Buyer

Massy Wood is recruiting for a Buyer with considerable EPC experience in the oil and gas industry.

• Receives approved requisitions from requestors and other company functions, for a variety of materials, services and equipment and places orders with services and materials vendors locally and abroad.
• Maximize value and optimizes savings by coordinating alternate sourcing of material, product evaluation, lifecycle costing, competitive bidding and price negotiations with vendors. Ensures the uninterrupted supply of materials and services to all internal clients.
• Ensures the timely delivery of materials and services through forward planning.
• Resolves disputes arising with vendors concerning quality, price or delivery problems and handles claims and counter claims as they arise.
• Ensure a cost-effective delivery of materials and services as specified in the Purchase Orders; abiding to the specified quality, quantity, cost and target delivery date.
• Create purchase orders that are technically robust assuring they contain all the necessary information for all parties involved.
• Must assure vendor submits mandatory documentation such as material test certificates, certificates of conformance, tests certificates, product manuals as per technical requirements.
• Must assure vendor dispatches materials properly packaged for land, air or and maritime transportation.
• Research market and identify new sourcing options. Shall be responsible for the appropriate vendor selection and bidding processes.
• Assist in the creation and continuous improvement of procurement procedures. Must work proactively to identify ways of streamlining the activities in order to operate in a more efficient and cost-effective manner.
• Responsible for establishing reliable, long-term win-win relationships with vendors based on truth and excellent communication channels.
• Must be able to resolve most discrepancies with vendors and any transactional issues associated with the commodities or locations assigned.
• Support Catalog Administrator to assure all materials are properly described in the materials catalog of Maximo.
• Must handle Materials/ Service requisitions in an efficient and effective manner.
• Must provide prompt feedback of Purchase Orders status to internal customers and on a monthly basis he must meet with them to assure their expectations are being met.
• Adhere to all HSSE policies/procedures and participate in Leading Indicators that will result in a Zero Accidents culture.
• Maintain absolute ethical transparency in all Procurement activities.
• Strive to achieve an integrative purchasing strategy that is fully integrated into MASSY WG competitive strategy and constitutes part of an integrated effort to formulate and implement a strategic plan.

• Degree in Purchasing, Materials Management, Logistics, Business Administration or engineering preferred.
• CIPS certification up to level 4 minimum (or equivalent).
• An acceptable combination of academic qualifications and work experience may be considered in lieu of minimum requirements.
• At least 2 years in similar post, preferably in the Oil and Gas Industry.
• Demonstrated ability to solve problems associated to a procurement process.