Procurement Cluster Leader at Puma Energy

Job Description

• Ensure the business has timely supply of goods and materials it requires
• Demonstrate value for money for the company in the cluster when money is being spent with suppliers
• Apply Puma Energys Procurement processes ensuring all necessary controls, approvals and reporting is carried out in the cluster
• Functional leadership of the procurement coordinators in the cluster, focusing on procurement operations
• Planning, Operations and Monitoring
• Initiate, lead and coordinate all procurement activities (engaging with stakeholders, gathering business requirements, tenders, negotiation, creating purchase orders, supply market intelligence, benchmarking, driving suppliers to perform) related to his/her cluster
• Monitor, consolidate and report Procurement KPIs for his / her cluster (e.g. savings, number of purchase orders, after the fact orders)
• Responsible for monitoring suppliers delivery and payment terms, including follow up manufacturing process
• Support initiatives pursuing optimization of the Total Cost of Ownership
• Perform market benchmark to ensure that Puma Energy costs are consistent within the market
• Sourcing and Negotiation
• Consolidates cluster expenditure to aggregate and maximise buyer power to ensure the best costs/benefits for the company for his/her cluster
• Lead multi discipline teams in charge of negotiations and implementation in his / her cluster
• Creatively explore different alternative approaches in negotiation to achieve greatest cost reduction for Puma Energy
• Identify, propose and lead savings initiatives related to:
  • Technical requirement (e.g. standardization, value engineering)
  • Volumes / demand management (e.g. consolidation / rationalization)
  • Vendors market (e.g. new vendors sourcing)
  • Commercial terms (e.g. payment terms, warranty, lump-sum, life cycle)
• Co-responsible with Regional Procurement implementing and assuring the use of regional and global agreements in the cluster, and evaluate the impact of companys procurement policies
• Build / maintain a network of contacts and develop strong Procurement relationship with suppliers
• Represents Puma Energy to suppliers, ensuring suppliers know what is expected of them and markets the opportunity for suppliers to supply Puma Energy
• Selecting suppliers and contracting
• Pilot and organize sourcing events (RFI, RFP, RFQ)
• Negotiate commercial terms of contracts
• Ensures that the outcomes of negotiation are translated into contracts (Frame Agreements)
• Cooperation with the Legal department for all contracts
• Manage contracts / issues (e.g. vendors dispute, invoices, warranty) in close cooperation with stakeholders
• Organize contract reviews during execution of contract / return on experience at the end of contract

General Management

• Be the primary point of contact to all non-oil procurement activities in the cluster, a support the local management and operational teams
• Assure implementation of Procurement policies, programs and procedures, and provide guide and advice to the business and country management in his/her cluster
• Follow-up, evaluate and provide procurement functional support to his/her cluster (e.g. improve of KPIs and performance, system and processes)
• Have clear understanding of functional areas challenges and opportunities regarding Procurement matters to provide guide and advice in decision making processes
• Manage and continues asses the skill levels of functional reports, and provides growth and development opportunities
• Understanding the main difference business activities and processes at Puma Energy (e.g. Retail, Maintenance, Operations, Aviation, etc.)

Requirements:

Work Experience:

• Min 3 years Procurement experience (Recommendable 1-2 years in an operations or sourcing/supply chain role)

Education:

• Technical Degree: Business Administration/Management

Skills:

• Highly Proficient in Managing projects
• Languages: English, French