Decentralized Buyer

We are looking for a Decentralized Buyer for one of our clients with the following details:

Start: July 2025

Location: Dubai, UAE

Scheme: Residential - 5 days per week

Duration: 24 months, extendable

Qualifications/Experience required

• 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
• Professional experience: At least 5 years in oil and gas industry as Buyer.
• Personal Abilities: Human Relations, Problem Solving and Planning / organizing / coordinating
• Language: English (required) & Arabic / French (Nice to have)

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.