Senior Buyer

For one of our clients in the Oil, Gas and Chemical sector we are currently looking for a Senior Buyer.

General job description
As a Senior Buyer you are responsible for providing project procurement services in a sound and ethical, professional, economically advantageous, timely and cost effective manner. After project award you prepare a Project Procurement Plan including Bidders List and act as the focal point within the project for all procurement related issues. You establish project specific terms & conditions, when required, in conjunction with Legal Department.

You prepare, issue and monitor Request for Quotations (RFQ’s) on receipt of Material Requisitions (MR’s). Following you expedite, review and analyse supplier’s quotations in conjunction with Project/Lead Engineers. Furthermore you prepare commercial bid tabulations and organize and chair pre-award/clarification meetings with suppliers. You arrange and coordinate tender board meetings to seek approval for purchase order award and thereafter finalize purchase orders for contract award.

You manage progress of suppliers during manufacturing in close liaison with the assigned desk and field Expeditors. You manage all conflicts and default situations with suppliers in close conjunction with the Section Head Purchasing and Project Manager. You coordinate visits of suppliers to site location(s) for commissioning, repair and warranty activities. You prepare a purchasing close-out report for all projects and when required organize close-out meetings with suppliers.

Requirements
We are looking for a persuasive entrepreneur with good negotiating skills. You are accurate and a good planner.

Knowledge and experience

• A BSc degree technical or commercial
• Over five years of commercial experience within patrol chemical
• You have a technical background
• Good English skills, both verbally as well as in writing
• Knowledge of MS Office

Interested?
Are you the driven Senior Buyer we are looking for? Do you recognize yourself in this profile and are you curious about this job? We are happy to meet you! Please contact Victoria Starovoitova via +31 (0)23 543 31 31 for more information or send your resume and motivation to Victoria.Starovoitova@trsstaffing.com