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The role involves sourcing suppliers, evaluating quotations, negotiating contracts, and working closely with internal teams like Legal and Finance. Additionally, the professional will manage supplier relationships, oversee database maintenance, and handle logistics and contract close-outs. Leading a team of purchasers and driving continuous improvements in local supply chain practices are also key aspects of this position.\nResponsibilities:\nResponsible for procurement of small to medium equipment packages, in accordance with Supply Chain (SC) related procedures;\nEnsure compliance with BW Energy’s Supply Chain (SC) related procedures and project specific Material Management (Procurement) plan;\nResponsible for the day to day procurement, expediting and control of the entire supply chain from requisition until delivery on-board for a group of units, in accordance with Supply Chain (SC) related procedure;\nLiaise with freight forwarders, client and logistics at country of operation when required to consolidate as many regular orders as possible and keep the number of deliveries and cost of freight and custom handling to a minimum;\nAssure quality, suitability of spares and equipment purchased, in close liaison with adequate departments/division;\nActively follow-up 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Manager;\nProvide regular status and progress reporting (Procurement Status Report (PSR), etc.);\nMaintain relevant knowledge of various commodities, available manufacturers and sources;\nSourcing and development of Bidders List;\nPrepare and issue Requests for Quotations (RFQs);\nEvaluate quotations, carry out bid clarifications, condition bids and negotiate with suppliers;\nReview supplier’s qualifications on Terms and Conditions and coordination with in house Legal team on the review of such qualifications;\nPerform Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) / Life Cycle Costs (LCC) analysis;\nPrepare recommendation for award;Prepare and issue Purchase Orders in IFS;\nVerify supplier’s production schedule, ensuring the supplier has a complete and capable plan for meeting the delivery requirements, and work closely with Expeditors on relevant packages;\nIdentify potential and actual disruptions in the supplier’s submission and delivery schedules, propose mitigating measures and work closely with supplier to remedy situation;\nCertification of progress or milestone payments;\nComplete supplier performance evaluation and coordinate input from other department /disciplines;\nFinalization of account;\nManage contract close out, document retention/archive activities;\nSupervise and lead a group of Project Purchasers where necessary;\nPerform other procurement discipline tasks as required, such as expediting, logistics coordination and material receiving;\nTaking ownership and active part in implementation of SC initiatives, ensure compliance of best practices and procurement procedures;\nActively contribute to continuous improvements of best practices and lessons learned;Liaise with other internal stakeholders (Finance, Legal, Business Development, Estimating, Engineering, etc.)\nWork in conjunction with the company's global legal department in negotiating contracts to supply items or services.\nGuarantee that all services, contracts required for oil lifting operations are 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