PCI Planner / Scheduler

Job description / Role

Planning Phase
- Work with End Users and Contract Team Leader to identify all existing and new program procurement requirements.
- Support Contract and Procurement Team and End Users Functions in preparing and developing annual procurement plans for the execution all annual procurement actions.
- Define and schedule key program and project milestones for inclusion into procurement plans.

Execution Phase
- Prepare and maintain schedules and annual procurement plans.
- Monitor and report on progress of procurement plans identifying delays and working with stakeholders to ensure delays are mitigated.
- Resolve logic and schedule related conflicts through interaction with participating functions and owners.
- Work closely with Stakeholders to identify and resolve schedule deviation and trends.
- Participate in weekly meetings with internal customer’s to ensure everyone is working cohesively.
- Monitor and report on all Single Source procurement actions.
- Proactively appraise customers on the status of their procurement plans and keep them up to date with the latest developments. Also, be reachable to the customers and be visible at the offices of the customers.
- Support team members to ensure the effectiveness of the service.

Requirements

- Degree in Engineering, Planning/Scheduling or related degree.
- Professional Certification. 5+ years of experience in procurement planning or in a similar industry.
- Experience of scheduling/planning of high value, complex programs utilizing differing types of procurement actions. Ability to develop, maintain and report over 2000+ program line items.

Skills:
- Good working knowledge of scheduling/planning.
- Knowledge of Orpic Tender Law and Tender Procedures.
- Driving License.
- Good IT skills (Excel essential) (SAP preferable).
- Excellent communication skills.
- Understanding and working knowledge of planning and scheduling concepts.
- Prior experience in other project controls areas including cost engineering, logistics, contracts etc. is considered a plus.

Personal Qualities:
- Motivated.
- Knowledge of planning and scheduling.
- Ability to work as part of a team.
- Ability to work on multiple project planning tasks simultaneously.
- Ability to work using own initiative and with minimum supervision.
- Outgoing personality and ability to deal with technical End Users.
- Good negotiation skills.
- Flexibility to work across a variety of schedule types.
- Ability to challenge End User approaches when not in compliance with Company policies and procedures.


Competencies:
- Leadership.
- Enterprising and Commercial Approach.
- Planning.
- Responsibility and Accountability.
- End User Focus.
- Building and Maintaining Relationships.

About the Company

Orpic is one of Oman’s largest and most rapidly growing businesses in the Middle East oil industry. Orpic’s refineries in Suhar and Muscat, as well as the aromatics and polypropylene production plants in Suhar, provide fuel, chemicals, plastics and other petroleum products, to Oman and the world.

Owned by the Government of the Sultanate of Oman and Oman Oil Company SAOC, Orpic’s impressive integration of refinery and plant operations coupled with its ambitious growth plans, has cemented its position as one of the industry’s most forward-thinking companies. The company currently recruits around 2,600 employees who work towards the common goal of an integrated Omani refining and petrochemicals business expected to increase to 3,000 by 2020.

Orpic is committed to operating safely and reliably, while paying due care to the environment and the communities within which it operates. The company strongly believes in serving Oman with pride.