Senior Buyer M/F at SPIE Oil & Gas Services

SPIE Oil & Gas Services (part of the SPIE Group) provides a complete range of services to some of the world’s largest oil and gas companies through its network of offices in 25 countries across Africa, the Middle-East and Asia-Pacific.

Our turnover has more than doubled in the last few years thanks to the dedication of our 4,000 employees to whom we give training, recognition, and genuine opportunities for career development. In order to support this growth, SPIE Oil & Gas Services is always seeking talented individuals to join its teams.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Planning and Reporting Engineer M/F

Location:  Port Harcourt, Rivers
Employment Type: Full-Time

Job Purpose

• The Senior Buyer is directly responsible for the successful delivery of the Contracts, Material Services and Procurements assigned to his/her responsibility including the tender, award and post award management of the material deliveries, including expediting to anticipate and mitigate schedule deviations

Responsibilities

• To provide a professional procurement service, suitable candidate:
• Must pay particular attention to ensure that project procedures are strictly followed so that no contention can be raised at a later date.
• Shall also keep the Ima Contracts and Procurement Manager fully appraised of all developments that may impact the successful delivery of the Procurements under his/her responsibility.
• Where necessary, candidate shall liaise with Contracts Engineer / Buyers responsible for the Packages to ensure procurement interface matters are identified and appropriately managed and to assist with achieving a consistent approach across packages as far as is practicable.
• Shall work proactively and closely with Package Managers, Planners and other team members to issue Purchase Orders (PO), expedite all along the delivery lead time and successfully deliver the project procurements.
• Proactive skills are a must.

Pre - Order - (Up to PO Award):

• Directly responsible for the contractual and administrative aspects of the call for tender of the Contracts / POs under his/her responsibility

PO Follow Up - (From PO Award to Final Delivery / Payment):

• Directly responsible for ensuring the Material Procurements are duly expedited and PO is followed through conclusively to payment.

Contract / Procurement Database:

• Responsible for maintaining a database which tracks existence and the evolution of the procured materials, stock items, change orders, certificates, approvals, goods receipt and the like during the life of the project for the Procurements under his/her responsibility

Sap Contractual Data:

• Responsible for the maintenance of all contractual data necessary to be recorded in SAP and shared drives for establishing commitments, their follow up and invoice payment for the POs under his/her responsibility.

Accountabilities:

• Organize his job in full respect and within the limit of defined and approved planning & budgets.
• Have good and proactive relationships with other Departments / Packages of the Division.
• Have good relationships with other TEPNG entities such as CPNC, Strategy and Planning Division, Production Division, Drilling and Completion Division, Engineering, Project and Modifications Division.
• Ensure a transversal way of working, in a good team spirit.

Required Qualification and Background

• Procurement experience (5-8 years minimum) of EPSC and related Contracts in the Oil & Gas industry within a client organization.
• Good team spirit and open communication skills.
• Well organized, diligent and proactive.

Qualifications / Experience Required:

• (Degree of mastery: 1: weak - 2: medium - 3: good - 4: excellent)
• Call for tender negotiation 4
• Cost control 2
• Juridical & legal 3
• Insurance 2
• Contractors' management 4
• Oil & Gas Process and Construction practices 3
• Material Expediting 4
• Transit Follow up 3
• Stock management 2
• Writing 4
• English 4

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.