Buyer - 12 Months - VR/30523

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Status: Temp/Contract
Location: Westhill
Rate: Available Upon Request

A reputable oil and gas client are currently looking for an experienced and motivated Buyer on a fixed term contract basis. The Buyer is responsible for a particular, defined aspect of the Supply Chain process. This will involve the purchase of goods, services and facilities. You will be a part of a department who support all the company’s regions with the vessels, equipment and people they need to deliver projects worldwide from our global operational bases.

    

Responsibilities and duties include:

  • Managing and actioning the procurement of good and services for allocated vessel, asset or operational base /workshop.
  • Planning and executing forwarding and expediting strategies to ensure timely arrival of goods services without undue delay/penalty with clearance.
  • Operating within standardised or SCM policies, processes and systems and leveraging the systems side to support the provision of relevant and quality metrics.
  • Managing the defined elements of the supply chain process as delegated. Working within cross-functional teams to work with vendors on cost improvement and to create better value delivery.
  • Capitalising from lessons learned and is performed in accordance with best practice, striving to mitigate risk, promoting safety and integrity consistently.
  • Contributing to the selection, management and monitoring of vendors.
  • Participating in the evaluation of the vendors.
  • Proactively supporting internal clients such as Vessel Teams, ROV, Project Teams with performance of the assigned SCM activities.
  • Maintaining contact with vendors, including appropriate sites visits, during the entire process ensuring adherence to quality and deadlines.
  • Maintaining and producing appropriate reports and logs for all relevant internal parties, proactively highlighting issues to ensure these are identified in advance and can be addressed.

              

Applicants to this role require:

  • Demonstrable experience within procurement and associated commercial experience gained within the Energy industry.
  • Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office products. SAP and SAP Ariba would be desirable.
  • Marine / Vessel SCM experience with exposure to procurement processes and familiar with RFQ/tendering.
  • Knowledge of market / industry suppliers and service providers.
  • Strong negotiating and influencing skills, acts with professionalism and integrity at all times.
  • Analytical skills with the ability to work with detail and accuracy.
  • Pro-active planning and organising skills, able to identify and effectively prioritise workload and successfully meet multiple, often competing deadlines.
  • Committed to continuous improvement, identifies and drives change opportunities.

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