Wood is currently recruiting for a Buyer to join its Iraq business unit focusing on leading and organizing material purchase activities for a major onshore brownfield project in Basra, Iraq.
This is a full-time onsite position in Basra, Iraq, with travel requirement.
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Wood is currently recruiting for a Buyer to join its Iraq business unit focusing on leading and organizing material purchase activities for a major onshore brownfield project in Basra, Iraq.
This is a full-time onsite position in Basra, Iraq, with travel requirement.
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The role
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Buyer to join our Iraq Business Unit.
Our Clients and Projects
Designing the future. Transforming the world.
This Project aims to take over the existing asset and maximize the production in 2 phases. This is a fast-track project and schedule-oriented Design to enhance the production.
The Phase 1 will restore, upgrade, and develop the current plant (CPF1) including: Restoration of initial CPF1 capacity; building a new export pipeline (24”, ~30km); restoration of CPF1 integrity and operability; flaring elimination and released water; development of new flowlines, pads, and electrification network for approximately 30 new wells; debottlenecking of the plant; upgrade of the Safety and Security facilities.
Our scope is to provide Engineering, Procurement services and Construction assistance (EPsCa) for the initial development phase of the field in Southern Iraq. The scope of services includes FEED, detailed design, procurement support, and construction and commissioning assistance.
What we can offer
- Meaningful and interesting projects Delivered to high profile clients and complex projects in Iraq
- Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion; we are an organisation actively committed to diversity and inclusion across our business with employee networks committed to giving all employees a voice
- Competitive salary with regular salary reviews to ensure we are rewarding at the right level in line with the market
- Medical Insurance: Ensures inpatient and outpatient medical care is available should you require treatment.
- Commitment to continued professional development; development plans that are tailored to your individual needs and interests
- Global connections: join experts around the world who are at the leading edge of our industry, shaping the standards of our profession
- Long Service Award: Wood values the commitment and loyalty of our people. Celebrating Long Service provides an opportunity for the business to demonstrate their appreciation of the hard work, dedication and many years’ services of our employees at 5-year service milestones
Job Dimensions:
- Affiliate Complexity / Criticality: The job holder is a C&P métier representative of an affiliate with a high complexity / criticality to manage C&P activities as the C&P stakeholder will have to consider external factors such as the Political instability, the low Human Rights consideration context, the high risk related to bribery in Iraq and the management of economic sanctions risks.
- Under the job holder responsibility per year
- Commitment value App.180 M.USD
- # of commitments: App. 1200 PO lines
- # of contracts: App. 10 contracts
Activities:
In its perimeter, the Job holder leads & organizes material purchase activities of all Project activities
The job holder manages Procurement processes
- Update the Procurement Planning and help to prioritize the purchasing workload
- Proactively build and maintain relationship with Métier Partners and suppliers in order to establish and maintain a highly effective service
- Inform requesters during the preparation phase, purchase and commitment follow-up as per supply chain fundamentals
- Work in Duet with his/her métier partners
- Prepare and conduct regularly the Duet/ Triplet meetings to ensure efficiency of Duets/Triplets
- Participate to the follow-up and evaluation of suppliers with Métier Partners
- Ensure cost optimization and reduction
- Participate to the good use of e-sourcing tools
- Utilize frame agreements FALTC signed by headquarters
- Ensure the reception, management and follow up of purchase orders (PO’s) until payment and reception
- Ensure the input of all necessary purchase data in SAP
- Contribute to reporting Key Performance Indicators for the purchasing activities
- Participate to and promote activities, projects, actions launched for the improvement of the Supply Chain Process
In its perimeter, the job holder manages the Purchasing of goods activities:
- Prepare Contract Committee documents and participate with Métier Partners for the presentation of RTAs
- Participate in planning’s phases of the needs (SOR) in duet with Métier Partners
- Analyze all Purchase Requisitions (PR) expressed by Métier Partners to ensure that adequate material specification (to finalize S.O.W), budget authorizations and relative cost centers have been provided
- Propose the bidder lists according to the nature of the requests
- Group requisitions to reduce process costs, compile tender packages and organize call for tender / request for quotation, invitations to bid
- Answer to tenderers’ requests for clarification
- Study, compare and evaluate offers in order to have the most economical and contractual advantageous conditions
- Organize and lead negotiations with suppliers associated with award and performance of POs
- Issue RTAs in Duet with Métier Partners in charge of the request
- Establish corresponding contractual documents: purchase orders, etc.
- Make sure all Purchase Orders (PO), and contractual documents include the necessary related QA/QC provisions.
- Ensure the follow-up of purchase orders until complete reception and payment
- Ensure rapid and correct validation of PO’s
- Ensure reception of acknowledgement of receipt for PO’s from suppliers
- Ensure Suppliers’ deliveries on time
- Follow-up of goods receipt until affiliate’s central warehouse
- Negotiate and solve all changes leading to amendment from Métier Partners or suppliers
- Clarify discrepancies between material received and orders, if any with suppliers (Triplet: stock controller / stock keeper/TADM).
- Follow up the update of the supplier’s database and the input of all purchase data in SAP.
The Job holder manages Compliance of activities
- Ensure that company’s Contractual and Purchasing Policies and applicable laws and regulations are adhered to, especially related to ethic and transparency
- Ensure the use of the purchasing documents and procedures to comply with the standards of the company and the agreements with the partners
- Ensure the application of General Terms and Conditions for purchase of equipment’s especially as it concerns complex, high value, high risk equipment’s
- Ensure the good administration and filing of all the purchasing documents and ensure that all approvals, justifications, circulation forms etc. are filed in line with the applicable procedures and meet audit requirements to minimize any potential partner/audit claims or court actions
The Job holder adheres to the H3SE rules
- Set a personal example in adherence to GROUP rules and procedures
- Raise awareness and provide guidance in directing employees under their supervision with regard to the execution of the H3SE rules, both for Company Staff and suppliers without detracting from Contractor's legal obligations
- Ensure that H3SE clauses are implemented in C&P documents and H3SE performance is followed up systematically
- Notify relevant staff on accidents, incidents and near-misses and initiating corrective actions
Accountabilities:
- To manage purchasing processes delivering best quality in time and at the optimal cost for the Project
- To participate in the improvement of purchasing practices
- To ensure the Métier Partners’ requirements satisfaction to avoid any shortages of equipment
- To make use of contractual terms
- To ensure competition and transparency in all purchasing processes
Qualifications:
What makes you remarkable?
At Wood, we are committed to equal opportunities and welcome all talented individuals to consider joining our team. So even if you don't match every statement below but feel you have some of the experience, knowledge or skills needed for this role, we encourage you to apply. It will take all of us working together to deliver solutions to the world’s most critical challenges.
Expected:
C&P competencies
- Intermediate Purchasing Technical Competencies required
- C&P tools certification required
- SAP tool certification required
Qualification and background
- Diploma: BAC+3 or recognized/certified experience equivalence
- International Experience Required: Yes No
- Professional experience: 3-5 years in oil and gas industry. Minimum 2-3 years of exposure on Procurement of Goods in an oil and gas projects context
- Personal Abilities: Human Relations, Problem Solving and Planning / organizing / coordinating
- Language: English (required) & Arabic / French (Nice to have)
