Puma Energy Invites Job Applications
Job Title: Procurement Coordinator
Main Purpose:
- Ensure the business has timely supply of goods and materials it requires
- Demonstrate value for money for the company in the country when money is being spent with suppliers
- Apply Puma Energy’s Procurement processes ensuring all necessary controls, approvals and reporting is carried out in the country
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Planning, Operations and Monitoring
- Proposes, negotiates, and ensures the appropriate Procurement Service Levels to the business within the country, including cost benefits objectives
- Monitor and report Procurement KPIs which come from the FISP for his / her country (e.g. savings, number of tenders) to the General manager and the country management team
- Is responsible for controlling the supplier’s payment terms under Procurement scope
- Leads initiatives pursuing optimization of the Total Cost of Ownership, establishing plans, directions and controls
- Volumes (e.g. consolidation / rationalization)
- Vendors market (e.g. new vendors sourcing)
- Price (e.g. payment terms, warranty, lump-sum, life cycle)
- Work with Regional and Global category managers to implement regional and global negotiations within the country and evaluate the local impact of company’s procurement policies
- Propose, validate, initiate and follow-up vendor qualification request (KYC)
- Build / maintain a network of contacts and develop strong and demanding country relationships with suppliers
- Represents Puma Energy to suppliers, ensuring suppliers know what is expected of them and markets the opportunity for suppliers to supply Puma Energy.
- Selecting suppliers and contracting
- Define / propose short lists of vendors for RFP or for RFQ
- Pilot and organize RFQ
- Negotiate commercial terms of contracts
- Ensures that the outcomes of negotiation are translated into contracts (Frame Agreements)
- Cooperation with the Legal department for all contracts
- Manage contracts / issues (e.g. vendors dispute, invoices, warranty) in close cooperation with stakeholders
- Monitor and report on contract’s performance and savings
- Organize contract reviews during execution of contract / return on experience at the end of contract
- General Management
- Be the primary point of contact for the country relating to all non-oil procurement activities supporting the general management team
Skills And Competencies
- Undergraduate degree in Engineering or Business
- Recommendable Master degree
- Ideally Oil & Gas industry experience in mid-stream and in multi-site retailing
- Business acumen, capable of understanding business/marketing strategies
- Min 5 years Procurement experience (Recommendable 2-3 years management experience and/or 2-3 years in an operations or sourcing/supply chain role)
- Ability to manage commercial relationships with Suppliers at local level
- Mature leadership and with excellent organization, negotiation and project management skills
- Problem solver, team player and can deal effectively with people who hold opposing views, tolerates conflicts and ambiguity
- Communicates effectively, persuasive speaker and a good listener
- Good knowledge of Finance for Project Evaluation
- Basic functional expertise ERP systems
- Working knowledge of legal matters relating to Procurement
- Able to accurately manage high levels of data
- Demonstrates integrity and ethical working in line with Puma Energy Code of Conduct
- English required.
MAIN CHALLENGES
- Managing and carrying out Procurement activities across a wide range of categories and for all internal departments
- Ensure regional and global category manager understand business requirements relevant to the country and that procurement strategies are fit for purpose for the country
- Creatively explore different approaches in negotiation agreements to achieve greatest cost reductions for Puma Energy
- Align objectives with different functional areas, mainly with Operations, Maintenance and Retail
- Ensure appropriate Procurement Service Levels to the business within the country for the procurement process, quickly adapting to changes
Key Relationships and Department Overview:
Internal- Country General and Finance Managers, Country management team and their teams, Procurement category managers, Procurement functional leaders
Closing Date : 24th October, 2022
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