| Job Code | : | GPCIB-3272-01 |
| Job Title | : | Senior Principal Engineer(Piping Bulks Procurement) |
| Department | : | Material Group Bulk Materials |
| Role Definition | : | Responsible for processing purchase order requisitions and supplier invoices to ensure economical purchasing decisions are made and cost paid to suppliers match the value of the goods and services provided. Requires less supervision |
| Key Role & Responsibility | : | Operational -Liaises between requisitioner and suppliers to ensure ongoing service is provided -Supports in negotiating with the suppliers on cost, quality and lead-time to ensure maximum benefit to the company -Reviews inventories and orders -Tracks and reports the purchase order status -Reviews deliveries against the orders -Ensures that invoices are sent to accounts for payment -Is responsible for constantly monitoring the market evolution in terms of process, work load of the suppliers and in particular for proposing new suppliers -Maintains and updates the vendor databases/ supplier listings and purchasing department records -Prepares quotation requests and analyses quotations for best value purchases -Ensures vendor adherence to Linde quality and safety requirements -Expedites orders, reports the vendor performance and verifies claims for progress payments |
| Additional Responsibility | : | +5 million USD +30 orders +10% Budget savings +20 vendors +30% global enquiry success rate +12% Negotiation success <2% OSDs (w.r.t. no. of orders) <50 days of procurement cycle time |
| Education qualification & Experience | : | Bachelor's degree in Engineering discipline(Mechanical is preferred) preferably with a MBA or Material Management Diploma Minimum 5 to 10 years of experience in procurement with domain expertise in any industry/EPC is preferred |
| Technical Knowledge | : | - Piping specification knowhow - Knowledge about supplier base (Manufacturers & Dealers) - SAP MM / SAP SRM - Excel and other MS Office apps - SLP Ariba |
| Preferred SkillSet | : | - Strong Interpersonal skills to work with team members/suppliers - Strong Negotiation & Communication Skills - Data Handling, Analysis and Interpretation |
| Targeted Industries | : | - EPC - Oil & Gas / Refineries |
