Procurement Section Lead
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 11, 2026. First seen by Alion on Sep 7, 2026. Saipem scores B on the Alion truth index.
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We are a global leader in engineering and construction for the energy and infrastructure sectors, delivering complex onshore and offshore projects worldwide. Driven by technological innovation as “One Company”, our 30,000 people from over 130 nationalities in more than 50 countries work every day to enable the energy transition toward Net Zero. At Saipem, your expertise helps shape the future globally for environmental sustainability.
Project: NFPS EPC2
Job Title: Procurement Section Lead
Location: China - Qingdao
Job Description:
Mission
- Lead and coordinate all the activities necessary to purchase goods and/or services/subcontracts carried out by buyers
- Issue purchase orders/subcontracts within the assignment power of attorney, if any, or coordinate the process and related workflow up to the Purchase Order signature by the deputed person
- Report to the Procurement function about the activities of the assigned team of buyers
Tasks
- Assign purchasing request to a specified buyer to start up the procurement process
- Define/approve the bidder list taking into account project and operating requirements, market knowledge and other possible internal needs
- Approve the Request for Quotations prepared by buyers
- Check and/or approve the commercial/economic tabulation to compare different proposals prepared by buyers
- Supervise the commercial/economic negotiation
- Check and/or approve the purchase order/subcontract prepared by buyers
- Support and coordinate the buyers in performing day by day activities
- Promote the market knowledge/scouting
- Take care about buyers training and professional knowledge
- Ensure confidentiality obligation about technical/commercial/economical info received through the vendor proposals and about any info related to the tenders managed
- Manage claims and transactions
- Check the technical documentation received with the Purchase Requisition and Technical evaluation
- Support the Buyer during feedback activities
What are we looking for?
Education: Master's Degree/bachelor’s degree in: Business Administration
Experience: 10 years of experience as a Procurement Section Lead within the oil and gas industry
Languages: English Language skills required (and any other specified by Project)
Technical Skills: procurement tean leadership, commercial negotiations, vendor qualification and management, contract management and claims handling, tendering
IT Skills: SAP experience
What else should you know? Start date is asap
What can we offer to you:
Contract duration until March 2027 (subject to extension according to Company needs)
Corporate Benefits: We offer a comprehensive benefits package, including health insurance.
Our One Saipem Way soft skills model leverages on skills development, career growth, opportunities to innovate through complex challenges by promoting communication and collaboration to achieve common goals.
Additional Information
We embrace diversity! At Saipem, we believe that innovation thrives through diversity. Our culture is built on mutual respect, collaboration, inclusion and the belief that our differences drive our progress.
Safety and Sustainability matter to us! Operating in difficult and at times extreme situations, the focus is always on the health and safety of people and the preservation of the natural ecosystem.
Find out more in our website: https://www.saipem.com/en/gpsag
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