JOB DESCRIPTION

Wood is recruiting for a National Procurement Representative to join the team in Equatorial Guinea.
Note: the position is open to Equatorial Guinean nationals only.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Analyzes spend data, tracking year over-year costs, and forecasting commodity and service pricing
• Prepares and executes routine bid packages
• Communicates with business unit to understand operational requirements for materials and services
• Conducts vendor pricing and commercial contract negotiations for common materials and services
• Receives and evaluates supplier proposals, and participates in the review and awards process
• Identifies, establishes and tracks supplier KPIs to maximize business efficiencies
• Negotiates pricing with suppliers to deliver businesses requirements at the lowest total cost of ownership
• Issues Purchase Orders for equipment, materials and services
• Identify opportunity to utilize existing inventory in lieu of procuring additional materials
• Engage with internal and external stakeholders at all levels, work with suppliers to improve performance, deliver value for and also work with the team on tenders and negotiations
• Assist with the review of policies, procedures and working practices and implement process improvements within the Supply Chain team
• Assist with project and resourcing plans, provide supply chain and procurement collateral, risk identification and ensure risks are identified and mitigated feeding into internal governance reviews
• Reviews, including due-diligence and SLAs for new and existing suppliers, including referred suppliers
• Ensure that the purchasing function complies with internal systems and controls and the regular auditing of the purchasing function
• Supplier engagement through the bid cycle and the negotiation and execution of all associated contractual and commercial activities, including specific flow-down terms and management of all associated risk
• Assist with the development and implementation of procurement strategies and commercial negotiations with suppliers to establish robust governance frameworks for the performance & relationship management of the supplier landscape

QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience in procurement, supply chain or similar background
• Similar experience working with suppliers, managing proposals/contracts
• Knowledge and experience in purchase orders and pricing
• Strong negotiation skills
• Good data analysis

ABOUT US

Wood is a global leader in consulting and engineering, helping to unlock solutions to critical challenges in energy and materials markets. We provide consulting, projects and operations solutions in 60 countries, employing around 35,000 people. www.woodplc.com

Diversity Statement

We are an equal opportunity employer that recognises the value of a diverse workforce. All suitably qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective criteria and without regard to the following (which is a non-exhaustive list): race, colour, age, religion, gender, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or other characteristics in accordance with the relevant governing laws.