Senior Buyer

Company : Worley

Primary Location

: SAU-EP-Al Khobar

Job

: Purchasing

Schedule

: Full-time
Employment Type : Employee
Job Level : Experienced

Job Posting

: May ‎31, ‎2022

Unposting Date

: Jun ‎30, ‎2022
Reporting Manager Title : Procurement Manager
:
‎48,000 people. ‎49 countries. Over ‎120 office locations.
We 're not just engineers. We're a global team of data scientists,
consultants, construction workers and innovators all working to create a
better tomorrow. Every day, we help customers in energy, chemicals and
resources get one step closer to solving our planet's toughest issues. Climate
change. The energy transition. Digital transformation. And how we can deliver
a more sustainable world.? _
_Whatever your ambition, there 's a path for you here. And there's no barrier
to your potential career success. For more information, visit __Worley.com
Primary objective
Select reliable sources of supply, approve purchase orders, supervise
purchasing, control price and quality, and ensure timely delivery of raw
materials and supplies.
Specific accountabilities
* Recommend purchasing policy and determine procedures within the limits of delegated authority and in accordance with company policies and procedures.
* Review and approve purchase requisitions.
* Establish and approve sources of raw material and finished product supplies, receive quotations and secure bids both locally and overseas. Undertake the negotiation of purchase contracts, follow-up, schedule and expedite deliveries.
* Supervise controls on receipt and acknowledgment of materials and supplies and the maintenance of purchasing records.
* Co-operate with production, research, engineering and other departments in modifications to equipment, product specifications and delivery dates.
* Process and action finished goods orders to marketing centres having regard to the optimisation of total inventory.
* Review and process claims against suppliers for unsatisfactory materials or equipment.
* Investigate trends in basic raw materials and supply prices, recommend the timing and quantity of purchases and establish economical purchase quantities.
* Liaise with parent group as appropriate on economies of purchase for base raw materials, either through local agents, overseas merchants or manufacturers.
* Attend production planning meetings and liaise with marketing personnel in the forward ordering of supplies where lead time is critical.
* Prepare detailed financial analyses in support of alternative purchasing strategies.
* Quality Assurance - Responsible for working within the provisions and guidelines of the Quality Assurance system relevant to the BU, etc
* Safety - Responsible for personal safety safe working practices for the BU, etc. Understand and follow OH&S procedures.
Essential Skills and Experience
* Relevant Tertiary qualification in purchasing preferable or
* At least ‎5 years in senior Procurement roles within relevant industries
* Ability to establish and maintain workplace relationships
Matching indicators
May have tertiary qualifications and ‎3 to ‎5 year's experience.
What we offer you
Providing an agile culture and challenging work opportunities results in a
positive work environment. Our people enjoy competitive compensation packages
and a fun, personal, collaborative and safe working environment. We value
equal employment opportunity and are committed to promoting fairness, equality
and diversity.
Our policy is to conduct background checks for all candidates who accept an
offer of employment with us.
If you have the passion and talent to keep up, it's time to test the
limits of what you can become. Find your future with Worley.