Project Buyer - SAP skills essential - start New Year - 6 month contract
Exciting newly created role for a Purchasing Officer/Buyer to work on a Shutdown project for a large resources company. Responsibilities Initially a fixed term role for 6 months, reporting to the Superintendent, the Purchasing Officer is responsible for ensuring that goods and services are procured efficiently and in accordance with policies and procedures.
The primary responsibilities include:
- Checking to ensure appropriate authorisation on Purchase Requisitions, and other relevant internal and external documents.
- Requesting quotations, evaluating bids, negotiating, and evaluating proposals from Suppliers and Contractors.
- Negotiating and the award of a variety of Purchase and Service Orders including Spare Parts and Consumable orders; Capital Equipment orders; Consultancy Agreements; Rental or Lease Agreements; orders for the provision of mechanical, electrical, or other trades labour performed on a lump sum or schedule of rates basis; lower-level mechanical, electrical, civil, construction or capital works contracts usually performed on a fixed lump sum basis.
- Checking to ensure that Request for Quote (RFQ) summaries and purchase order documents are accurate and professionally prepared - particularly those requiring higher authority to commit funds.
- Effectively utilising computerised Purchasing and Materials Management systems to enhance individual performance and accuracy for the benefit of all users; Proactive expediting of department Purchase Orders.
- Assisting with invoice queries to ensure prompt payment to vendors; Cooperating with staff of user departments so that realistic quality control and supply schedules are established and maintained.
- Generating annual cost savings resulting from effective personal and team initiatives and strategies during committing company funds.
- Effectively utilising the computerised procurement and materials management systems, with specific emphasis on contractor/supplier performance, stock control and cost reduction.
- Resolve problem with resource allocation priorities, time constraints, contracts, vendor performance, payment release, transport, and logistics.
Profile Required:
- Experience in Procurement / supply
- Competent in usage of Excel Spreadsheet, and other MS Suites
- Experience in use of SAP.
Preferences for
- Understanding of the Supply Chain process
- Experience in oil and gas, chemical processing or mining and manufacturing industry
- Basic understanding of account processing and related ERP Modules/ systems.
We are looking for someone to start late February - the rate is around $70ph and you will be offered the opportunity to work from home 2 days a week.
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