About you:
Join us. Unleash your energy within.
If you have world-class ambitions to reach the stars while keeping your feet on the ground, we’re the team for you. We've created a new breed of company – future-focused with reimagined ambition across all disciplines within the energy sector.
We love people who know their own potential and are not afraid to use it. We know that together, we’re far more than the sum of our parts. So, we celebrate people who want to grow and develop as we work together on some of the largest projects on the energy world stage.
We are committed to our diverse and inclusive community – a place where we can all be ourselves, thrive and develop. From day one, we offer a range of family-friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, and employee networks to support staff from different backgrounds.
As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we value applications from all backgrounds, cultures, and abilities.
We’re a disability-friendly employer and can make adjustments to support you to perform at your best during the recruitment process.
Our purpose and beliefs:
As Kent, we’re tackling the greatest challenge of our time - to bring our world the energy it needs in the most responsible way ever imagined.
It’s the energy of every member of our team driven by our beliefs that is making this happen. Whatever our skill, our language, or our culture. These beliefs define and direct us every day to be the very best - for ourselves, our clients, our key stakeholders, the communities we operate in and the planet:
We PLAY BIG
We thrive on EMOTIONAL AGILITY
We are FANATICAL ABOUT PERFORMANCE
We are built on INFINITE THINKING
Read more about the Purpose, Beliefs and Guiding Principles that drive us:
Our vision for Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging:
We recognise that diversity & inclusion are catalysts for success. We’re heightening awareness on the benefits of people diversity, diversity of experiences and diversity of our perspectives. Creating a culture of inclusivity where all employees feel a sense of belonging.
Our combined energy is fueled by different nationalities, across 6 continents and 24 countries. Our commitment is to celebrate character – no matter what ethnic background, gender, age, religion, identity, or disability.
Role scope
To manages the ordering process and be responsible for ensuring timely orders and deliveries of materials and services to ensure that customer requirements are met, to build vendor relationships to secure the best prices on products for their company. To locate key suppliers, negotiating the company’s purchasing agreements, and planning and creating purchase orders (POs) to maintain adequate material flow based on forecasting. To develop efficient procurement solutions and supports senior management with the development and implementation of sourcing strategies.
Details / responsibilities
- Expediting:
- Expediting of major packages and bulk items via phone and email
- Arrange KOM, Weekly Meeting with Suppliers
- Documenting all written and oral communication with suppliers
- Review of the key milestones outlined in the Supplier’s fabrication schedule to understand the expediting activities and requirements.
- Verify progress of order/fabrication with vendors
- Maintaining all updated status within Kent’s expediting progress sheets
- Presents status of packages to project team and client during weekly meeting
- Proactively works to identify and resolve material delivery issues
- Reports any pending delivery delays to procurement lead and project management
- Maintaining constant contact with vendors and shipping companies while deliveries are in route
- Developing quality, long term relationships with key vendor contacts
- Highlight pre & post order concerns to management & client on weekly basis
Knowledge/skills, education, and experience:
Qualification/ Certification:
- Diploma/ Bachelor of Engineering from a reputed college with 8 to 12 years of experience
- MBA in Supply chain or Procurement certification will be an added advantage
Skills Requirement:
- Strong time management and organizational skills.
- Excellent computer skills (MS Excel, MS Outlook, Sharepoint)
- The ability to communicate well with Vendors and Clients
Communication:
- Should be fluent in Oral and written English communication
Core Competencies:
- Expediting Process, Buying Process, Coordination with Engg, Quality, Logistics and Project.
- Should be strictly from O&G EPCM or EPC Background.
- Minimum 4-5 years of experience of handling suppliers in USA, Europe and Middle east
- Should be able to manage Packages independently with minimum supervision.
- Strong oral and written communication skills.
- Should be well versed with commercial & Legal terms related to Project PO.