About you:
Join us. Unleash your energy within.

If you have world-class ambitions to reach the stars while keeping your feet on the ground, we’re the team for you. We've created a new breed of company – future-focused with reimagined ambition across all disciplines within the energy sector.

We love people who know their own potential and are not afraid to use it. We know that together, we’re far more than the sum of our parts. So, we celebrate people who want to grow and develop as we work together on some of the largest projects on the energy world stage.

We are committed to our diverse and inclusive community – a place where we can all be ourselves, thrive and develop. From day one, we offer a range of family-friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, and employee networks to support staff from different backgrounds.

As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we value applications from all backgrounds, cultures, and abilities.

We’re a disability-friendly employer and can make adjustments to support you to perform at your best during the recruitment process.

Our purpose and beliefs:
As Kent, we’re tackling the greatest challenge of our time - to bring our world the energy it needs in the most responsible way ever imagined.

It’s the energy of every member of our team driven by our beliefs that is making this happen. Whatever our skill, our language, or our culture. These beliefs define and direct us every day to be the very best - for ourselves, our clients, our key stakeholders, the communities we operate in and the planet:

We PLAY BIG
We thrive on EMOTIONAL AGILITY
We are FANATICAL ABOUT PERFORMANCE
We are built on INFINITE THINKING

Read more about the Purpose, Beliefs and Guiding Principles that drive us:

Our vision for Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging:
We recognise that diversity & inclusion are catalysts for success. We’re heightening awareness on the benefits of people diversity, diversity of experiences and diversity of our perspectives. Creating a culture of inclusivity where all employees feel a sense of belonging.

Our combined energy is fueled by different nationalities, across 6 continents and 24 countries. Our commitment is to celebrate character – no matter what ethnic background, gender, age, religion, identity, or disability.

Role scope

To manages the ordering process and be responsible for ensuring timely orders and deliveries of materials and services to ensure that customer requirements are met, to build vendor relationships to secure the best prices on products for their company. To locate key suppliers, negotiating the company’s purchasing agreements, and planning and creating purchase orders (POs) to maintain adequate material flow based on forecasting. To develop efficient procurement solutions and supports senior management with the development and implementation of sourcing strategies.

Details / responsibilities

Research suppliers of goods and servicesGather quotes, proposals, and purchase terms and conditionsExecute the purchase of goods or services approved by managementEvaluate and negotiate vendor contractsTrack inventory and submit purchase orders as neededRecommend new products, services, or materials in keeping with industry trendsPrepare proposals, request quotes and negotiate purchase terms and conditionsPrepare and issue purchase orders and agreementsMonitor supplier performance and resolve issues and concernsInspect and evaluate the quality of purchased items and resolve shortcomingsAnalyse industry and demand trends and support senior management with the development and implementation of sourcing strategiesPlanning, creating, and processing timely requisitions and purchase orders for raw materials, sub-assemblies, and finished goodsTracking ordersEnsuring on-time deliveriesWorking with Quality Assurance for inspection upon delivery to ensure orders are filled correctly and that goods meet specificationsDeveloping strong relationships with key suppliers and measure suppliers’ performance based on cost, quality, delivery, and service levelCommunicating with suppliers daily and organizing meetings and projects as needed to resolve supply issuesWorking with other internal departments such as finance, sales, and operations to resolve issues and concernsInitiating corrective actions on bad materials and following through the resolution with suppliersResearching and identifying prospective suppliers of assigned categoriesAnalysing industry and demand trends

Project Procurement:

Supplier prequalification activities.Prepare RFQ package and send for project and client approval before issuing to Supplier.Invite offers, discuss and close commercial queries with suppliers.Coordinate for closure of technical queries between engineering and supplier.Negotiate prices and T&Cs, prepare commercial bid tabulation and recommendation for award and issue for internal and client approval.Prepare PO in Procurement system, coordinate for approval and issue to Supplier, obtain supplier acceptance and acknowledgement on PO.Arrange KOM, Weekly Meeting with SuppliersHighlight pre & post order concerns to management & client on weekly basis.Invoice Verification & ProcessingPO Closeout activitiesExpediting of major packages and bulk items via phone and emailDocumenting all written and oral communication with suppliersReview of the key milestones outlined in the Supplier’s fabrication schedule to understand the expediting activities and requirements.Verify progress of order/fabrication with vendors.Maintaining all updated status within Kent’s expediting progress sheetsPresents status of packages to project team and client during weekly meetingProactively works to identify and resolve material delivery issues.Reports any pending delivery delays to procurement lead and project management.Maintaining constant contact with vendors and shipping companies while deliveries are in route.Developing quality, long-term relationships with key vendor contacts.Process milestone Invoices.PO Closeout activities.

Proposals:

Supplier prequalification activitiesManage ITB for Budgetary quotes.Close commercial clarifications and coordinate with supplier and engineering for closure of technical clarifications.Negotiate for budgetary prices and quote validity as required by Project and prepare CBE for submission to estimation department.

Qualification & Experience:

Diploma / Degree with Total Experience 5  to 12 years

Candidate should have:

Expertise in Buying, Expediting and Coordination with Engineering, Quality, Logistics and Project.Should be from O&G EPCM or EPC Background.Good experience in Proposal ProcurementShould have knowledge of Shared Service model.Minimum 3-4 years of experience in handling suppliers in USA, Europe and Middle eastShould be able to manage Packages independently with minimum supervision.Strong oral and written communication skills.Should be well versed with Procurement Procedures, Commercial & Legal terms related to Project PO.Fluent in English.