Senior Procurement Engineer

Context And Environment

Accountabilities

• To manage purchasing processes delivering best quality in time and at the optimal cost for NOC
• To participate in the improvement of purchasing practices
• To mentor members of his/her team, and when possible other local staff
• To successfully prepare, negotiate and administer a broad range of complex, technical and high value/risk purchases
• To ensure the Partners’ Entities requirements satisfaction to avoid any shortages of equipment

Activities

• The Job holder liaises with Partners Entities and contributes to the processes and communication of the purchasing entity described below:
• Contribute to the issue of the Procurement Planning and help to prioritize the purchasing workload
• Prepare Contract Committee documents and participate with Partners’ Entities for the presentation of RTAs
• Inform requesters during the preparation phase, purchase and commitment follow-up as per the E&P supply chain fundamentals
• Work in Duet with one or several Partners’ Entities and ensure efficiency of Duets/Triplets
• Follow-up, analyze and know the markets, participate to the follow-up, and evaluation of suppliers with Partners' Entities
• Contribute to reporting Key Performance Indicators for the purchasing activities of his/her team
• Use and enrich Market Intelligence information,
• Participate to the good use of e-sourcing tools
• Identify or participate to Best Practices, propose Return of Experience to the Head of Purchasing
• Utilize frame agreements FALTC signed by
• shareholders
• The Job holder ensures the proper execution of purchasing operations (under the responsibility of his/her team
• leader or head of purchasing) by performing the following activities:
• Handle the reception of purchase requisitions
• + Receive PRs coming from Partners' Entities via the Head of Purchasing or the Team Leader
• + Participate in planning’s phases of the needs (SOR) in duet with Partners’ Entities
• + Analyze all Purchase Requisitions (PR) expressed by Partners’ Entities to ensure that adequate material specification, budget authorizations and relative cost centers have been provided to finalize S.O.W
• + Propose the bidder lists according to the nature of the requests
• Group requisitions to reduce process costs, compile tender packages and organize call for tender / request for quotation, invitations to bid
• Answer to tenderers’ requests for clarification
• Study, compare and evaluate offers in order to have the most economical and contractual advantageous conditions
• Organize and lead negotiations with suppliers associated with award and performance of POs
• Issue RTAs in Duet with Partners’ Entities in charge of the request
• Establish corresponding contractual documents: purchase orders, etc....
• Ensure the follow-up of purchase orders until complete reception and payment
• + Ensure rapid and correct validation of PO’s
• + Ensure reception of acknowledgement of receipt for PO’s from suppliers
• + Ensure Suppliers’ deliveries on time
• Follow-up of goods receipt until central warehouse.
• + Negotiate and solve all changes leading to amendment from Partners’ Entities or suppliers/contractors
• + Clarify discrepancies between material received and orders, if any with suppliers
• Ensure the update of the suppliers database and the input of all purchase data in SAP.
• The Job holder ensure the Compliance:
• Ensure compliance of the purchasing process with all internal Company rules (including NOC Code of conduct) and all applicable laws and regulation (JV rules, Country laws...)
• Ensure the application of NOC General Terms and Conditions for purchase of equipment
• Ensure the good administration and filing of all the purchasing documents and ensure that all approvals, justifications, circulation forms etc. are filed in line with the applicable procedures.
• Ensure that all purchasing activities meet audit requirements in order to minimize any potential partner/audit claims or court actions.
• The Job holder adheres to the H3SE rules
• Be in constant alignment with H3SE Company rules, Procedures, Instructions and applicable legislation
• Take the necessary measures to avert immediate threat of danger. Exercising caution as necessary to avoid danger to persons and installations or avoid pollution
• Participate actively in H3SE meetings, training sessions and drills and co-operate actively in the execution of H3SE plans

Competencies

Education

Experience

• Professional experience: 6-7 years’ post-graduate experience in purchasing of goods in the Oil and Gas Industry and 2 years’ experience as a Buyer in the company required.
• Main Personal Abilities: Basic Management, Advanced Human Relations, Problem Solving and planning / organizing / coordinating / controlling
• C&P competencies:
• + Intermediate level in purchasing technical Competencies required
• + C&P tools advanced certification required