Senior Buyer

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General and Task Management:

• Purchase goods, materials, components or services in line with specified cost, quality and delivery targets
• Ensure continuous supply of required goods and materials and communicate any supply problems which may pose a risk or impact on business operations
• Monitor market trends, competitor strategies and market suppliers
• Research and evaluate areas of opportunity and reduce costs where possible
• Deliver briefs, updates and reports as and when required
• Develop creative and innovative procurement processes
• Develop ideas and strategies to improve operational efficiency, add value, aid business performance and work towards a strategy of continuous improvement
• Negotiate contracts, improved prices and terms of business with suppliers and review opportunities to make business savings utilizing negotiation and procurement best practice tools and methods
• Assess and evaluate suppliers and undertake performance reviews to ensure contract compliance and manage performance improvement activities
• Ensure that a professional and consistent approach is taken in relation to all supplier relationships
• Ensure compliance to company guidelines, purchasing policies and procedures.
• Explore alternate sources for goods and materials
• Assess tenders and quotations from potential suppliers
• Prepare purchase orders in line with final negotiations with selected suppliers and in line with organizational targets and requirements
• Undertake research on and evaluate existing and new suppliers. Perform bidders’ prequalification and due diligence process. Maintain proper AVL and contractors management guideline procedure.
• Contact suppliers to resolve price, quality, delivery or invoice issues

Relationship Management:

• Work collaboratively and negotiate and engage with stakeholders and suppliers regarding new projects, supplies and initiatives and advise of impact of change on purchasing and production activities
• Stay current and up to date on any changes that may affect the supply and demand of needed products and materials and advise others of any impact
• Attend meetings and update others on issues or concerns, in particular when there is a risk which could prevent the organization meeting customer demands or where there are over capacity concerns
• Support product change requests and review and communicate the impact on capacity plans
• Build, maintain and manage supplier relationships and ensure good communications

Self-Management:

• Comply with the Health, Safety and Environmental Policies
• Embraces personal challenge
• Confident, rounded thinking
• Is self-aware
• Is assertive, optimistic and open to change
• Engages interest and participation of others and has a collaborative approach to working with others
• Proactively contributes to the team
• Resilient, self-motivated and able to work well under pressure

Skills and Attributes:

• Highly skilled at building and maintaining effective and productive relationships with key stakeholders and suppliers
• Strong negotiation, communication, interpersonal and influencing skills
• Analytical, numerically astute with strong proven problem-solving abilities
• Results orientated with the ability to plan and deliver against project deadlines
• Commercially and financially aware
• Keen attention to detail and accuracy

Qualifications and Experience Levels:

• Membership of Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply (CIPS) is of preference.
• Experience in procurement of minimum 7-8 years.
• Experience in pre-Contract and post-Contract management (developing Contract strategies, ITTs, RFI, RFPs, Contract terms and conditions literacy, Contract award and Contract management).
• Contractor’s performance management.
• Proven purchasing experience, preferably within Oil & Gas companies.
• Ability to add value, reduce costs and make business improvements.
• Contract management and supplier experience.
• Project management experience.
• Computer literate, to include advanced Excel skills.

Email: [email protected]

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