Senior Buyer at SPIE Oil & Gas Services

Job description

SPIE Services Nigeria Limited is currently looking for a Senior Buyer to join its work force in Nigeria. The Service holder ensures compliance

• Ensure that all local contracts personnel under his/her supervision is in line with the company’s standardized norms and codes of conduct
• Ensure compliance of the purchasing process with all internal Company rules (including guide to conduct) and all applicable laws and regulation (JV rules, Country laws)
• Ensure the application of COMPANY and/or affiliate 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.
• Liaise with other teams and participates to the processes and communication of the contracts entity by performing the following tasks
• Work closely with the DUET counterpart to create the contracts dossier, maintain a clear definition of contractual responsibilities and discuss the agenda including:
  • Preparation of contracts strategy
  • Negotiation and analysis of commercial bids
  • Preparation of recommendations to award in all Call for Tenders
  • Participate in the TGP CATMAN network
• Ensure that all insurance issues of company assets and personnel are dealt with
  • Supervise and train contract engineers and Graduate contracts engineers
  • Define the workload of his/her team
  • Ensure the update of the contracts management tool
• Keep informed of best practices in contracts procedures in other entities and affiliates for improvement of contracts practices in his/her affiliate
• Use frame agreements FALTC signed by headquarters
• Executes the following contracts activities
• Prepare and maintain an up-to-date list of qualified contractors/suppliers/potential tenders/contracts with updated information in order to perform market studies; analyze and assess all possible answers from the market
• Participate to the validation of the contracts strategy through:
  • Arranging and attending Contracts Committee Meetings
  • Pre-qualifying bidders
  • Contributes and ensures criteria for evaluation are apt
  • Creation of CFT commercial documents
  • Preparation and issuance of call for tender to contractors and suppliers on the bidders list
• signing parties and the signature process of formal documents
• Ensures that own contracts are created and managed in UNISUP and AGORA, ensure effective use of tools and systems (Ariba, NIPEX, REX+, AGORA) for optimum productivity
• 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 receipts
• Input all purchase data in SAP.

Profile

• A degree in Engineering, Management or Social Sciences (preferably Supply Chain)
• Membership of relevant professional bodies in the Supply Chain and in Operational functions will be an added advantage.
• 7years work experience (preferably in Oil and Gas Industry) of which 3 should be in contract administration.
• Demonstrable general knowledge and understanding of commercial, legal and insurance issues affecting the company in general.
• Good command of English language and excellent communication skills.