Title: Sourcing Specialist
Location: Aberdeen/Great Yarmouth
Contract: 12 Months
Responsibilities:
As a Procurement Specialist you will manage the buying process for a given set of goods and services. You will apply sourcing policy, interface between supplier and entity with respect to specifications and budgets.
* Taking care of RFQ`s and contacting suppliers for getting the competitive quotations
* Placing and following -up on Purchase Orders (PO) and manage relationships with suppliers for PO execution.
* Keeping Ontime delivery of required Goods and Services and monitoring the status
* Detecting and signaling flaws in approaches, methods, procedures and processes and suggests improvements.
* Taking care of contract negotiation and renovation and discussion with suppliers
* Managing supplier relationships to understand the business, gather market intelligence, assess risk and ensure compliance to KPIs
* Handling communication with colleagues and the business about data gathering and analysis.
* Managing problems and scheduling changes
* Reporting the supplier performance and any non-Conformity cases
* Processing and taking care of Suppliers` invoices and any required rectification
* Understanding the content of purchased items and preparing the comparison tables to find the best value.
To be successful in this role you will:
* Have a Bachelor's degree from an accredited university or college Preferred with technical background.
* Some Experience or adequate training on Contracts/ Agreement templates
* Demonstrate excellent communication skills and an ability to build trusting relationships with customers and suppliers
* Have experience with SAP or Oracle is essential.
* Leading procurement activities and bringing to the decision making.