Have a mix skills of a Buyer and Project Engineer to increase our
procurement capability in China for:
- mechanical components such as axial fans, gear boxes, el motors mainly for wet business but also for dry opportunities out of EU and OEM for the future;
- equipment such as metal expansion joints, valves for dry business and butterfly valves or rubber joints for wet business
- skids such as firefighting systems for wet business or vacuum systems for dry business.
In addition this resource in a second phase should
also support Italian buyers for fiberglass products such as pultruded elements, main headers, risers, cladding and fan stacks.
Main Responsibilities:
- Purchase components, equipment, and services in line with customers specifications, incoterms defined and all relevant data input from Eng and Operations Depts.
- Market monitoring including scouting and intelligence on competitors supply is a master activity to be actuated worldwide to be as much as possible effective in the business.
- Develop ideas and strategies to improve operational efficiency, add value, aid business performance and work towards a strategy of continuous improvement.
- Negotiate contracts, improved prices, and terms of business with suppliers and review opportunities to make business savings utilizing negotiation and procurement best practice tools and methods.
- Ensure compliance to company guidelines, purchasing policies and procedures during supplier negotiations and contracts award process.
- Assess tenders and quotations from potential suppliers.
- Prepare purchase orders in line with final negotiations with selected suppliers and in line with organizational targets and requirements.
- Build, maintain and manage supplier relationships and ensure good communications.
Requirements:
- Master's Degree in Energy, Mechanical, Chemical Sciences
- Basic knowledge of thermo electric plant and its components.
- Proven purchasing experience, preferably within industrial, power and oil & gas business.
- Contract management and supplier experience. Contract
- SAP or similar ERP Skills.
- Advanced Excel skills.
- Fluent in English.
Skills and Attributes:
- Highly skilled at building and maintaining effective and productive relationships with key stakeholders and suppliers.
- Strong negotiation, communication, interpersonal and influencing skills.
- Results orientated with the ability to plan and deliver against project deadlines, assertive, optimistic and open to change.
- Engages interest and participation of others and has a collaborative approach to working with others.
- Resilient, self-motivated, and able to work well under pressure.