Graduate Supply Chain Associate John Wood Group Procurement 09:33

AimGulf; Al Khobar; On-site; SAR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Wood is seeking a Graduate Supply Chain Associate to join the Supply Chain team in Saudi Arabia. The role offers exposure to a wide range of projects and responsibilities across procurement, expediting, and logistics support.

The successful candidate will support the end-to-end sourcing process, manage supplier relationships, and ensure timely updates to procurement records while adhering to project schedules.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain management or industry equivalent.
• Some Supply Chain experience would be beneficial.
• Knowledge of suppliers, commercial evaluations and terms and conditions.
• ERP systems familiarity.
• Understanding client contract requirements.

Responsibilities

• Ensure successful delivery of assigned Supply Chain activities.
• End-to-end sourcing for low-risk procurement/subcontracts.
• Negotiate prices and capture in-year savings targets.
• Utilize Wood ASR and project/client supplier registers for evaluation and selection.
• Assist with supplier performance reviews and corrective actions.
• Deliver expediting activities and produce daily expediting reports.
• Manage materials logistics and create shipping documents.
• Update procurement system with status and delivery times.
• Identify shortages and surpluses; requisition small plant and equipment.

Skills

Supplier negotiations

Subcontract knowledge

ERP systems

Contract requirements

Supply chain principles

Team player

Communication skills

Detail oriented

Problem solving

Prioritization

Education

Bachelor’s degree in supply chain management

Job description

Job Title

Graduate Supply Chain Associate

Wood is recruiting a Supply Chain Associate to join the WOOD Team under the Supply Chain department. This will give you the opportunity to work on a wide range of Wood projects.

Key Responsibilities

• Accountable for the successful delivery of Supply Chain activities that they are responsible for.
• Responsible for the end-to-end sourcing process of any low-risk procurement/subcontracts activity assigned to them.
• Carry out price negotiations with suppliers to achieve demonstrable price reductions and capturing all internal and external in year savings targets as per business plan.
• Utilization of Wood Approved Supplier Register (ASR) supplemented when required by project/client approved supplier registers for supplier evaluation, audit, and selection.
• Assist with Supplier performance reviews and ongoing management ensuring corrective actions are taken where required.
• Responsible for delivery of any expediting activity assigned to them.
• Creation of daily expediting reports and required desk expediting of these to warehouse or job site Updating of procurement system with current status and setting of follow up dates.
• Issue of expediting progress reports.
• Responsible for delivery of any materials and logistics activity assigned to them.
• Production of shipping documents for all materials movements.
• Timely updating of procurement system with goods receipts.
• Identification of materials shortages and surplus.
• Requisitioning and control of small plant and equipment/tooling/consumables.
• Ensures all Supply Chain activities are carried out in accordance with the project execution plan/schedule and/or contracting strategy, within approved budgets and in line with project processes and procedures.
• Update the project / procurement status report (PSR) in line with project / client required on site dates and current / estimate lead and delivery times, notifying any delays to supply chain management.
• Carry out all activity in accordance with the Wood Supply Chain Code of Conduct, ensure that all statutory and legal requirements and applicable processes and procedures are complied with, and all documents are filed accurately and fully auditable.
• Promote safe working practices and demonstrate safety commitment.
• Understands and lives Woods vision, values and behaviors.
• Understands and works to the Wood Financial Management Framework.
• All other tasks as reasonably requested by line management.

Experience Required

Some Supply Chain experience would be beneficial.

Education Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in supply chain management or industry equivalent.

Skills Required

• Knowledge of suppliers, commercial Evaluations, negotiations and terms and conditions Subcontract Agreements and Framework Agreements
• Industry forms of Subcontract
• ERP systems
• Client contract requirements
• Supply Chain Principles and techniques of Purchase / Contract
• Good Team Player
• Good Communication Skills
• Methodical in processing of activities / actions
• Adaptability and Problem-Solving skills
• Enthusiastic proactive attitude
• Ability to coordinate activities and priorities workload
• Ability to work under pressure to meet deadlines

Employment / Job Type

Full Time

Nationality

Any Nationality

About the Company

Scotland headquarters engineering and consulting company, listed in London, serving energy and the built environment. Wood delivers consulting, project delivery, and operations support across oil and gas, chemicals, power, renewables, and infrastructure. Its Middle East business works with national oil companies in Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar, Kuwait, Oman, and Iraq.

Company Industry

Oil & Gas

Department / Functional Area

Supply Chain

Closing Date

Not mentioned (apply as soon as possible)