Overview / Responsibilities

Wood is currently looking for an Lead Buyer to join our team in Dubai, UAE.

• Manage, direct, and support a team of Lead Buyers the full range of Pre-Award supply chain activities, while ensuring compliance with company policies and procedures, and relevant reporting requirements
• Ensure performance of all assigned Lead Buyers
• Responsible for the successful delivery of all project supply chain processes, procedures, and activities.
• Ensure 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 proiect processes and procedures.
• Ensure all supply chain activities are carried out in accordance with Wood and Client governance, Procedures and processes

Prepare and issue the project specific procurement execution plan and/or contracting strategy, and contract schedule in line with Client Master Control Schedule

Establish and manage the project / procurement status report (PSR) in line with proiect / client required on site dates and current / estimate lead times, notifying any delays to relevant stakeholders

Establish and chair regular PSR meetings with client, procurement, engineering and or project management personnel to ensure dates for pre-order deliverables are being maintained.

Establish priorities, assign workloads, and review the more difficult and complex aspects of the supply chain workload in alignment with team availability, resources and capabilities.

Manage performance management and development plans for the team, ensuring any gaps are addressed.

Maintain a strong network both within and outside of supply chain department.

Positively maintain relationships with suppliers, clients, and other disciplines.

Promote safe workinq practices and alwavs demonstrate safety leadership.

Fully familiar with the end to end tender process (TBE, CBE, negotiation with Vendors)

Skills / Qualifications

• Minimum 15 years\' supply chain experience demonstrating results and progression to a similar management position
• Bachelor\'s degree or diploma in a relevant discipline
• Experience with Oil&Gas
• Excellent English language communication skills, written, oral and presentation
• Strategic thinker contributing to the management and improvement of the overall proiect
• Planning and organizational skills
• Enthusiastic proactive attitude providing inspiring leadership
• Excel proficiency and ability to analyze data and understand trends aimed to action plan
• Presentation skills
• Negotiation skills

Additional responsibilities:

Candidate might also manage complex packages directly

Company Overview

Wood is a global leader in consulting and engineering, helping to unlock solutions to critical challenges in energy and materials markets. We provide consulting, projects and operations solutions in 60 countries, employing around 35,000 people.

Diversity Statement

We are an equal opportunity employer that recognises the value of a diverse workforce. All suitably qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective criteria and without regard to the following (which is a non-exhaustive list): race, colour, age, religion, gender, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or other characteristics in accordance with the relevant governing laws.

John Wood Group