Buyer / Billingham

We are currently looking to recruit a Buyer on behalf of their client ConocoPhillips.

The Client

ConocoPhillips is one of the world’s largest independent E&P companies based on production and proved reserves. The company has a relentless commitment to safety, a passion for innovation and an ability to adapt to a dynamic marketplace. The ConocoPhillips Norsea Terminal, located in Teesside at the mouth of the river Tees, is a crude oil reception, processing, storage, and trans-shipment installation. The terminal also fractionates natural gas liquids into ethane, propane, and butane.

The terminals success is built on its high performing workforce and can provide opportunities throughout your career to progress and continually develop. With ongoing production from Ekofisk and Eldfisk, other redeveloped fields and new exploration projects in the works, the future looks bright as we prepare for a lifetime to 2050.

The Job Opportunity

Come for a Job. Stay for a Career

The Norsea Terminal is currently recruiting for a Buyer (Staff Position) due to changes in job roles within the current team.

Reporting to the Procurement Team Leader working as part of our team of purchasing and contracts specialists, you will be responsible for providing day to day purchasing and expediting expertise to the business relating to the provision of materials, minor services, and administration of supplier contracts. The ideal candidate will be a procurement professional who is focused on maintaining effective supplier relationships that will support the delivery of quality service to our internal stakeholders.

Main Duties and Responsibilities of the Role of Buyer

• Manage the purchase of goods, materials, components, and minor services in line with specified cost, quality, and delivery targets via the SAP procurement system
• Support all other relevant functions and communicate on any supply problems which may impact on business operations
• Build, maintain and manage effective supplier relationships; act as an interface between suppliers and other relevant departments on purchasing processes, new projects and activities. Monitor and advise on any issues which present risk or opportunity to the organisation
• Provide daily support to internal customers to ensure both technical and delivery requirements are met
• Liaise with relevant parties to quantify specific requirements for their requisitions
• Collaborate with the Contracts Specialists to ensure alignment between materials and services requirements
• Liaise with accounts payable to ensure all purchase orders/invoices are paid in accordance with payment terms
• Resolve technical queries by liaison with technical disciplines and vendors
• Provide procurement expertise and SAP guidance to internal customers, including SAP training
• Implement and manage key purchasing agreements by measuring and monitoring performance
• Compile data relating to supplier performance to enable evaluation
• Carry out duties in a manner which strives to improve our BU KPI targets e.g., linking of
• POs to contract, rate validation, self-billing agreements, updating of outline agreements etc.
• Provide vendor verification for setting up new suppliers within SAP
• Ensure compliance to all company guidelines, procurement policies and procedures.Expediting of outstanding critical orders and late deliveries
• Participate in and actively seek procurement synergy opportunities
• Support procurement improvement initiatives
• Conduct market research and report on movements in price and changes in terms offered
• Provide analysis on costs, new and existing and review cost reduction activities, generating ideas for cost savings and efficiencies

Competency Requirements

• A Levels or equivalent – Essential
• CIPS level 3 (or working towards) - Desirable
• Similar working experience in the oil & gas industry or other regulated industry – Essential
• Hold a Full UK driving licence – Essential
• Demonstrate effective interpersonal and communication skills – Essential
• Ability to use Microsoft packages - Essential
• Good reporting, communication, and workload management – Essential
• A strong working knowledge of SAP - Desirable

About NES Fircroft

NES Fircroft has been placing people in specialist technical industries for over 50 years, focusing on mid to senior level engineers for contract and permanent roles worldwide. By applying for this job you give consent for NES Fircroft to contact you, via email & telephone, to discuss your application along with future positions and NES Fircroft's services.

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