About The Role

Do you enjoy a challenge? Do you want to make a difference? Are you ready to engineer change within the industry and wider community? At PD&MS, we’re determined to help drive the change that our world needs to see. To support current and new customers to be part of the energy transition, through future-friendly solutions. 

You can be part of our vision!

Working Pattern: Employee Fixed Term Contract / Full Time 

As the Senior Buyer, you will:

• Be a citizen of Azerbaijan
• Participate in vendor assessments, bid reviews and contract award formalities
• Prepare bid summaries and procurement status reports 
• Review monthly progress reports from vendors/suppliers and report on cost and schedule deviations 
• Supplier selection and management 
• Provide training and guidance to other purchasing personnel as required 
• Effective communication with suppliers to achieve required service and meet project need 
• Effective communication with engineers to assist and/or guide them in the preparation of material requisitions 
• Direct negotiations in the commitment of purchases, front cost negotiations, competitive bidding, market and vendor knowledge 
• Provide backup support to the Materials & Procurement Lead, if appropriate  
• Manage and coordinate supplier close-out meetings 
• Meetings with vendors and suppliers 
• Prepare weekly and ad hoc reports as required 
• Participate in on call rotation as scheduled, if appropriate 
• Ensure preventative measures and root cause analysis in place with vendors to increase vendor quality  
• Ensure compliance with applicable Industry Codes and Standards, HSE Alerts, Statutory Instruments, Client Specifications and Legislative Requirements and establishing order of precedence on a project-by-project basis 
• Verify correct taxation terms and conditions are in place, where appropriate 
• Arrange all aspects of freight forwarding 
• Prepare all relevant documents to gain client expenditure approval for procured items (e.g. extra service work orders for BP Caspian, etc.)
• Update and gain necessary approvals of customs clearance / exemption certificates, where appropriate  
• Deputise for the Procurement & Materials Lead for Procurement responsibility, when required

The role offers:

• Development opportunities: the opportunity to develop within your technical department, to be appreciated, to work with people who have the same goals and are driven to succeed.
• Varied workload: you’ll have the chance to transfer your skills and develop in our industry and deliver on projects across the fully energy sector, from conventional to renewable energies.
• Opportunities for transferable skills: if you’re experience isn’t traditional oil & gas, we still want to hear from you!
• Salary: Competitive Salary depending on knowledge and experience plus a range of benefits that support your finances, wellbeing, and family.
• Benefits: Pension, Voluntary Insurance, Sick Leave, 30 days annual leave plus public holidays.
• Location: Baku, Azerbaijan.

Qualifications:

• CIPS Level 3 or equivalent
• Significant, demonstrable experience in similar role
• Minimum of 3 standard grades at grade 3 or higher or equivalent
• Competent in the use of MS Office applications
• Excellent written and spoken English 

Personal attributes

Our GENES, our core values, define who we are, what we stand for and how we deliver. 

• Go the extra mile
• Empower our people
• Never get complacent
• Engage our partners
• Step up and deliver