Responsible for daily procurement of materials, equipment, and services as required for assigned commodities or projects as applicable. Lead in the development of the professional buyer.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
- Responsible for daily procurement of materials, equipment, and services as required for assigned commodities or projects as applicable.
- Lead in the development of the professional buyer.
- Procure material as requested, making applicable independent commercial decisions within established authority limits by utilizing available on-line computer inquiry functions in SAP, and other professional services.
- Interface with office and rig personnel regarding their requests in a timely and professional manner.
- Ensure all items in capital spares inventory are utilized effectively.
- Ensure that all purchases of repairs, services and third-party charges comply with Noble’s policies and procedures, as well as rig standardization guidelines.
- Ensure that all purchases of repairs and services comply with equipment repair standards, as well as Noble’s terms and conditions.
- Ensure all warranty terms are appropriate.
- Ensure all applicable discounts are taken.
- Record repaired capital equipment, services and third-party charges in accordance with policy in the company’s financial records.
- Monitor and report to management any vendor deficiencies, to achieve and reinforce a high level of vendor performance.
- Conduct vendor assessments in accordance with policies and procedures.
- Resolve vendor invoicing and shipment discrepancies through research in SAP inquiry functions and negotiate acceptable commercial resolutions.
- Leverage Noble’s purchasing position.
- Direct vendor reduction efforts to focus purchasing efforts.
- Lead in the development of the professional buyer.
- Other duties as assigned.
QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor’s degree in Business Management, Engineering or a related field and 60 months of experience in any occupation with experience in supply chain management in the offshore industry.
- Must have experience with European ERP system, IFS, experience in end-to-end purchasing of equipment, parts, rentals, services, and supplies for offshore drilling rigs, and purchasing experience with Brazilian suppliers.
Travel Requirements:
Up to 10% domestic, international and offshore travel.
SUPERVISORY
None