manager Foundations

**Summary**:
DEME is a world leader in the highly specialized fields of dredging, marine engineering and environmental remediation. DEME can build on more than 140 years of know-how and experience and has fostered a pioneering approach throughout its history, being a front runner in innovation and new technologies.
DEME’s vision is to work towards a sustainable future by offering solutions for global challenges: a rising sea level, a growing population, reduction of CO2 emissions, polluted rivers, seas and soils and the scarcity of natural resources.
While the company's roots are in Belgium, DEME has built a strong presence in all of the world's seas and continents, operating in more than 90 countries worldwide.
For the development of offshore windfarm projects, DEME Offshore is offering to its clients amongst others best-in-class turn-key solutions comprising the engineering, procurement and construction and installation (EPCI) of offshore windfarm foundations and sub-sea cables. DEME’s procurement organization in Luxembourg is playing within this context a vital role and is a key success factor for DEME’s growing business and sustainable success.
Within this highly demanding environment DEME is looking for an experienced and dynamic professional Tender Package Manager “Foundations” (M/F/d) based in Luxembourg as a key member of its management team to shape DEME’s success.
In this function, you will report to the Category Manager “Foundations” with a requirement to lead a team of experienced and motivated procurement professionals and to manage your work in close cooperation with the respective internal clients and Project Teams located worldwide. As part of this, you will be amongst others responsible for:
**Responsibilities**:
You will be developing and implementing innovative and complex procurements strategies and programs to facilitate the most effective and efficient sourcing of offshore foundations.- You will be responsible for complex budgeting and tendering processes for EPCI projects for the procurement and fabrication of offshore windfarm foundations.- You will lead and supervise a team of Procurement Engineers during all relevant procurement phases and covering all interactions with the supply chain from the preparation of ITTs to the award of subcontracts in line with the EPCI tender and contract requirements.- You will be leading negotiations with tenderers and the supply chain on Executive level- You will be assessing tenders in respect of commercial, contractual, technical and project planning compliance, including assessing associated risks and opportunities.- You will be preparing tender evaluation reports and selecting successful tenders.- You will be supporting the development of EPCI Tender Strategies and Programs under consideration of all relevant procurement aspects.

**Profile**:
You hold a master’s degree in engineering, industrial engineering or management and have at least 8 years of proven experience in relevant positions in an EPCI project driven environment.- You are a skilled negotiator and excellent communicator on all hierarchy levels and have the ability to convince and influence business partners and suppliers.- You combine a strong technical background with an equally strong commercial and contractual expertise and have gained relevant experience in EPCI related procurement or EPCI project management roles.- Your Industry of provenience ideally should be offshore renewables. Offshore Oil & gas, shipbuilding or other relevant EPCI driven industries will also be positively considered.- You are self-driven, have a convincing personality and are a natural leader of a team of professionals in a complex and international business environment.- You are curious, analytical, meticulous, customer oriented and result driven.- You are a strategic and conceptual thinker and used to develop and present strategies and solutions to the management.- You are fluent in English, speaking and writing. Fluency in French or Chinese is considered a strong asset.- You are willing to work from Luxembourg and to travel regularly abroad on business trips and limited mission worldwide, when required.

**Offer**:
An extensive mobility program for a healthy work-life balance- A permanent training track which allows you to develop yourself personally and professionally- A stimulating, innovative workplace with numerous growth opportunities- A people-oriented environment with an interactive health program and a focus on employee wellbeing