Lead Buyer

坯潤; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 350,000 - 500,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the oil and gas sector is seeking an experienced Lead Buyer to join their Category Supply Chain team in Abu Dhabi. The successful candidate will manage procurement initiatives, implement category strategies, and drive cost savings in line with business objectives. This role offers a competitive remuneration package along with opportunities for professional development.

Benefits

Competitive remuneration package

Medical Insurance

Group Life and Personal Accident Insurance

End of Service Gratuity

Employee Share Plan

Commitment to continued professional development

Qualifications

• 15+ years of experience in Oil & Gas or Petrochemical industry.
• Minimum of five years in the GCC region preferred.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for procurement management initiatives.
• Implement category strategies for sustainable savings.
• Drive efficiencies and reduce costs within the supply chain.

Skills

Negotiation strategies

Project procurement execution

Oil and Gas supply chain knowledge

Education

Bachelor's Degree in a relevant discipline

Job description

Remarkable people, trusted by clients to design and advance the world.

The Role

This is an exciting opportunity for experienced Lead Buyers with a proven track record in ensuring the timely procurement of materials, goods, or information within a supply chain by coordinating with suppliers, vendors, and internal teams to resolve delays and optimize workflows for a high-profile client.

Our Clients and Projects

Designing the future. Transforming the world.

Wood's Oil, Gas & New Energies business is built on a strong legacy of delivering large and complex projects for national and international energy companies across the globe. We have experienced teams, a proven delivery model, and a strong reputation.

We are the market-leading provider of integrated and innovative solutions that challenge the status quo in the oil and gas upstream and midstream, onshore and offshore, gas to liquids, decarbonization, and electrification markets. We pride ourselves on steady and predictable delivery, setting our sights on an exciting growth trajectory.

Energy security, transition, and supply have never been more important. You, our enabling teams, are at the very forefront of transformative projects that are providing sustainable power to generations to come. We are the ones to bring low-carbon concepts to reality.

What we can offer

• Meaningful and interesting projects: Delivered to high-profile clients across the Energy Sector
• Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion: We are an organization actively committed to diversity and inclusion across our business
• Competitive remuneration package: With regular reviews to ensure we are rewarding at the right level in line with the market
• Medical Insurance: Ensures inpatient and outpatient medical care is available should you require treatment
• Group Life and Personal Accident Insurance: The company provides Life Assurance cover
• End of Service Gratuity: In line with UAE Labor Law, all employees are eligible for an End of Service benefit
• The Employee Share Plan: Gives you the opportunity to purchase Wood shares and receive a match from the company
• Long Service Award: Wood values the commitment and loyalty of our people. Celebrating Long Service provides an opportunity for the business to demonstrate their appreciation of the hard work, dedication, and many years’ service of our employees at 5-year service milestones
• Commitment to continued professional development: Development plans that are tailored to your individual needs and interests
• Global connections: Join experts around the world who are at the leading edge of our industry, shaping the standards of our profession
• Energy Transition Academy: Join a community of experts sharing your knowledge and gaining more exposure to a variety of existing and emerging energy systems – delivered by experts in their field

The key objectives for this role are:

• Responsible for the delivery of procurement management initiatives across the business unit
• Implementing category strategies that deliver tangible and sustainable savings across the business
• Responsible for adding value and generating net savings through leveraging business-wide spend, identifying efficiencies, driving out waste, and reducing costs within the supply chain, implementing and driving category management plans, driving innovation through strategic partnerships, effective executive supplier relationship management, and rationalization of suppliers, market, and supplier intelligence to help inform management decisions

The individual will sit as part of the business unit Category Supply Chain team and support wider Supply Chain strategy and delivery in areas of deployed procurement and business improvement initiatives.

Skills And Qualifications

What makes you remarkable?

At Wood, we are committed to equal opportunities and welcome all talented individuals to consider joining our team. So even if you don't match every statement below but feel you have some of the experience, knowledge, or skills needed for this role, we encourage you to apply. It will take all of us working together to deliver solutions to the world’s most critical challenges.

Expected:

• Bachelor's Degree in a relevant discipline
• Fifteen (15+) years of relevant experience in the Oil & Gas or Petrochemical industry, including a minimum of five years (preferred) in the GCC region.
• Ability to prepare negotiation strategies and techniques and participate or lead negotiations
• Good knowledge of project procurement execution from start to finish
• Good knowledge of the Oil and Gas supply chain or related supply chains