Buyer / Procurement Specialist

About the role

Location: Houston, TX - hybrid. Type: Contract + full benefits. Term: 2 years. Industry: Energy / Pipeline / Midstream. This position will manage the sourcing and purchasing of major engineered equipment packages supporting oil & gas/midstream projects. The Buyer will work closely with engineering, project management, expediting, suppliers and other internal stakeholders while managing multiple projects and procurement packages simultaneously.

Responsibilities

• Manage procurement activities from purchase requisition (PR) through purchase order (PO) issuance and administration
• Develop, issue and manage RFQs, RFPs and RFIs
• Perform commercial bid evaluations, bid tabulations and supplier comparisons
• Support commercial negotiations and supplier selection
• Procure major engineered equipment packages including compression equipment, turbines, skids and electrical buildings
• Create, maintain and administer purchase orders using SAP materials management
• Manage PO documentation, acknowledgements, changes, status and invoice exceptions
• Coordinate with engineers, project managers, expediters, suppliers, Legal, Risk and other stakeholders
• Partner with expediting following PO award to support equipment delivery and project schedule requirements
• Manage supplier qualification/prequalification activities
• Maintain accurate purchasing records and required documentation in SAP
• Manage multiple project procurement priorities while meeting commercial and delivery requirements
• Build strong working relationships with internal stakeholders and suppliers

Qualifications

• 3+ years of purchasing/procurement experience within oil & gas, midstream or a closely related energy environment
• Experience purchasing engineered equipment and/or major equipment packages
• Strong hands-on SAP purchasing experience
• Experience converting PRs to POs and administering purchase orders
• Experience with RFQs, RFPs, RFIs and commercial bid evaluations
• Experience working directly with engineering and project management stakeholders
• Understanding of commercial purchasing terms and Incoterms
• Strong problem-solving, organization, communication and stakeholder-management skills
• Ability to independently manage procurement activities across multiple concurrent projects
• Must be authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship
• Preferred: Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business or related field
• Preferred: Experience with pipeline/midstream project procurement
• Preferred: Power BI experience
• Preferred: Commercial negotiation experience

Benefits

Contract position with full benefits.

Pay

$45/hr