Senior Purchasing Agent

Wood • Greenville, SC

10d

About The Position

Responsible for the supervision and guidance of a deployed supply chain project team responsible for purchasing and expediting. Key aspects of the role include the supervision of the supply chain activities and assigned supply chain personnel working within the project. Clear understanding of the client’s head contract requirements including Wood responsibilities and incorporates those into appropriate project supply chain strategies, plans, procedures and terms and conditions. Has broad base knowledge of commercial terms and conditions, interfaces with Wood legal/commercial experts and can under guidance initiate/discuss adaptations in order to reach a robust commercial agreement. Regularly monitors and reports progress of all project procurement activities. Ensures team regularly update reports/systems with required information to allow accurate reporting and escalates any critical issues and risks to project management.

Requirements

• Supervision and guidance of a deployed supply chain project team responsible for purchasing and expediting.
• Supervision of supply chain activities and assigned supply chain personnel.
• Clear understanding of client’s head contract requirements, including Wood responsibilities.
• Incorporation of client requirements into project supply chain strategies, plans, procedures, and terms and conditions.
• Broad base knowledge of commercial terms and conditions.
• Ability to interface with Wood legal/commercial experts.
• Ability to initiate/discuss adaptations under guidance to reach a robust commercial agreement.
• Regular monitoring and reporting of all project procurement activities.
• Ensuring team regularly updates reports/systems with required information for accurate reporting.
• Escalating critical issues and risks to project management.

Responsibilities

• Accountable for the successful delivery of Purchasing activities that they are responsible for.
• Promote safe working practices and demonstrate safety leadership at all times
• Understands and lives Woods vision, values and behaviours
• Understands and works to the Wood Financial Management Framework
• Developing and implementing Supply Chain Policy, Procedures, and Processes on the Project
• Responsible for embedding sound purchasing principles and techniques that deliver tangible and sustainable net savings and value add.
• Implementation of effective Supplier Relationship Management that supports driving cost and efficiency, driving value engineering and innovation and developing market intelligence that supports project execution.
• Support tendering activities and development of specific supply chains strategies to support project execution
• Delivery against internal and external in year savings targets as per business plan and effective reporting

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed