AddressPetrofac is a leading international service provider to the energy industry, with a diverse client portfolio including many of the world's leading energy companies.
We design, build, manage and maintain infrastructure for our clients. We recruit, reward, and develop our people based on merit regardless of race, nationality, religion, gender, age, sexual orientation, marital status or disability. We value our people and treat everyone who works for or with Petrofac fairly and without discrimination.
The world is re-thinking its energy supply and energy security needs; planning for a phased transition to alternative energy sources. We are here to help our clients meet these evolving energy needs.
This is an exciting time to join us on this journey.
We support flexible working requests and have adopted a hybrid approach for most of our office-based roles. We ask employees to be present in the office at least three days per week.
Are you ready to bring the right energy to Petrofac and help us deliver a better future for everyone?
JOB TITLE: ASSISTANT BUYER
Key Responsibilities
This role is required to assist the Buyer in performing procurement activities within established purchasing procedures. This includes receiving requests, talking to vendors, examining price suitability, comparing specifications and receiving alternative bids to fulfil affirmative action, value analysis and other objectives.
- Maintaining records on vendor service levels, buying terms and evaluate vendor efficiency
- Procurement of goods and services of the required quality at the lowest cost in accordance with the project requirements and within the scheduled limits
- Issuing request for quotations to vendors to procure goods or services in compliance with the procurement procedures
- Solicit bids from vendors; co-ordinate with the discipline engineers to clarify pre-bid queries from bidders
- Evaluating the commercial bids and conclude all terms & conditions with the vendors
- Issuing Purchase Orders incorporating the agreed pre-order terms & conditions. Obtain PO acknowledgements. Resolve all post-order commercial issues with vendors, mediate disputes resolutions for back orders
- Assisting the day-to-day interaction with vendors and monitor vendor performance after completion of the project with reference to quality, schedule, deliverables, service and performance
- Sourcing and procuring operations and engineering materials and services in the most efficient and cost effective method in accordance with Company procedures
- Ensuring a full audit trail is maintained for all procurement transactions
The successful candidate must have procurement experience (project procurement in an EPC/ Oil & Gas environment is preferred). The individual must be self-motivated and have the ability to work pro-actively work under own initiative with minimum supervision. Excellent accuracy, attention to detail, commercial awareness, negotiating and strong interpersonal skills are essential for the role.
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