Summary: The Senior Buyer at Petrofac will provide professional purchasing support within the Integrated Procurement Team, focusing on sourcing and procuring materials and services efficiently and cost-effectively. This role involves developing purchasing strategies, managing supplier relationships, and ensuring compliance with company procedures. The position requires multitasking across multiple projects while maintaining strong communication with internal and external stakeholders. The contract duration is 12 months, with a hybrid working arrangement requiring office presence at least three days a week.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide professional purchasing support as part of the Integrated Procurement Team.
• Plan, organise, and execute all purchasing activities to assure on-time delivery of quality materials.
• Source and procure operations and engineering materials from Company AVL efficiently.
• Prepare and issue purchase orders for services, goods, and materials.
• Develop and implement project-specific purchasing strategies in conjunction with the project team.
• Review and ensure compliance with new supplier evaluations/applications.
• Participate in procurement planning to ensure timely supplier selection.
• Coordinate with project teams to establish bidder lists and manage pre-qualification activities.
• Issue enquiries for goods/services and resolve purchase order queries.
• Lead price negotiations with suppliers to achieve cost reductions.
• Manage post-order administration including variations and invoice queries.
• Ensure correct use of the ERP system, Oracle, for procurement activities.
• Review purchase requirements and liaise with project teams to define delivery dates.
• Lead and manage direct reports within procurement teams as applicable.
• Ensure compliance with company and statutory regulations for purchases.
• Validate 3rd party supplier invoices and provide updates to stakeholders.
• Communicate effectively at all levels within supplier organisations.
• Provide risk details and suggest mitigations for schedule slippages.

Key Skills:

• Project experience in expediting and purchasing roles, particularly in oil and gas.
• Local supply market knowledge.
• Analytical and reporting skills.
• Strong negotiation and communication abilities.
• Proven team player with the ability to work under pressure.
• Experience in Supply Chain delivery for oil and gas projects.
• Self-motivated and enthusiastic with good presentation skills.
• Ability to develop strong vendor relationships.
• Assertive and persuasive with a proactive approach to achieving project schedules.
• Flexibility to adapt to company and customer requirements.
• Commitment to safety and good business ethics.
• Good IT skills in MS packages and experience with procurement systems like ORACLE.

Salary (Rate): undetermined

City: Aberdeen

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: hybrid

IR35 Status: undetermined

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: Other