Buyer - Trinidad

The Buyer is responsible for ensuring maximum value is derived from purchase expenditure, ensuring continuity of supply while minimizing inventory investment, handling purchase of moderate to large value items and services often of a highly complex technical nature and conducting negotiations with local and international vendors for assigned purchases.

• Receives approved requisitions from requestors (planners, technicians, engineers etc.) and other company functions, for a variety of materials, services and equipment and places orders with services and materials vendors locally and abroad.
• Maximize value and optimizes savings by coordinating alternate sourcing of material, product evaluation, lifecycle costing, competitive bidding and price negotiations with vendors. Ensures the uninterrupted supply of materials and services to all internal clients.
• Ensures the timely delivery of materials and services through forward planning.
• Resolves disputes arising with vendors concerning quality, price or delivery problems and handles claims and counter claims as they arise.
• Ensure a cost-effective delivery of materials and services as specified in the Purchase Orders; abiding to the specified quality, quantity, cost and target delivery date.
• Identify and implement best practices in all procurement processes and build supportive internal and external relationships within Procurement and other business functions.
• Follow sourcing strategies as specified in company’s procurement strategy and procedures.
• Maintain absolute transparency in all processes
• Create purchase orders that are technically robust assuring they contain all the necessary information for all parties involved.
• Must assure vendor submits mandatory documentation such as material test certificates, certificates of conformance, tests certificates, product manuals as per technical requirements.
• Must assure vendor dispatches materials properly packaged for land, air or and maritime transportation.
• Ensure full understanding of the customer needs and technical requirements  before proceeding with orders.
• Contribute to enrich database of local and foreign vendors in the company Approved Vendor List.
• Research market and identify new sourcing options. Shall be responsible for the appropriate vendor selection and bidding processes.
• Assist in the creation and continuous improvement of procurement procedures. Must work proactively to identify ways of streamlining the activities in order to operate in a more efficient and cost-effective manner.
• Responsible for establishing reliable, long-term win-win relationships with vendors based on truth and  excellent communication channels.
• Must be able to resolve most discrepancies with vendors and any transactional issues associated with the commodities or locations assigned.
• Must be responsible for providing proactive solutions for all procurement issues.
• Must attend relevant meetings with vendors, internal customers and client as requested and required.
• Must take full ownership of all aspects of the procurement P2P process, from requisition to final payment of vendors assisting with the resolution of invoice issues related to purchases.
• Produce reports on materials status and procurement activities for management.
• Must assure purchases are executed in the most effective and efficient manner.
• Support team to achieve procurement department’s KPI’s.
• Support Catalog Administrator to assure all materials are properly described in the materials catalog of Maximo.
• Must handle Materials/ Service requisitions in an efficient and effective manner.
• Must provide prompt feedback of Purchase Orders status to internal customers and on a monthly basis he must meet with them to assure their expectations are being met.
• Participate in all HSE initiatives and trainings.
• Any out of normal event or non-conformance must be reported.
• Adhere to all HSSE policies/procedures and participate in Leading Indicators that will result in a Zero Accidents culture. 
• Maintain absolute ethical transparency in all Procurement activities.
• Strive to achieve an integrative purchasing strategy that is fully integrated into MASSY WG competitive strategy and constitutes part of an integrated effort to formulate and implement a strategic plan.   
• Perform all other related job functions as required.

• Degree in Purchasing, Materials Management, Logistics, Business Administration or engineering preferred.
• CIPS certification up to level 4 minimum (or equivalent)
• A minimum of two (2) years’ experience in a similar role, preferably in the Oil and Gas Industry.
• Demonstrated ability to solve problems associated to a procurement process.
• Strong communication and negotiating skills with ability to communicate at all levels.
• Proficient customer service oriented specifically towards internal customers and vendors
• Able to work under pressure in a fast-paced environment.
• Good understanding of commercial terms and conditions.
• Proficient in MS Office and Maximo 6.2  Purchasing and Inventory Module.
• Full knowledge and understanding of Purchasing methods and procedures and technical specifications in the industry.
• Knowledge of strategic sourcing methodologies.
• Training in QA materials documentation compliance.
• This role does not provide sponsorship