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Senior Buyer - Stavanger
Archer Consulting AS
Archer Consulting offer access to some of the most interesting and challenging projects within the industry, allowing you to keep developing your own skills and knowledge through each project. Our aim is to build long-lasting relationships, with many of our consultants working with us continuously through many different projects, thereby offering long-term security. Full access to our dedicated team of support staff ensure on-time payments and hassle free administration.Senior Buyer
- Consultancy role
- 1 year contract with possible extensions
Duties and responsibilities
- Execute procurement activities according to prevailing regulations, policies, plans and agreements
- Establish negotiation strategy and minimize risk.
- Search for- and evaluate alternative suppliers of equipment, materials, and services
- Prepare ITT documents and perform tender evaluation and negotiation.
- Be responsible for establishing the form of contract.
- Process purchase requisitions released and authorized from engineering.
- Be the single point of contact for commercial discussions with suppliers.
- Close cooperation with PRE, fabrication coordinator, QHSE, cost control and other internal stakeholders.
- Follow up procurement reporting and ensure a clear formal audit trail.
- Coordinate supplier quality surveillance.
- Ensure timely delivery of all documentation.
- Process VOR's from suppliers, controlling risk, interface, budget, reporting and approvals.
- Responsible for close out of the procurement package including final account and experience transfer/lessons learned activities.
- Handle other tasks as relevant and as delegated by Project Managers and Project Procurement Managers.
Qualifications
- Bachelor or master's degree in relevant subjects is preferred, but long relevant experience may compensate for lack of formal education
- Minimum of 3-5 years of relevant experience preferred
- Solid knowledge within procurement is an absolute requirement.
- Advanced user level Microsoft Office (Excel skills in particular) is a plus.
Personal qualities
- Ambitious and curious
- Good communication and cooperation skills.
- Structured and systematic approach.
- Analytical mindset
- Able to work on several complex tasks at the same time.
- Fluent in Norwegian and English.
- Proactive, solution- and goal orientated.
- QHSE awareness.