General information
Organisation
A market leader in offshore marine services, BOURBON offers the most demanding offshore energy operators a broad range of surface and subsea marine services for oil & gas fields and wind farms. These services rely on a modern & standardized fleet of 248vessels and on the skills of more than 5,400 highly qualified professionals. Constantly striving for operational excellence, the group provides a local service for customers in the 36 countries in which it operates, guaranteeing the very highest standards of quality and safety. In 2022, BOURBON achieved adjusted revenues of over €542 million.
Reference
2024-1799
Job type (offshore/onshore)
Onshore
Position description
Job title
Purchasing Officer M/F
Contract type
Permanent Contract
Roles and responsibilities
Job Summary
You will be responsible to:
- Purchase on behalf of the Project Manager and follow up on shipment until delivery on board to support company operations.
- Apply company purchasing policies and procedures for effective company operation.
Duties & Responsibilities:
- Conduct research, select and purchase quality products and materials, negotiate deals using agreed listed vendors defined by Procurement Category Manager‘s team.
- Acknowledge vessel purchase request (PR) and proceed to purchase order (PO) dispatch to vendors based on priority and need by date and with strong logistics constraints optimization.
- Review purchasing agreements with vendors and maintain open lines of communications and strong working relationships with vendors.
- Compare product deliveries with issued purchase orders and contact vendors when there are discrepancies.
- Be responsible for supplying service and material inventory under vessel purchase request (PR).
- Conduct regular price comparisons to ensure that the company is always getting the best price for each product.
- Responsible to identify suppliers, research goods and services, process purchase orders, expedite the PO and verify delivered items.
- Purchase materials and services anywhere in the world keeping into consideration logistics constraints.
- Ensure client satisfaction and manage cargo expediting following purchase to delivery.
- Secure full compliance and operation Excellence in the process of procurement activities.
- In charge to expedite PO to secure lead-time delivery, in relation with Transport and Logistics Control tower services.
- Communicate with operations team and finance team for goods where prepayment required for further management, to collect proforma invoices and provide all needs to finance team for prepayment process.
- Communicate with local entities for all international shipments until delivered on board and report to operations team.
- Ensure cargo delivery on board after arrival in country by local entity without delay.
- Expedite and monitor effectiveness of PO readiness, place of release with full requested shipping documentations.
- Update vendors about payment completion to sustain delivery availability and submit to trade terms.
- Ensure all incidents/delays/non-compliance are recorded, reported and investigated.
- Take on full responsibility for the order since PR received from vessel and up to cargo delivery on board.
- Ensure planning efficiency by recording reliable data and use available digital tool giving full visibility of PO status.
- Ensure cargo readiness for smooth coordination with transport and logistics control tower.
- Perform any cognate duties as assigned by the Management.
The Purchasing Officer reports hierarchically to the Technical Director and functionally to the Project Manager.
Qualifications, Skills and Experiences
- Hold as minimum a Diploma in the field linked to Sourcing, Supply Chain and/ or Logistics;
- A minimum of 3 years of relevant experience in similar position and have a strong international exposure in purchasing and logistics areas;
- Proficient in Supply Relationship Management (SRM)and PO management software programs such as Oracle and/or SAP knowledge;
- Have excellent communication and customer-service skills;
- Have a keen eye for detail and accuracy;
- Results orientated with the ability to plan and deliver against project deadlines;
- Strong communication, interpersonal and influencing skills;
- Sound knowledge of MS Office tools (Excel, Word, Powerpoint); and
- A perfect command of English is mandatory.
Position location
Job location
Africa, Mauritius Island, Bambous
Candidate criteria
Minimum level of education required
2 - Associate's degree (2 years)
Minimum level of experience required
2-5 years