Assistant Buyer
Location: DohaContract Type: Secondment contract until 31/12/2029
Working Schedule: 5 days per week, 8-10 hours per day; 5.5 months working on / 2 weeks off / 5 days on / 2 days off / 8 hours per day
Key Responsibilities
- Implement the purchasing process efficiently to convert Purchase Requisitions into Purchase Orders in line with regulations, procedures, and standards.
- Apply appropriate sourcing strategies to ensure efficient fulfillment of requirements for Oil and Gas Operations.
- Review user requirements and resolve inconsistencies, including technical specifications, lead times, quantities, and estimated values.
- Review technical evaluations, price comparisons, and commercial evaluations; prepare award recommendations and documents such as Purchase Orders and change/variation orders.
- Support SLA and KPI processes, implement performance reports, and manage key deliverables in order execution, including administration of bonds/guarantees, progress payments, and expediting delivery for urgent requirements.
- Execute pre-qualification and technical proposal exercises to facilitate development of technical specifications and price estimates.
- Assist in expediting material deliveries and support vendor performance monitoring to enhance supplier relationships.
- Monitor market trends and developments that may impact the price and delivery of materials and equipment.
- Maintain a high level of integrity and uphold confidentiality in business processes.
- Enhance and maintain customer relationships to foster a cohesive working environment based on trust and performance.
- Focus on spot orders and day-to-day operational purchasing activities rather than project procurement.
- Conduct supplier sourcing, RFQ management, purchase order processing, vendor coordination, and procurement support for routine operational requirements.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree, preferably in an Engineering discipline.
- Minimum of 6 years' experience in purchasing equipment and materials, preferably in an oil and gas environment.
- Direct experience with an Oil and Gas operating company or as a contractor supporting operator procurement functions is preferred.
- Strong background in operational procurement.
- Ability to read drawings and technical documents.
- Reasonable understanding of materials specifications.
- Proficiency in written and spoken English.
- Proficient in MS Office suite, especially MS Word and MS Excel.
- Familiarity with procurement ERP systems is required.