Junior Buyer

About the role

As Junior Buyer you will be a key member of the Procurement Department at Saipem America. You will carry out all the activities necessary to purchase goods and/or services/subcontracts, in compliance with given cost/time/quality requirements and with Corporate/Company policies and standards and work instructions.

Responsibilities

• Issue to vendors the Request for Quotation based on given purchasing request
• Support the vendors during the preparation of the technical/commercial proposals with obligation of confidentiality about the related bid info
• Prepare the commercial/economic bid tabulation to compare different proposals and suggest actions to be taken in order to improve bid result and/or select the vendor
• Lead the commercial/economic negotiation
• Prepare the purchase order/subcontract based on standard General Purchase Terms and Conditions and Project Special Purchase Conditions, if any, and managing possible deviations
• Close out the bid process receiving purchase/subcontract confirmation by selected vendor and informing the unsuccessful vendors about negative result of their bid
• Follow up and negotiate, if necessary, purchase order/subcontract revisions
• Perform the assigned activities in compliance with procedures and provided systems and tools
• Check and comment the technical documentation received with the Purchase Requisition and Technical Evaluation
• Manage contractual documentation (Archive) before the issue to centralized archive

Requirements

• Degree in Maritime Business Administration, supply chain or related
• Minimum 2 years of experience in procurement/supply chain management in maritime, oil & gas, transportation, and related sectors
• English language proficiency
• Technical Skills: SAP

Benefits

• Full time permanent contract
• Comprehensive benefits package including health insurance, retirement plans, health & wellness benefits, Paid time off (PTO)
• Hybrid working model: Smart Working options and flexible hours to help achieve a better work-life balance
• One Saipem Way soft skills model leveraging skills development, career growth, opportunities to innovate through complex challenges by promoting communication and collaboration to achieve common goals
• Location: Houston, Texas