Bilingual proficiency in English and Mandarin is required for this position.
Responsibilities:
- Provide input and incorporate supply chain constraints into the project schedule.
- Conduct RFX’s for critical POs and contracts (long lead, high value, or high complexity).
- Prepare commercial evaluations, POs, and contracts.
- Interface and collaborate with discipline engineers and construction team to progress on SC deliverables.
- Protect interest of company with appropriate contractual provisions
- Administer contracts and expedite POs.
- Review invoices accuracy against POs and contracts and submission to funding system for payment.
- Maintain procurement status report, accurate for submission to PMT and client.
- Prepare accruals and cost forecasts and prepare justification for budget adjustments.
- Perform contract closeout.
- Work within site team to verify that deliveries satisfy the requirements and document any overages, shortages or damaged materials.
- Facilitate logistics process, including the logistic plan, inventory maintenance, manufacturing, shipment, and delivery, and returns on materials.
- Establish and maintain suppliers’ relationships, including communications and negotiations with suppliers.
- Identify inefficiencies in the supply chain to improve overall supply chain effectiveness.
- Receive and interview vendor representatives to keep abreast of developments, negotiate prices, service, quality, or other matters.
- In conjunction with the Supply Chain Manager, develop and investigate current sources of supply, make recommendations as to their approvals.
- Maintain effective liaison with all departments to present alternatives offered by suppliers, modification of design, standardization of parts or material, or other matters of mutual concern.
- Any other Supply Chain Management related scope of work, as assigned.
- Report to Project SC Lead and SCM Manager.
Qualifications:
- Have a Supply Chain, Business or Engineering degree.
- 5+ years EPC or EPCM experience as Buyer.
- Must have experience procuring complex, critical and high value equipment, and materials.
- Experienced in expediting and logistics.
- Must understand scheduling and workload prioritization.
- Team player and will collaborate for the overall success of the project and the company.
- Preferably works well with systems and savvy with MS Office suite.
- Experienced commercial and contractual negotiator.
- Bilingual proficiency in English and Mandarin is required for this position.
📌 Buyer (Calgary)
🏢 COOEC
📍 Calgary