Turnaround Buyer

TSG STAFFING SERVICES is currently recruiting for a SENIOR TURNAROUND BUYER/ADVISOR for an Edmonton area-based opportunity to work in an Operating Plant environment.

Job Description:

• Fully support all site turnaround/outages and emergency activities.
• Responsible for gathering all requirements related to turnaround and effectively planning for smooth, comprehensive execution.
• Negotiate and implement site contracts for Turnaround, including single-source contracts.
• Purchases will include both services and goods and be a mixture of planned and un-planned requests with some requests being extremely critical and urgent and will require a high degree of attention to facilitate ASAP delivery.
• Working with end-users to determine and finalize requirements; RFx activity, negotiation; award, PO creation and issuance, and follow-on activities.
• Pro-actively monitor risks and find quick solutions during the turnaround execution window.
• Efficiently mange contracts, subcontracts, procurement and material management for project from inception to completion.
• Improve productivity and control costs.
• Understand and maintain a high level of service to meet internal customer needs.
• Identify materials purchased for each site and coordinate evaluation and addition of materials to add to price agreements (SAP Outline Agreement).
• Purchasing material as well as expediting the material to ensure it is on-site ready for planned execution dates.
• Working closely with the Business Unit to support future Purchasing needs; demand forecasting, RFI, RFP, and developing procurement strategy.
• Development and execution of a few key contracts: strategy development, market intelligence, supplier landscape assessment, risk assessment, Total Cost of Ownership evaluation, legal engagement, commercial negotiations, bid evaluation, KPI development, and supplier performance reviews.

Job Requirements:

• 10+ years of turnaround experience in purchasing, strategic sourcing, strategic procurement, and/or supply chain.
• SPSM Certification
• Experience at a large industrial site in the petrochemical or oil and gas industry is required.
• High-level SAP / Ariba experience and the ability to learn quickly.
• Experience utilizing Oracle is an asset
• Strong organizational, time management skills, and attention to detail.
• Results-driven mindset, with developing capabilities in problem-solving and analytical thinking.

Pay rates or salaries will be based on experience and current market standards. Only selected candidates will be contacted.

Qualified candidates are encouraged to submit their resume through the form Below.