Buyer

ROLE CONTRIBUTION

-          Understand the commercial/contractual requirements of the equipment/service to be purchased and elaborate the bid package together with the relevant disciplines;

-          Ensure that vendor qualification process is performed as per Company rules;

-          Issue request for quotation, expedite and collect offers from bidders;

-          Analyze the offers and identify areas for commercial or contractual clarifications in order to facilitate discussion with bidders and get offers aligned and in line with Company requirements;

-          Develop recommendations for the bidder selection based on the input from the relevant disciplines and on the assessment of offered costs, technical requirements and delivery time in accordance with Company Ethics and Compliance rules;

-          Ensure that the tactical management of the procurement process (from RFQ preparation till recommendation to purchase) is conducted appropriately and in full compliance with Company working procedures;

-          Set up package strategy with close coordination of Package Manager to lead commercial negotiations, using any possible leverage to achieve your targets and obtain competitive pricing;

-          Perform financial/commercial analysis (market intelligence, cost breakdown structure, benchmark…) of the current scenarios, identify risks and opportunities and recommend alternatives that can drive the final decision to purchase ;

-          Conduct internal contract check points all along the purchase order execution  to ensure contractual protections are in place and to minimize contractual /financial risks ;

-          Be responsible for managing any claims with Vendors and develop appropriate settlement plan;

-          Get familiarized with deliverables provided by Strategic Sourcing and apply them at best;

-          Escalate issues with strategic vendors and promote areas for improvement to Group Supply Chain;

-          Support the Category / Sourcing Manager to computerize the realized savings;

-          Ensure previous lessons learnt are incorporated and promote continuous improvement by sharing new lessons learnt with relevant managers;

-          Ensure proper communication with internal/external stakeholders to ensure all parties are promptly informed.

JOB REQUIREMENTS

•   Desired previous experience in the Oil & Gas Industry and as a purchaser;

•   Desired familiarization with purchasing systems;

•   Desired fluency in English, but minimum accepted is advanced;

•   Desired experience on Importation/Exportation Procedures;

•   To be very familiar with Procurement procedures and process.

SOFT SKILLS 

·         Customer Focus

·         Action Oriented

·         Resourcefulness

·         Collaborates

·         Being Resilient