Procurement Coordinator - Calgary, Canada - Federation Engineering

Federation Engineering

Verified Company

Calgary, Canada

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Sophia Lee

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Description

Job Purpose

The procurement specialist will be engaged in projects ranging from refinery and gas projects, oilsands, energy generation, and SAGD, among others.

This position is responsible for finding goods and services for the company at the best value regarding quality and price.

Additional duties of this position include assisting the analysis and preparation of contracts, buying & expediting, and closely working with the project managers and project engineers as well as outside vendors to meet project requirements.

This individual will also work closely with other disciplines to achieve optimal project outcome.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

Procurement:

Ensuring timely and costeffective procurement while adhering to client requirements and proper procurement practices
Identify suppliers of goods and services
Preparing the RFP/RFQ documents and bid tabulations
Coordinating the technical and cost review of submitted proposals
Negotiate terms with suppliers such as price, quality of goods, deadlines, expectations, etc.
Create purchase orders and tally these with supply requests and orders
Liaise with suppliers and project managers regarding updates and details of goods
Proactively performing expediting activities to ensure the delivery of equipment, materials, services, and related documentation
Developing and maintaining status reports
Managing routine and complex purchase orders and/or service orders
Analyze invoices to ensure accuracy of goods delivered
Establish proper organization, policy, and procedures for control of procurement of both project and operational support goods and services
Work closely with the projects team to understand details of procurement requirements

Build and Cultivate Client Relationships:

Engage current and potential clients in the marketplace
Cross sell procurement and/or engineering services to clients
Provide exceptional client service dependable, responsive, sensible

Project Management:

May be required to act as single point of contact for procurement with the client's supply chain department
Provide input into estimates for prospective client projects

Office Leadership:

Contribute to a dynamic workplace culture

Other duties and responsibilities as required.

Qualifications

Skills and Experience:

Minimum 6 years of proven experience working as a procurement specialist in the O&G/Chemical/Petrochemical industries
Additional certification in the field of procurement desired
Strong knowledge of the industry and market conditions
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Impeccable negotiation and problemsolving skills
Exceptional interpersonal skills and rapport building
Flexible to work long hours as demanded by projects
Working knowledge of Microsoft Office software (Word, Excel, Outlook)
Selfstarter with the ability to work independently when required
Able to travel to meet vendors and suppliers as necessary

Personal Characteristics:

Selfstarter, independent worker, dedicated, and dependable
Decisive, willing to make well reasoned decisions and accountable for decisions
Strong communicator internally (up and down) and with clients
Leadership skills desired: high emotional intelligence, high integrity, lack of ego (humility)
Believes in making long term business relationships with team members and clients playing for the long game
Interested in investing in a longterm career with a growing company

Working Conditions
Federation believes in providing flexible working arrangements for our office personnel.

The Calgary office is located downtown in order to be proximate to the offices of our key clients and is always available for our employees but following a hybrid work schedule is also an option.

From time to time, travel to client sites or other Federation offices may be required (up to 10%).

Job Types:
Full-time, Permanent

Benefits: