Global Procurement Manager

Responsible for developing the strategy and guidance for the procurement function as per Company Standards and developing the procurement training programs in line with achieving the Supply Chain goals.

1. Manage the procurement process, ensuring that all Company policies and procedures are adhered to by personnel involved with the procurement function.

2. Understand Global Supply Chain key controls to ensure personnel comply with the Company’s Supply Chain Policies and Procedures, internal/external audit and SarBox requirements.

3. Develops strategic partnerships and actively manages relationships with the ERP IT Function. Engaging senior executives and key IT leaders to ensure the Procurement needs and objectives are aligned and prioritized properly and also to ensure that they have adequate resources to meet those objectives. Serves as liaison between the Global Supply Chain user communities and IT, contributing to the proper planning, communications and coordination of effort

4. Ensure procurement and sourcing best practices are adopted by the field personnel and that they are fully engaged and involved in commercial negotiations to secure the best quality value adopting “total cost of ownership principles”.

5. Keeps abreast of changes to the ERP application and the impact those changes may have on Supply Chain business processes. Develop goals in support of short and long term department objectives in accordance with Supply Chain business initiatives, and planned changes within the application or IT environment.

6. Strengthen the Supply Chain interface with ERP to enhance and optimize the system for Materials and Service Procurement

7. Ensure that cost and efficiency savings are captured for all commercial negotiations executed in the CAST system.

8. Manage tactical procurement activities for procurement related to MRO and Capex for the rigs and offices, including repair and upgrade projects.

9. Ensure that purchase orders and contracts are used for services where possible to ensure better tracking and accruals of costs are maintained.

10. Effectively manage the PO and Non PO vendor base to ensure that vendors are only added as required while ensuring that due diligence is conducted during the evaluation process and elimination of vendors where appropriate.

11. Focus on actions to move more to PO from Non PO and eliminate all bad practices like PO’s after the fact and Ops spending time calling vendors and chasing parts.

12. Work closely with Vendor Management group to provide feedback on vendor performance (Cost, quality and delivery) and follow up with resolutions including involvement in annual vendor audits.

13. Ensure all Supply Chain personnel utilize the Incident reporting system to track, follow-up and close out Vendor related issues in a timely and efficient manner and ensure feedback is provided to our offshore customers are required

14. Oversee the incident reporting system to track, follow up and close out vendor related issues.

STRATEGIC SOURCING
15. Strengthen the Strategic Sourcing process to assure that the Company gets the best value for the price on all purchases
16. Overview of Pricing Agreements and interface with Strategic Sourcing to reach maximum utilization.
17. Ensure procurement and sourcing best practices are adopted by all procurement personnel and ensure they are fully engaged and involved in commercial negotiations to secure best, quality, value adopting “total cost of ownership principles”. Cost and efficiency savings are captured for all commercial negotiations executed in the CAST system.

LOGISTICS AND COMPLIANCE
18. Strengthen the Global expediting process and effective handling of the match exceptions and buyer back log issues

19. Develop expediting and back log KPI’s that will be used effectively to ensure all areas are current with documents processing. Implement the self service expediting and reduce manual expediting.

20. Ensure that personnel comply with OFAC/FCPA, Business Ethics and local legal requirements.

21. Ensure that there is adherence to the Logistics process and contracts and service levels of the service provider are as per company expectation and standard.

 TRAINING AND PEOPLE DEVELOPMENT
22. Review buyer and structure synergy in the various divisions and corporate and propose changes based on value drivers (conduct external studies as required).

23. Review job descriptions for procurement personnel and ensure that these are in line with Corporate job descriptions. Hire, train, mentor and ensure that goals and objectives are set for all personnel in line with Company standards.

24. Develop a buyer competency system and training (web and class room) for the systems as well as negations and contracts management

25. Ensure that procurement personnel comply with the Company’s Supply Chain Policies and Procedures and internal/external audit requirements.

26. Coordinate with the Divisions in the selection, Training, Mentoring and Development of procurement personnel

27. Ensure formal appraisals and personal development plans are completed as per company standards and ensure completion of ratings for all Supply Chain personnel

28. Actively manage the Training Requirements for the development of procurement personnel within the regions.

29. Ensure that goals and objectives are set for all procurement personnel, in line with those set by Global Supply Chain

 SAFETY  

30. Maintain the highest standards of safety in the work setting. Ensure that operations are carried out in an incident free environment following all the Policies and Procedures.

31. Manage KPIs and statistics pertaining to safety and process improvements in the work setting.

EDUCATION:

Bachelor’s degree. MBA Preferred.
 

EXPERIENCE:

10-12 years of experience in Supply Chain Management Position.

 SKILLS:

Computer Literate with Strong Analytical Skills

Advanced Understanding of Supply Chain Procedures, Processes, HSE requirements and Core Values

Full knowledge of company standards and internal reference resources

Full understanding of logistics and shipping management including the 3PL relationship

Full understanding of commercial concerns, operational imperatives and decision-making with regard to global material sourcing decisions

Clear understanding of corporate operational and financial controls and the internal/external enforcement mechanisms of corporate business ethics

Task management and prioritization with the ability of delegation

Advanced business and negotiation skills

Intermediate understanding of business law and contracts.

Short term and Long Range planning

Full understanding of budget process, monitoring/control and knowledge of corporate fixed assets and management processes

Support Rig operations

Goal setting and performance against defined metrics

Proficient in English

Understanding of Local Environmental and Safety regulations/requirements

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:

Individual innovation: Job requires employee to work on projects individually rather than as part of a group; incumbent must motivate themselves rather than taking direction from someone else. To be able to make decisions and problem solving with complex reasoning. Be self motivate and initiate Team Building and motivation for the department.

 Interpersonal communication: Job requires employee to communicate well with people at different levels; frequently sharing information with others while listening to and understanding their points of view. Building strategic relationships with key suppliers and professionalism in dealing with external parties. Conflict Management and resolution.

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Global Procurement Manager