Job Purpose

Within a multidisciplinary project team, Senior Project Buyer is responsible for Purchasing of products, equipment, works and services in accordance with the procedures and the company policy.

Main Scope/Responsibilities

• Source, Build, maintain and manage supplier relationships and ensure good communications.             
• Follow the procurement activities from sourcing to contract 
• Prepares and issue inquires/RFQ to the selected vendors/contractors, using available ERP/IT systems 
• Controls the commercial aspects of all project purchase orders until delivery on site of all contracts.            
• Communicates with reports to the Project Manager for project execution matters such as progress of the work, ITB's outstanding matters, etc            
• Evaluates the commercial parts of the vendors’ bids (Reliability, shop workload, pricing, delivery times, payment and delivery conditions,...).             
• Handle the negotiations of deviations/exclusions to the terms and conditions in collaboration with legal department
• Negotiates the best purchase order/Contract conditions with the selected vendor
• Places the Purchase Order and prepare the Contract in a timely manner and in accordance with specific project requirements
• Ensures that the inquiry and other procurement documents are up-to-date and Archives all the ITB's documents
• Ensures that approved changes are covered by amendments to the original purchase order.            
• Executes and coordinates vendor / contractor performance assessments in coordination with his team members.
• Supports the procurement team in undertaking due diligence of suppliers and ensures that new suppliers are recorded and registered on business systems 
• Demonstrates the highest integrity and ethical values in dealing with clients, suppliers, and colleagues and fosters fair, ethical and legal purchasing practices.     
• Organizes and follows Lessons learned, ratios to measure the purchase performance on the project.     
• Performs the appropriate reporting using the Procurement IT tools, JMMS, ARIBA, SAP

Education

• Bac +4/5
• Curricula: Business School, Engineering

Global Experience

• 5-10 years

Specific Experience in the position

• 4-8 years