Burnett Specialists
Sr. Buyer-Contractor-Houston, TX
Provides purchasing services for the 5 RPA industrial sites and 3 FPI Power Plants Annually executes +10 RFX's in support of the Purchasing Category Strategy and Plan Annually processes +100 purchase orders representing ~$50M in spend Works closely with legal to negotiate, review, and implement contract terms in an environment of several hundred suppliers Responsibilities
Creates and launches RFI's, RFQs and RFP's in support of procurement strategy and plan; documents bid events; develops selection criteria and drives the selection of suppliers in collaboration with cross-functional teams; prepares presentation for upper management prior to launch and prior to award. Documents initiatives, develops selection criteria, and provides input on supplier panels. Executes operational transactions within SAP or other ERP systems to issue Purchase Orders and manage workload. Proactively follows-up with Suppliers, Requestors, and Management to ensure timely delivery of goods and/or services. Ensures Purchasing best practices are followed while complying with TotalEnergies Group Referential. Communicates and coaches end users, suppliers, and management on Purchasing processes and procedures. Negotiates contractual terms with suppliers to ensure safety, service, and quality, and correct price. Deploys relevant contracts for their locations, including managing supplier transitions. Interacts across different organizational levels, functions, and business units, including industrial site management and other key stakeholders. Actively seeks ways to streamline business processes while improving purchasing processes. Ensures that purchasing documents are auditable according to current processes and procedures. Participates on specifically assigned projects relating to purchasing and provides summaries, reports, and recommendations on these subjects. Assists stakeholders in all aspects of the P2P process (vendor set-up, supplier options, supplier quotes, SAP troubleshooting, invoice discrepancies, etc.) Context and Environment Works in a moderately complex environment with some level of uncertainty around predicted or future purchase requirements. Interacts across different organizational levels, functions, and business units, including executive management, industrial site management, key stakeholders, cost center managers, requestors, Legal, Finance, Credit, HSE, Risk Management, IT and Internal Control. Interacts with different organizational levels of Suppliers. Must maintain a working knowledge of applicable laws and regulations as well as internal policies to ensure the behavior exhibited by the organization displays the highest level of integrity and transparency. Will be required for some after hours and weekend support (24x7x365), including on-call duties. Must be able to travel as required (minimal). Qualifications
Bachelor's Degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Engineering, Finance, or other related field required. Previous purchasing experience in an industrial environment (minimum 3 years). Must possess good interpersonal skills with specific emphasis in communications, organization, planning, and conflict resolution. Strong analytical capabilities and negotiation/influencing skills at all levels in the organization. Prior experience using ERP systems (SAP, ), e-Sourcing tools, and Excel is preferred. HOUAC49 #ZR
Provides purchasing services for the 5 RPA industrial sites and 3 FPI Power Plants Annually executes +10 RFX's in support of the Purchasing Category Strategy and Plan Annually processes +100 purchase orders representing ~$50M in spend Works closely with legal to negotiate, review, and implement contract terms in an environment of several hundred suppliers Responsibilities
Creates and launches RFI's, RFQs and RFP's in support of procurement strategy and plan; documents bid events; develops selection criteria and drives the selection of suppliers in collaboration with cross-functional teams; prepares presentation for upper management prior to launch and prior to award. Documents initiatives, develops selection criteria, and provides input on supplier panels. Executes operational transactions within SAP or other ERP systems to issue Purchase Orders and manage workload. Proactively follows-up with Suppliers, Requestors, and Management to ensure timely delivery of goods and/or services. Ensures Purchasing best practices are followed while complying with TotalEnergies Group Referential. Communicates and coaches end users, suppliers, and management on Purchasing processes and procedures. Negotiates contractual terms with suppliers to ensure safety, service, and quality, and correct price. Deploys relevant contracts for their locations, including managing supplier transitions. Interacts across different organizational levels, functions, and business units, including industrial site management and other key stakeholders. Actively seeks ways to streamline business processes while improving purchasing processes. Ensures that purchasing documents are auditable according to current processes and procedures. Participates on specifically assigned projects relating to purchasing and provides summaries, reports, and recommendations on these subjects. Assists stakeholders in all aspects of the P2P process (vendor set-up, supplier options, supplier quotes, SAP troubleshooting, invoice discrepancies, etc.) Context and Environment Works in a moderately complex environment with some level of uncertainty around predicted or future purchase requirements. Interacts across different organizational levels, functions, and business units, including executive management, industrial site management, key stakeholders, cost center managers, requestors, Legal, Finance, Credit, HSE, Risk Management, IT and Internal Control. Interacts with different organizational levels of Suppliers. Must maintain a working knowledge of applicable laws and regulations as well as internal policies to ensure the behavior exhibited by the organization displays the highest level of integrity and transparency. Will be required for some after hours and weekend support (24x7x365), including on-call duties. Must be able to travel as required (minimal). Qualifications
Bachelor's Degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Engineering, Finance, or other related field required. Previous purchasing experience in an industrial environment (minimum 3 years). Must possess good interpersonal skills with specific emphasis in communications, organization, planning, and conflict resolution. Strong analytical capabilities and negotiation/influencing skills at all levels in the organization. Prior experience using ERP systems (SAP, ), e-Sourcing tools, and Excel is preferred. HOUAC49 #ZR