Oil and Gas Buyer at MPG Partnering Nigeria

MPG Partnering Nigeria is a digital supply chain management marketplace, helping clients and businesses compete and win, and reaching common goals.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Oil and Gas Buyer

Location: Lagos

Job Summary

• The Buyer manages all Sourcing activities required for assigned commodities / projects by working closely with internal stakeholders and suppliers.
• He must understand the local and international buying process within the oil and gas industry.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate to achieve best price with the right quality, on time, for all PO's
• Negotiate savings based on budgetary input and/or departmental goals
• Assist when required to ensure functional interests are maintained
• Manage assigned team to ensure operational issues are detected and handled
• Promote and ensure compliance to company and regulatory requirements & expectations at all times
• Coordinate, manage and issue required Requests for Quotation (RFQ) and Purchase Orders (PO) for assigned commodity/projects
• Ensure issues related to supplier fulfilment are managed proactively not only for own commodity but also including assigned team members
• Develop profile for supplier capability/capacity, by commodity, to establish sourcing strategies for maximum leverage
• Facilitate and/or lead supplier manufacturability discussions with the appropriate stakeholders (suppliers, engineering, projects, sourcing quality, quality assurance)
• Participate in global commodity team activities
• Collaborate with requesting departments to resolve problems relating to requirements, deviations, substitutions, priorities, delays, damages, inferior quality or other conditions that deviate from established procedures
• Maintain current market knowledge and changing material conditions and advise management of current trends in prices and purchasing availability
• Drive sourcing initiatives on savings, supplier performance and supplier base rationalization
• Manage own team of buyers where coordination and reporting are key to ensure projects and other internal stakeholders are provided with accurate information

Essential Qualifications / Competencies

• Bachelor's Degree (Business or Technical Discipline Preferred) or significant and relevant industry experience
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in a similar role
• Knowledge in MS Office, Word, Excel, Purchasing / MRP related software
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, detail-oriented
• Analytical metrics-oriented, high motivation.
• Must be a collaborative team player, willing to take ownership of decisions and be a results-oriented self-starter
• Leadership traits or skills to be able to manage his/her own team
• Experience with leading a team and/or projectnegotiate favorable pricing with approved vendors, establish and maintain assigned schedules and delivery dates.

Minimum Qualifications:

• High School Education
• Experience with Microsoft Office suite.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Procurement experience
• Previous oil and gas experience
• Oracle experience.

Salary
USD500 - USD700 Monthly.

Application Closing Date
4th May, 2022.