Job description / Role
Wood is currently recruiting for a Buyer to join our team in Dubai.
In its perimeter, the Job holder leads & organizes material purchase activities. The job holder manages Procurement processes.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Update the Procurement Planning and help to prioritize the purchasing workload
- Proactively build and maintain relationship with Métier Partners and suppliers in order to establish and maintain a highly effective service
- Inform requesters during the preparation phase, purchase and commitment follow-up as per supply chain fundamentals
- Work in Duet with his/her métier partners
- Prepare and conduct regularly the Duet/ Triplet meetings to ensure efficiency of Duets/Triplets
- Participate to the follow-up and evaluation of suppliers with Métier Partners
- Ensure cost optimization and reduction
- Participate to the good use of e-sourcing tools
- Utilize frame agreements FALTC signed by headquarters
- Ensure the reception, management and follow up of purchase orders (PO's) until payment and reception
- Ensure the input of all necessary purchase data in SAP
- Contribute to reporting Key Performance Indicators for the purchasing activities
- Participate to and promote activities, projects, actions launched for the improvement of the Supply Chain Process
In its perimeter, the job holder manages the Purchasing of goods activities:
- Prepare Contract Committee documents and participate with Métier Partners for the presentation of RTAs
- Participate in planning's phases of the needs (SOR) in duet with Métier Partners
- Analyze all Purchase Requisitions (PR) expressed by Métier Partners to ensure that adequate material specification (to finalize S.O.W), budget authorizations and relative cost centers have been provided
- Propose the bidder lists according to the nature of the requests
- Group requisitions to reduce process costs, compile tender packages and organize call for tender / request for quotation, invitations to bid
- Answer to tenderers' requests for clarification
- Study, compare and evaluate offers in order to have the most economical and contractual advantageous conditions
- Organize and lead negotiations with suppliers associated with award and performance of POs
- Issue RTAs in Duet with Métier Partners in charge of the request
- Establish corresponding contractual documents: purchase orders, etc.
- Make sure all Purchase Orders (PO), and contractual documents include the necessary related QA/QC provisions.
- Ensure the follow-up of purchase orders until complete reception and payment
- Follow up the update of the supplier's database and the input of all purchase data in SAP.
- Ensure rapid and correct validation of PO's
- Ensure reception of acknowledgement of receipt for PO's from suppliers
- Ensure Suppliers' deliveries on time
- Follow-up of goods receipt until affiliate's central warehouse
- Negotiate and solve all changes leading to amendment from Métier Partners or suppliers
- Clarify discrepancies between material received and orders, if any with suppliers (Triplet: stock controller / stock keeper/TADM).
The Job holder manages Compliance of activities
- Ensure that company's Contractual and Purchasing Policies and applicable laws and regulations are adhered to, especially related to ethic and transparency
- Ensure the use of the purchasing documents and procedures to comply with the standards of the company and the agreements with the partners
- Ensure the application of General Terms and Conditions for purchase of equipment's especially as it concerns complex, high value, high risk equipment's
- Ensure the good administration and filing of all the purchasing documents and ensure that all approvals, justifications, circulation forms etc. are filed in line with the applicable procedures and meet audit requirements to minimize any potential partner/audit claims or court actions
The Job holder adheres to the H3SE rules
- Set a personal example in adherence to GROUP rules and procedures
- Raise awareness and provide guidance in directing employees under their supervision with regard to the execution of the H3SE rules, both for Company Staff and suppliers without detracting from Contractor's legal obligations
- Ensure that H3SE clauses are implemented in C&P documents and H3SE performance is followed up systematically
Notify relevant staff on accidents, incidents and near-misses and initiating corrective actions.
Requirements
QUALIFICATIONS
C&P competencies
- Intermediate Purchasing Technical Competencies required
- C&P tools certification required
- SAP tool certification required
Qualification and background
- Diploma: BAC+3 or recognized/certified experience equivalence
- International Experience
- Professional experience: 3-5 years in oil and gas industry. Minimum 2-3 years of exposure on Procurement of Goods in an oil and gas projects context
- Personal Abilities: Human Relations, Problem Solving and Planning / organizing / coordinating
- Language: English (required) & Arabic / French (preferable)
About the Company
Wood is a global leader in consulting and engineering, helping to unlock solutions to critical challenges in energy and materials markets. We provide consulting, projects and operations solutions in 60 countries, employing around 35,000 people.