Senior Buyer

Boring Company; Dubai; On-site; AED 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

The Boring Company in Dubai is seeking an experienced procurement specialist to support TBM projects and field operations. You will help create efficient, cost-effective solutions and manage critical supplier relationships on tight schedules.

You will develop cost estimates, drive purchasing processes, and coordinate with project managers and engineers to keep projects on time and within budget.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university.
• Bachelor's degree in engineering, business, supply chain, or similar discipline.
• Extensive (5+ years) buying/procurement/purchasing experience with TBMs and associated machines and parts.
• Effective time management and multitasking skills; addresses all tasks with a sense of urgency.
• Acute attention to detail.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Products such as Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Ability to complete tasks independently with minimal oversight.
• Ability to identify problems and quickly implement solutions.
• Driver’s license, vehicle, and good driving record.

Responsibilities

• Work directly with project managers and engineers to develop efficient, cost-effective solutions to a variety of construction challenges
• Create comprehensive cost estimates to drive decision making
• Develop strategic supplier relationships, negotiate contracts and pricing, act as primary point of contact for key Bastrop based suppliers.
• Assist in development and implementation of purchasing systems and processes to improve company efficiency
• Execute all purchase orders for Dubai operation; handle purchases quickly and without error. Communicate order status to internal customers and coordinate delivery logistics
• Source critical items, working directly with the project manager, field engineers, and field technicians
• Manage rental equipment delivery and return, develop system to ensure that rental utilization is maximized and that rentals are returned in a timely manner
• Resolve invoice issues with suppliers to ensure vendor payment
• Report and monitor inventory counts of tunneling supplies

Skills

Procurement

TBMs

Vendor management

Supply chain

Microsoft Office

Time management

Detail oriented

Independent work

Driver's license

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

The Boring Company was founded to solve the problem of soul-destroying traffic by creating an underground network of tunnels. Today, we are creating the technology to increase tunneling speed and decrease costs by a factor of 10 or more with the ultimate goal of making Hyperloop adoption viable and enabling rapid transit across densely populated regions.

Responsibilities

• Work directly with project managers and engineers to develop efficient, cost-effective solutions to a variety of construction challenges
• Create comprehensive cost estimates to drive decision making
• Develop strategic supplier relationships, negotiate contracts and pricing, act as primary point of contact for key Bastrop based suppliers.
• Assist in development and implementation of purchasing systems and processes to improve company efficiency
• Execute all purchase orders for Dubai operation; handle purchases quickly and without error. Communicate order status to internal customers and coordinate delivery logistics
• Source critical items, working directly with the project manager, field engineers, and field technicians
• Manage rental equipment delivery and return, develop system to ensure that rental utilization is maximized and that rentals are returned in a timely manner
• Resolve invoice issues with suppliers to ensure vendor payment
• Report and monitor inventory counts of tunneling supplies

Basic Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university

Preferred Skills and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, business, supply chain, or similar discipline
• Extensive (5+ years) buying/procurement/purchasing experience with TBMs and associated machines and parts
• Effective time management and multitasking skills; addresses all tasks with a sense of urgency
• Acute attention to detail
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Products such as Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• Ability to complete tasks independently with minimal oversight
• Ability to identify problems and quickly implement solutions
• Driver’s license, vehicle, and good driving record

Additional Requirements

• Position may require extended work hours and weekend work.
• Must be willing to drive personal vehicle for company tasks as needed.

Culture

We're a team of dedicated, smart, and scrappy people. Our employees are passionate about our mission and determined to innovate at every opportunity.

The Boring Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with The Boring Company is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.