Procurement- Buyer at Tenaris

Responsibilities

• Establish a proper workplan considering business priorities, vendor and end user criticalities.
• Understand the market where operations take place, the sourcing process and its technicalities.
• Assess the market to define the eligible vendor list which complies with quality and safety policies and have a strong financial situation.
• Provide accurate information to supplier, verifying technical specifications with the end user.
• Purchase the best product or services, offering the best value-for-money in the market, by assessing economic and technical information on the proposal submitted by each supplier.
• Provide key data based on numerical analysis for decision making.
• Carry out the management control process, detect deviations and implement improvement actions.
• Ensure fulfilment of Purchase Orders and Contracts and define the Logistics of the products such as maritime, land or air transportation.
• Seek purchasing cycle improvement by developing new or alternative products or services, and suppliers, maximizing quality and minimizing costs, lead times and liabilities for Clients.
• Understand the relevant safety parameters associated with each type of purchase, and select suitable suppliers accordingly (ie: Safety indicators, HSE audits results).
• Coordinate the activities needed to place a new Contract with all the areas involved within Exiros or Clients' organization, such as Quality, Safety, Normalization, Human Resources, Maintenance, Legal, Compliance, Supply Chain, etc.
• Ensure that our suppliers know the company HSE polices for critical services.
• Ensure compliance with the company policies and management standards.
• Ensure adherence to SOX regulations in activities under his / her responsability.
• Ensures adherence to SOX regulations in activities under his / her responsability.

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Engineering with a maximum of 5 years experience.

Required Skills

• Advanced Level in use of Microsoft Office Tools

Preferred Skills

• SAP knowledge will be an added advantage