Purchasing Officer

About the role:
The Procurement services team is looking for an experienced Purchasing Advisor to provide comprehensive procurement services to the business. This includes strategic sourcing, purchasing and expediting of a broad range of goods and services (predominantly goods) to agreed standards and specifications.

What the role will involve:

• Review and verify the adequacy of shopping carts received for the acquisition of goods and services to ensure that they are accurate
• Review Robotic generated purchase orders ensuring information is accurate prior to releasing purchase orders.
• Solicit bids for the acquisition of goods and services as required and prepare recommendations for approval.
• Identify and establish preferred and pre-qualified suppliers.
• Purchase goods and services as required to established standards and specifications, ensuring value for money principles are applied.
• Actively negotiate product savings with suppliers and investigate process improvement opportunities.
• Liaise with manufacturers, contractors and suppliers to resolve matters relating to timely delivery of goods. and services.
• Ensure that data entered into the Corporation’s SRM e-procurement and SAP MM Systems is accurate, complete and reliable.
• Provide hands on education and training to customers in the use of SRM e-Procurement and SAP MM.

Key skills and experience:

• Considerable Procurement experience in a large multi-disciplined engineering focused commercial organisation.
• Considerable experience and demonstrated capability in supplier/contractor evaluation and product evaluation specifically with goods procurement.
• Relevant experience and demonstrated capability in the use of computer based Procurement systems.
• Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of contemporary Procurement theory and practice, including sound understanding of electronic trading applications and processes.
• Demonstrate ability to prioritise effort, effectively lead and influence.
• The ability to effectively communicate with and influence key stakeholders and develop strong working relationships within the corporation.

With over 90 years' combined experience, NES Fircroft (NES) is proud to be the world's leading engineering staffing provider spanning the Oil & Gas, Power & Renewables, Chemicals, Construction & Infrastructure, Life Sciences, Mining and Manufacturing sectors worldwide. With more than 80 offices in 45 countries, we are able to provide our clients with the engineering and technical expertise they need, wherever and whenever it is needed. We offer contractors far more than a traditional recruitment service, supporting with everything from securing visas and work permits, to providing market-leading benefits packages and accommodation, ensuring they are safely and compliantly able to support our clients.