Goal

Provide professional supply chain services to AOC and Saudi Aramco, and assure on-time delivery of materials and services, within specifications, at the lowest overall cost, whilst promoting local content.

General Profile

•    Requires specialized depth and/or breadth of expertise
•    Interprets internal or external business issues and recommends best practices
•    Solves complex problems; takes a broad perspective to identify innovative solutions
•    Works independently with guidance in only the most complex situations
•    May lead functional teams or projects
 

Functional Specific Responsibilities

• Procure and manage the negotiations for assigned commodities within the set budget and in accordance with purchasing policies, procedures and processes
• Review received purchase requisitions for completeness, compliance and clarity and upon completion, initiate the procurement process
• Create quotation requests, purchase orders, and change orders in SAP, and issuing quotation requests in SAP Ariba, ensure that all necessary accompanying documentation is correct and complete
• Determine acceptability of quotations received based on price, delivery terms and compliance with customer specifications, provisions and conditions, and prepare bid summaries where necessary
• Coordinate communication between different stakeholders during the purchasing process, such as end-users, Standardization, Engineering, Expediting, Logistics and Finance
• Cooperate with different stakeholders to ensure that purchase orders meet Trade Compliance requirements
• Support research on complex problems which are adversely affecting the efficiency, cost effectiveness and overall performance of purchasing activities within AOC's area of operation
• Review Terms and Conditions and align with Law Department
• Participate in global requests for quotations organized by headquarters
• Provide regular and ad-hoc reports on purchasing related topics
• Provide regular updates on material master data to Standardization and Engineering, and vendor master data to Supplier Relations Group

Functional Specific Requirements

• Bachelor degree in Engineering, Procurement/Supply Chain or any other relevant field. An additional qualification in Purchasing Management such as CIPS or APICS is advantageous.
• Minimum of 4 years’ experience as a buyer, preferably from the oil and gas industry.
• Good knowledge of English, both written and verbally
• Experience working with SAP is essential; experience with Ariba is advantageous