Procurement Trade Specialist

The Trade Specialist will play a key role in developing and executing sourcing and centralization strategies for assigned subcontracting trades, working closely with project teams, commercial teams and business units.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Building Services / Mechanical / Electrical Engineering, Quantity Surveying, Supply Chain / Procurement, or a related discipline
• Professional qualification such as HKIE, RICS / HKIS, CIPS or CPSM, or equivalent would be an advantage
• Minimum 8–10 years of relevant experience, ideally quantity surveying or commercial / procurement experience within the respective E&M trades, with a strong understanding of the subcontractor supply landscape and best practice
• Hands-on experience in subcontracting, central subletting, labour rate benchmarking, tendering and commercial negotiation in an E&M, construction, building services or maintenance environment
• Solid understanding of subcontract sourcing, RFQ / tendering, subcontractor selection, rate-card and frame-contract management, subcontractor performance management, procurement governance and compliance
• Strong analytical and commercial capability, with the ability to interpret labour / material cost breakdowns, rate data, spend data, market information and procurement KPIs to develop practical sourcing recommendations

Responsibilities:

• Develop and implement sourcing and centralisation strategies for assigned subcontracting trades (e.g., MVAC, FCU / VAV / CAV, AHU / PHU, Electrical, ELV / BMS / PQM, Genset etc), considering project pipeline, trade-specific cost drivers, labour and material split, market conditions, subcontractor landscape, quality, safety and risk
• Establish and maintain preferred subcontractor panels for assigned trades, including market screening, pre-qualification, scorecard evaluation, panel onboarding, and phasing out of under-performing subcontractors
• Establish and maintain standard labour rate cards and frame agreements, adjusting for market movement, labour inflation, trade shortage, project location and site conditions, and verify with Commercial and Finance
• Lead central subletting for assigned trades, including work-scope clarification, tender documentation, RFQ issuance to on-panel subcontractors, quotation levelling with labour hours and material breakdown, negotiation, award recommendation, baseline setting and savings tracking
• Work closely with project teams, engineers, commercial and estimating teams to understand current and future subcontracting needs, provide early procurement involvement in project planning, budgeting, and input on reasonable labour rates and subcontractor invitation lists