Procurement Specialist at SLB

Location: Port Harcourt, Rivers

Job Description/Responsibilities

• Interfaces with Product Line Planning Manager to plan and prioritize purchasing activities.
• Reviews planned orders, create requisitions for purchased items, and manages approval process.
• Transmits and prioritizes approved purchase orders and supporting documents to supplier.
• Tracks order acknowledgement, prepares and communicates shortage and backlog reports, and provides visibility of potential interruptions to internal customers.
• Tracks orders and confirms system lead times, delivery dates, and costs.
• Reviews, updates, and maintains purchase orders until they are closed.
• Ensures orders adhere to supplier agreements and contracts; reports non conformances.
• Leads finance and logistics staff in resolving reception and invoice discrepancies.
• Identifies opportunities and implements actions to achieve efficiencies.
• Contributes to consolidation, reduction, and rationalization of the local supplier base.
• To develop, manage and co-ordinate the procurement processes. To manage internal procurement requires and activities
• To be in charge of the purchase of equipment for the organization, contact suppliers, and research offers and quotations (review).
• To be able to prepare calls for tender and follow-up procedure and in the management of any type of contracts (service, works, supplies)
• Handle pricing negotiations, service contracts and authorization of new vendors.
• Selection of competent vendors.
• Visit vendors facilities for inspections
• To assist and advise Legal on all procurement issues.