Lead Buyer

Job Description
Remarkable people, trusted by clients to design and advance the world.
Wood is currently recruiting for a Lead Buyer to join our team for a large-scale challenging construction project. We are looking for individuals with expertise and experience who are ready to take on new challenges and assist us achieve excellence in schedule, safety, and quality.

Wood is one of the world's leading engineering, procurement, construction and project management companies. We aim to deliver safe and sustainable projects and services for our clients in different fields.

This job offers an exciting and technically advanced approach to value added quality control on a wide range of EPCm projects.

Responsibilities
What makes you remarkable?

• Reporting to the Procurement Manager, the main functions of the role will be to issue Pre - qualification Questionnaire (PQ) to potential new supplies
• Provides guidance, direction and support to the Buyer and Senior Buyer reporting personnel in
• Ensures all supply chain activities are carried out in accordance with the project execution plan/schedule and/or contracting strategy, within approved budgets and in line with project processes and procedures.
• Assisting with development of processes and procedures, and communication to relevant personnel.
• Update the project / procurement status report (PSR) in line with project / client required on site dates and current / estimate lead times, notifying any delays to Procurement Manager.
• Attend regular PSR meetings with client, engineering and/or project management personnel to ensure dates for pre-order deliverables within their portfolio are being maintained.
• Performing all pre and post purchasing activities in accordance with the set project purchasing procedure and the purchasing work instructions
• Issue expediting progress reports and update system accordingly
• Understands the supplier delivery obligations form the terms and conditions of purchase
• Ability to interpret supplier production plans to identify improvement opportunities and negotiate delivery improvements
• Preparing supplier performance evaluation and order close out

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in field of engineering or business
• Minimum of 10 years Supply Chain experience of working within Procurement preferably within the Oil & Gas Petrochemical plant
• Broad knowledge of Suppliers, commercial Evaluations, Negotiations and Terms and Conditions of Purchase/Contract.
• Record of skills training appropriate for job specific role.
• Excellent communication skills, written, oral and presentation
• Maintains a strong network both within and outside of supply chain department
• Positively maintain relationships with suppliers and other disciplines
• Planning and organisational skills
• Enthusiastic proactive attitude
• Adaptability and Problem-Solving skill
• Work as part of project execution team
• Identify efficiency, process and tool improvement opportunities and successful drive through change
• Fluent in English and Thai language skills (both spoken & written) to enable effective communications with Client, Sub - Contractors & Vendors
• Be able to work as part of team as well as individually when required

About Us
Wood is a global leader in consulting and engineering, helping to unlock solutions to critical challenges in energy and materials markets. We provide consulting, projects and operations solutions in 60 countries, employing around 35,000 people.

Diversity Statement
We are an equal opportunity employer that recognises the value of a diverse workforce. All suitably qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective criteria and without regard to the following (which is a non-exhaustive list): race, colour, age, religion, gender, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or other characteristics in accordance with the relevant governing laws.