Sr. Buyers actively work with various Category and Procurement Managers, Technical & Maintenance Managers, and other site-based teams to identify optimal procurement strategies utilizing the Streamline Category Management Process (CMP). Sr. Buyers are responsible for leading the implementation of these strategies while negotiating site contracts to meet a number of local/regional challenges. Additionally, Sr. Buyers are responsible to work with the business to deliver robust contract management on existing agreements to ensure the deals are delivering the anticipated benefits.
• All of this is focused on reducing the costs to the business and driving out waste, while ensuring security of supply to ongoing operations, projects, and turnarounds.
• Accountable for the overall development and delivery (end-to-end implementation) of procurement strategies to maximize the value of spend on a total life cycle basis.
• Lead the development of contracting strategies including tender, negotiation and award and the post-award contract management and continuous improvements against the deals.
• Manage relationships with key third party providers so as to meet business challenges and identify improvement opportunities.
This position is at the Saraland Refinery in Saraland, AL
• Bachelor's degree
• Minimum of three (3) years’ experience in contracts, procurement, supply chain, logistics, managing contractors or other contract related experience
• Comfortable working across organizational boundaries to deliver results.
• Self starter, willing to actively develop networks and work across sites if needed to increase contribution.
• Well organized and able to manage competing priorities.
• Able to develop and present sound business cases to senior leadership in support of planned strategies.
Great teamwork, results delivery, and communications skills.
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