Procurement Officer

Job Description & Requirements

The Procurement Executive is responsible for supporting the company and its projects by providing end to end service, from understanding end-user and project requirements, to sourcing for the right item at the right specifications and budget, to ensuring smooth delivery at the right time.

He/she is critical in the smooth execution of the projects within budget.

He/she should be comfortable engaging and interacting with vendors and other external parties, to fulfill his/her responsibilities in coordinating vendor selection processes, maintaining vendor contract records and databases, and following up on vendors' deliverables.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Process purchase requests, short-list vendors, perform price & product analyses; and negotiate for the best terms and conditions.
• Raise and issue Purchase Orders (PO).
• Monitor PO progress and expedite deliveries.
• Coordinate technical clarifications and meetings between and vendors and end-users.
• Attend project meetings with engineering team.
• Obtain valid documentation of purchased goods such as product and material certificate, test report, type approval, etc.
• Liaise with shippers, forwarders and warehouse to coordinate/monitor shipments.
• Prepare monthly procurement cost reports.
• Liaise with finance department and vendors to settle PO and invoice discrepancies.
• Manage a price database of goods and services.
• Establish relationships with vendors and other industry players.
• Administer vendor pre-qualification and ongoing performance evaluation.
• Carry out procurement processes according to ethical procurement standards.
• Other ad-hoc duties as may be assigned.
  
  

Requirements

• Degree/Diploma in engineering, project management, and other relevant discipline
• At least 3 years experience in purchasing, products sourcing & expediting
• Skilled in MS Office Systems
• Knowledge with SAP or any ERP is a plus
• Familiarity with Oil and Gas / Marine / Construction industries, products and vendors will be an advantage
• Team player and willing to learn
• Pleasant and good attitude
• Able to work independently and with colleagues of all levels and nationalities
• Good command of spoken and written English
• Able to start work immediately or within short notice
• Other language (spoken and written) is a bonus.