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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.\nProject: NFPS EPC2\nJob Title: Procurement Section Lead\nLocation: China - Qingdao\nJob Description: \nMission\nLead and coordinate all the activities necessary to purchase goods and/or services/subcontracts carried out by buyers\nIssue 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\nReport to the Procurement function about the activities of the assigned team of buyers\nTasks\nAssign purchasing request to a specified buyer to start up the procurement process\nDefine/approve the bidder list taking into account project and operating requirements, market knowledge and other possible internal needs\nApprove the Request for Quotations prepared by buyers\nCheck and/or approve the commercial/economic tabulation to compare different proposals prepared by buyers\nSupervise the commercial/economic negotiation\nCheck and/or approve the purchase order/subcontract prepared by buyers\nSupport and coordinate the buyers in performing day by day activities\nPromote the market knowledge/scouting\nTake care about buyers training and professional knowledge\nEnsure confidentiality obligation about technical/commercial/economical info received through the vendor proposals and about any info related to the tenders managed\nManage claims and transactions\nCheck the technical documentation received with the Purchase Requisition and Technical evaluation\nSupport the Buyer during feedback activities\nWhat are we looking for?\nEducation: Master's Degree/bachelor’s degree in: Business Administration\nExperience: 10 years of experience as a Procurement Section Lead within the oil and gas industry\nLanguages: English Language skills required (and any other specified by Project)\nTechnical Skills: procurement tean leadership, commercial negotiations, vendor qualification and management, contract management and claims handling, tendering\nIT Skills: SAP experience \nWhat else should you know? Start date is asap\nWhat can we offer to you: \nContract duration until March 2027 (subject to extension according to Company needs)\nCorporate Benefits: We offer a comprehensive benefits package, including health insurance.\nOur 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.\nAdditional Information\nWe 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.\nSafety and Sustainability matter to us! 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