Construction Field Buyer & Expediter

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Abu Dhabi

AED 120,000 - 200,000

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Job description

Date: 27/08/2024

Place of work: Ruwais

Job Title: Construction Field Buyer & Expediter

Reference: PIR 442202300

Job Location: Ruwais, Abu Dhabi – UAE

Job type/Contract: 24 Months (Extendable)

Starting date: Sept 2024

Salary range: Excellent salary package with benefits.

Job summary/Role description:

The purpose of the Buyer is to significantly contribute to the delivery of the purchasing strategy.
The successful candidate will ensure the supply chain is managed in a pro-active, robust and outcome led way. You will be required strong motivation, communication, and negotiation skills to perform in a dynamic and demanding work environment.

Duties and responsibilities:

Float of inquiries.
Economical and contractual negotiations.
Issue of Economical Evaluation to Project Teams.
Cooperate with Project Teams in highlighting main reasons of eventual extra budgets and proposing mitigation actions.
Issue of Purchase Orders and following Amendments.
Expediting of Purchase Order acceptance by Vendors.
Support Project Procurement.
Ensure proper use of the procurement procedures and follow up administration.
Effectively manage budget of purchasing process to maintain best price.
Lead the projects to make them happen, problem solving, trouble shooting, risk assessments, offering up solutions, ensuring that they are delivered on time, within budget and to required quality levels.
Ensure appropriate quality assurance is maintained.
Maintain standards, policies, documentation, systems and procedures to ensure the continued development of the supply function.

Person Specification:

Knowledge & Qualifications:

Experience:

Essential: experience as buyer in Oil & Gas, purchasing/procurement process. Best in industrial context.
Direct experience of managing UAE Supplier and international (if needed).
Demonstrate a sound understanding of figures and be commercially aware.
Knowledge of Export/Import processes and documentation and all modes of transport.
Minimum 10 years’ experience in the specific discipline.
Similar role covered in last three projects of comparable size.
Experience working as main contractor (EPC).

Skills and Abilities:

Excellent communications and interpersonal skills.
Attention to detail.
Team-oriented skills, self-motivation and direction, with strong bias toward timely performance and problem resolution.