Project Purchaser

Van Oord; Dubai; On-site; AED 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary according to responsibilities

Medical Insurance for Employee

Annual air tickets

22 working days leave per year

Learning and development via Goodhabiz

Annual air tickets to home country

Job summary

Van Oord is seeking a Project Purchaser in Dubai to lead procurement of technical materials and services for global projects. You will collaborate with project teams, Transport and Finance, reporting to the Team Manager Project Procurement DRI.

The role requires a proactive, stress-resistant professional who can initiate improvements, manage supplier relationships and ensure timely purchasing in a dynamic international environment.

Qualifications

• English language fluency (verbal & written)
• Excellent communication, persuasive and results oriented
• Hands-on, service-oriented mentality, takes ownership
• Willingness to travel and visit UAE projects occasionally
• Knowledge of Logistics and Incoterms is an advantage

Responsibilities

• Procure a wide variety of materials & services for projects in prep and execution phases
• Handle quotation requests, offers and purchase orders efficiently and on time
• Provide global PO admin support and follow up on open POs
• Maintain and distribute purchasing registers
• Negotiate prices and terms; follow up on invoicing of delivered goods
• Expedite RFQs, orders and overdue deliveries; support global P2P improvements
• Provide basic technical support of purchasing systems to offices and projects

Skills

English proficiency

Communication skills

Hands-on

Willingness to travel

Logistics & Incoterms

Education

Secondary vocational education or higher

Job description

As a Project Purchaser you will be responsible for the operational procurement of mainly technical materials & services and fulfilment of these orders for our global projects. You will work closely with project team, Transport department and the finance department. In this role you will report to the Team Manager Project Procurement DRI.

We are looking for a stress-resistant person who wants to act as initiator and contact person for improvement projects. Within the Purchasing Department, you proactively take up proposals for improvement of the organisation, processes and methods.

In addition, you should have

• *Completed secondary vocational education with at least 4 years of experience or a higher professional education with at least 1 year of experience, preferably within a technical / maritime environment;
• *Good command of the English language, both verbally and in writing;
• *Excellent communication skills, you are persuasive and result oriented;
• *A hands-on, service-oriented mentality and you take ownership;
• *Willingness to travel and visit projects (mainly in UAE) on an occasional basis;
• *Knowledge of Logistics and Incoterms is an advantage.

We will give you the responsibility and freedom to successfully contribute to completing innovative and prestigious projects in a challenging international work environment. We also offer an excellent benefits package tailored to your background and experience. The package includes among other things:

• *A salary that matches your responsibilities and experience;
• *Medical Insurance for Employee and annual air tickets.
• *22 working days leave days per year
• *Extensive learning and (personal) developmentpossibilities,including a wide range of online courses via Goodhabitz.
• *Annual Air tickets to home country

Do you have any questions? Please contact Suganthi Munusamy.

As a Project Purchaser, you will bridge the gap between innovation and commercial reality. Your daily breakthroughs will directly influence our bottom line and global project success.

In summary, your responsibilities include:

• *Procuring a big variety of materials & services required by the projects in the preparation and execution phase.
• *Dealing with quotation requests, offers, and purchase orders efficiently and on time.
• *Global PO admin support & distribution and follow up on open PO’s
• *Maintaining and distribution of purchasing registers.
• *Negotiating prices and conditions and Follow up on invoicing of delivered goods.
• *Taking action in the event of incorrect deliveries or damaged or defective deliveries, etc..
• *Expediting RFQ’s, orders and overdue deliveries.
• *Support with the global P2P performance improvement.
• *Provide offices and projects with the needed (basic) technical support of the purchasing systems.

YOUR WORKPLACE :

As a member of our team, you will work closely with your colleagues and various internal stakeholders. With our relatively small team, we are looking for a team player with a proactive attitude. We will embrace your input to improve our way of working. You will report directly to the PSC Operation Lead in Head Office.
Together with the team, you will focus on further professionalizing and automating our workflow to provide the best support for our organization. Every day is different, and that's exactly what keeps you motivated!
In this versatile role, you are independent and have no trouble maintaining focus in a hectic environment. Administration has no secrets for you, and you know better than anyone how to handle all your tasks smoothly and competently.