Procurement Lead – Permanent Position Salary: Form its regional hubs located in the UK, UAE, US, Australia and Malaysia its technology-led products and services engineered to protect people working in hazardous environments.
offshore and onshore oil and gas production facilities, shipping and other marine assets, chemical processing plants, distilleries and food production and processing factories, utilities and water treatment works.
The Procurement Lead is responsible for the purchasing required to ensure the company benefits from the products and services needed to efficiently carry out the organisational tasks. This includes the diligent co-ordination and tracking of internal purchase orders, following up with suppliers to ensure inbound shipments will be on time, researching new suppliers to meet the organisational needs and onboarding selected suppliers to ensure the company has access to products and services needed.The Procurement Lead must stay up to date with the latest market trends and collaborate with suppliers to negotiate prices.
The Procurement Lead is responsible to perform all duties and assigned tasks in accordance with the companies policies, procedures and work instructions.
Coordinate all procurement related queries, documentation, and registers.
Ensure all purchase orders are within procurement budget guidelines and that the purchase orders are written to match the Supplier provided quotations.
When there is a vendor required who is not currently on the Approved Vendor’s list, the Procurement Lead will work with the Requestor and the Group Operations Manager and/or the HSEQ Manager, in line with the approved vendor process, to determine suitability.
Provide a solution to the situation, including the potential of needing to procure the respective products or services from an alternative supplier.
Good working knowledge of procurement strategies
Proficient in Microsoft Office and with business application software, purchasing and resource planning systems.
Procurement and supply chain management qualification (desirable)
Proven work experience as a Procurement Lead or similar role (preferably 3-5 years purchasing experience)
Experience within the Oil and Gas Industry