Job Title: Buyer
Organisation: Expro
Duty Station: Tilenga, Uganda
About Organisation:
Expro is an energy services provider headquartered in Houston, Texas, United States. Expro is a visionary full-cycle energy services expert offering novel, insightful solutions, dependable competency and award-winning safety.
Job Summary: To procure goods and services required by the business to the required specification, quality level, at a competitive price, delivered in a timely manner.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Receive generic specifications and source competitive bids from qualified suppliers that meet the specification, quality, budgetary and schedule requirements.
- Negotiate and place Purchase Orders, ensuring schedule reporting and delivery promises are maintained by vendors with information communicated to the project/product team and other stakeholders.
- In conjunction with QA and QC processing vendor non-conformances to ensure that the correct actions are taken to close them out in a timely manner.
- Expedite orders in accordance with Purchase Order requirements. Work with business units to communicate and improve delivery where-ever possible and updating SAP accordingly.
- Assist end user departments with price bid enquires for obtaining goods/services quotes from suppliers.
- Continually work with “key” suppliers to ensure clear scope definition and cost reduction programs. Regular management and control of costs with the respective suppliers.
- Where applicable, co-ordinate of end user department rental requirements with suppliers for operational support activity, and where applicable, communicate delivery status to the originators.
- Assist the accounts department with invoice enquires requiring clarification/ approval; specifically with rental equipment and personnel services. Contact department originators/ Supervisors on such invoice approval, update SAP accordingly with applicable information and return approved invoice(s) to the Accounts department.
- Action any changes to specifications advising suppliers accordingly.
- Assist Procurement Manager with supplier business review meetings and assist with supplier assessment in conjunction with the Supplier Approval Process.
- Assist in other purchasing/ departmental duties/ activities as detailed by the Procurement Manager including ad hoc projects as required.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- 3 years experience within a buying/materials environment
- Proficient in Microsoft office (Excel, Powerpoint and Word) and MRP/ERP systems (SAP preferred)
- Previous experience of terminology, supplier evaluation, purchase order drafting, negotiation
How to Apply:
All candidates should apply online at the link below.
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