Buyer

We are currently recruiting for a Buyer to join our busy Supply Chain team in Houston.

The purpose of the Buyer role is to support the activities of the supply chain group by communicating the specifications of required parts and services to vendors on JDR’s approved vendor list, securing competitive bids, creating and transmitting purchase orders, and following up with vendors to ensure timely delivery. 

Main responsibilities of the role:

• Source and procure goods and contract technical services for manufacturing and servicing of customer orders from purchasing specs or requisitions
• Negotiate and obtain best price and delivery of the above
• Keep accurate records on all price and delivery negotiations
• Work with the operations team to track and control project costs
• Check for items available in inventory prior to processing purchase requisitions and completing inventory transfer transactions as required.
• Maintain the inventory program for stocked items by monitoring minimum quantities, placing resupply orders, and supporting scheduled inventory checks.
• Liase with Accounting department to reconcile invoices and purchase orders as required
• Maintain vendor relationships that are essential to JDR business
• Support the Tendering team with quotes for parts and services as required for bid completion

Ideally, the candidate will have previous experience as a Buyer along with technical experience in Subsea Oil & Gas applications.

The successful candidate should have excellent time management skills and should be self-motivated with the ability to prioritize tasks, managing one's own time and the time of others. Strong written and oral comprehension skills and the ability to read and communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand, with the ability to listen, understand and communicate information and ideas audibly so others will understand.

The candidate will be proficient using Microsoft Office Suite and ERP Systems and will hold a High School Diploma or equivalent.