Senior Purchasing Agent – Capital Equipment
Position Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree and/or experience relevant to the field.
- 8+ years experience in logistics, purchasing and expediting functions.
- 5+ years industry experience.
- Strong negotiating skills.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Occasional work in divisions and at project sites. Domestic and international travel as required for same.
- Purchasing supervisory experience a plus.
Position Responsibilities
- Carry out daily procurement support for assigned rigs or projects.
- Review equipment and maintenance budgets to leverage purchasing opportunities.
- Review capital spare equipment inventory before initiating new purchases.
- Conduct bid exercises on major equipment in coordination with the maintenance department. Evaluate bids, conduct negotiations and recommend agreements.
- Participate in project and divisional purchasing audits/training as required.
- Review open purchase order reports to monitor and ensure timely deliveries.
- Ensure equipment purchases comply with all Company policies.
- Ensure all project-related purchasing complies with Company policy.
- Ensure all applicable discounts are taken, warranty terms included, and regulatory requirements (as appropriate) are included in the purchasing documents.
- Ensure capital equipment is recorded in the Company’s financial records.
- Manage vendor agreements as assigned for renewal and increased effectiveness.
- Benchmark vendor performance as required and report deficiencies.
- Coordinate vendor assessments with the Maintenance Department.
- Coordinate factory acceptance tests of capital equipment with the Maintenance Department. Document as required for acceptance and delivery.
- Evaluate opportunities to reduce vendor base/increase purchasing leverage.
Contact Information
Noble Drilling Services Inc.13135 South Dairy Ashford Suite 800
Sugar Land, TX 77478
ATTN: Personnel Department
Inclusion of job title listed above is required on all correspondence.
Fax: 281-276-6464 E-mail: jobs@noblecorp.com
An Equal Opportunity Employer
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