FPSO Purchaser

Description

• Responsible for the day-to-day procurement, expediting, and control of the entire supply chain from requisition until delivery on-board for a group of units, in accordance with Supply Chain (SC) related procedures.
• Liaise with freight forwarders, client, and logistics at the country of operation when required to consolidate as many regular orders as possible and keep the number of deliveries and cost of freight and custom handling to a minimum.
• Assure quality and suitability of spares and equipment purchased, in close liaison with adequate departments/division.
• Work with service providers that do procurement for BWE, giving them guidance and support with audits, checks, etc.

• Actively follow up changes in the supplier market and keep a good and balanced contact with domestic as well as international associates, taking an active part in supplier meetings.
• Apply thorough cost control on all goods quoted, purchased, and supplied under his/her responsibility.
• Actively contribute to continuous improvements.
• Actively contribute to implementation, negotiation, and understanding of frame agreements, as well as being able to see where additional agreements are required.
• Enforce offshore and onshore unit management to follow the Company's policies and procedures in SC matters.
• To the extent deemed necessary, carry out supplier audits.
• Actively contribute to global SC in bid input related to new contracts in the local market.
• Liaison with global SC to ensure optimal sourcing for the offshore unit(s).
• Oversee that the group of units IFS database is maintained and updated at all times, and on a quarterly basis liaise with requisitioner (FPSO) over non-attended purchase requisition and verify if material is still required or not.
• Participate in daily/weekly operations meetings with the unit, maintenance, and operation manager.
• Liaise with other internal stakeholders (Finance, Legal, Business Development, Estimating, Engineering, etc.) when required.
• Contribute ideas for improvement of best practices.
• Taking ownership and an active part in the implementation of SC initiatives, ensuring compliance with best practices and procurement procedures.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Education

• Education / degree within Engineering, Purchasing and/or Logistic Administration will be preferred
• Long relevant experience may replace educational requirements

Experience

• Ideally 3 to 5 years of working experience within Purchasing, preferably from Supply Chain within the oil & gas or marine-related industry.
• Previous experience with ERP systems.

Interpersonal Skills

• Good interpersonal and communication skills.
• Solution-oriented with good negotiation skills.
• Proactive and able to work independently.
• Team player.
• Structured and organized with good attention to details.

Knowledge

• Good knowledge of the local supply market for the oil & gas industry and general knowledge of the international oil & gas supplier market.
• Familiar with the terminology of the oil & gas industry.
• Good understanding/knowledge of ERP systems.
• Technical knowledge/understanding of the oil & gas industry is an advantage.
• Fluent in English and Portuguese (oral and written).