The Procurement Assistant is responsible for raising purchase orders and maintaining procurement records.
He/She also assists in contractor selections by gathering procurement specifications and tender bids received from suppliers.
Job Description
Assist the commercial head in providing overall supervision and coordination of all purchases of goods and services in accordance with laid down company procedures.
Leads and develops a network of both internal and external partners to gather and analyze market information and trends.
Participate in the formulation of the organization’s procurement policy and its implementation.
Conduct after check to ensure that suppliers render services in accordance with regulations and meet their commitments.
Analyze shortfalls and proposes action plans needed to improve indicators and manages conflicts involving them and undertakes corrective actions.
Identify vulnerabilities and challenges (dependency, losses, know-how, technical, economic and legal risks) and proposes solutions.
Implement supplier selection and evaluation procedure.
Check supplier’s qualifications to ensure that they are consistent with the company’s regulations.
Gather information needed for procurement management indicators, and prepares indicators for the selected period.
Participate in inventory pricing process and checks to ensure that recorded purchase slips are consistent with the purchase negotiation.
Monitors and co-ordinate with vendors, freight forwarders and the relevant Agencies to ensure on time delivery.
Other task as instructed by the management.
Skill and Requirements
Minimum BSc. in Supply chain management or other related areas.
A minimum of 8 years professional experience within an international company at a senior procurement level
Experience with Global Sourcing, Strategic Procurement and Vendor Management in Oil, Gas and Maritime or other similar industry
Good knowledge of equipment procurement / Imports
Ability to handle and negotiate SLA/standard contracts
Excellent Negotiation and communication skills
Ability to coordinate and monitor activities of subordinates and service providers
Ability to work with diversity and a variety of personalities
Must understand purchasing procedures.
Must have a good knowledge of Management Information System (Integral) Excel, Access.
Competencies in data entry, analysis, and management.