Buyer - Resource Center India

**Req Id**:11492**Job Family**:Supply Chain**Location**:Bangalore, IN, 560071**_Buyer (Location Bangalore, India)_**

**_Company Information _**
- SBM Offshore main activities are the design, supply, installation, operation and the life extension of Floating, Production, Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessels. These are either owned and operated by SBM Offshore and leased to its clients, or supplied on a turkey sale bases. Other products include: semi-submersibles, TLPs, FPSO LNGs, turret mooring systems, brownfield, offshore loading terminals and most recently solutions for renewable energy. With an operating fleet of 14 FPSOs, two FSOs, one MOPU and one semi-submersible in operation worldwide at year end and almost 300 years of cumulative FPSO operational experience within the industry, the Company is a market leader in providing leased production floating systems.- With its Head Office in Amsterdam in the Netherlands, SMB Offshore employees’ total 4,450 and are spread over seven locations, nine operational shore bases, the offshore fleet of vessels and joint venture construction yards.- SBM Nauvata Pvt. Ltd. is a Joint Venture of SBM Offshore Group and Nauvata Engineering Pvt Ltd. SBM Nauvata mission is to be SBM Offshore high value Engineering Center of Excellence in India, fully integrated within SBM Offshore worldwide organization. In order to expand capabilities, SBM Nauvata Pvt Ltd has the ambition to set up a Supply Chain Department located in the Bangalore office. To support this ambition we are looking for a
- **_Buyer_**

**The role**
- The buyer is responsible to source, negotiate and purchase equipment/services in line with budget, schedule, quality and technical project requirements while ensuring that any procurement activity complies with Group Supply Chain strategy processes.**Task & Responsibilities**
- Lead the tender process in a fair manner and identify bidders that will best meet SBM’s technical requirements, budget and schedule constrains. Understand the contractual requirements of equipment/service to be purchased and elaborate the bid package together with the relevant disciplines (Eng, Legal, etc)
- Ensure that vendor qualification process is performed as per Company rules
- Issue request for quotation, expedite and collect offers from bidders
- Analyze the offers and identify areas for commercial or contractual clarifications in order to facilitate discussion with bidders and get offers aligned and in line with Company requirements
- Develop recommendations for the bidder selection based on the input from the relevant disciplines and on the assessment of offered costs, technical requirements and delivery time in accordance with Company Ethics and Compliance rules (eg: competition rules)
- Fully document the tendering process (i.e. commercial bid evaluation, recommendation to purchase)
- Ensure that the tactical management of the procurement process (from RFQ preparation till recommendation to purchase) is conducted appropriately and in full compliance with Company working procedures.
- Set up package strategy with close coordination of Package Manager to lead commercial negotiations, using any possible leverage to achieve your targets and obtain competitive pricing
- Perform financial/commercial analysis (market intelligence, cost breakdown structure, benchmark ) of the current scenarios, identify risks and opportunities and recommend options that can drive the final decision to purchase
- Conduct internal contract check points all along the purchase order execution to ensure contractual protections are in place and to minimize contractual /financial risks
- Be responsible for managing any claims with Vendors and develop appropriate settlement plan

**Education & Experience**- Furthermore, you are or you have:
- a self
- starter who possesses good interpersonal and organizational skills;
- great Time Management skills;
- proactive behavior;
- Flexible and adaptable to react to operational changes;
- Willingness to travel;
- Fluent in English (both written and verbally)