Techconsult is the link between jobs and professionals. For one of our customers we are now looking for a Senior Sourcing Specialist

Job responsibilities:

•    Purchase goods, materials, components or services in line with specified cost, quality and delivery targets
•    Monitor and analyze market trends, supply options and indexes. 
•    Deliver briefs, updates and reports as and when required
•    Develop ideas and strategies to optimize cost, add value, aid business performance and work towards a strategy of continuous improvement 
•    Negotiate contracts, improved prices and terms of business with suppliers and review opportunities to make business savings utilising negotiation and procurement best practice tools and methods 
•    Assess and evaluate suppliers and undertake performance reviews to ensure contract compliance and manage performance improvement activities 
•    Ensure that a professional and consistent approach is taken in relation to all supplier relationships 
•    Ensure compliance to company Code of Conduct policy, Anti Corruption policy, guidelines, purchasing policies and procedures guidance during supplier negotiations and contracts award process. 
•    Explore and evaluate alternate sources for goods and materials 
•    Assess tenders and quotations from potential suppliers 
•    Prepare purchase orders in line with final negotiations with selected suppliers and in line with organisational targets and requirements 
•    Undertake research on and evaluate existing and new suppliers 

Your experience and qualifications:

•    10+ years procurement experience in international markets
•    Strategic purchasing experience from all stages of tender processes
•    Ability to purchase across a number of different categories 
•    Enthusiasm to grow with the company + must be adaptable 
•    Experience with contracts, contract frameworks and contract law – key importance in looking into value across the board 
•    Have an ability to think analytically – to analyse/ carry out risk assessment's inc political risk etc
•    Highly skilled at building and maintaining effective and productive relationships with key stakeholders and suppliers
•    Strong negotiation, communication, interpersonal and influencing skills 
•    Analytical, numerically astute with strong proven problem solving abilities 
•    Results orientated with the ability to plan and deliver against project deadlines
•    Commercially and financially aware 
•    Keen attention to detail and accuracy 

Relationship Management 

•    Work collaboratively and negotiate and engage with stakeholders and suppliers regarding new projects, supplies and initiatives and advise of impact of change on purchasing and production activities 
•    Stay current and up to date on any changes that may affect the supply and demand of needed products and materials and advise others of any impact 
•    Attend meetings and update others on issues or concerns, in particular when there is a risk which could prevent the organisation meeting customer demands or where there are over capacity concerns 
•    Support product change requests and review and communicate the impact on capacity plans 
•    Build, maintain and manage supplier relationships and ensure good communications

Self Management 

•    Comply with the Health, Safety and Environmental Policies 
•    Embraces personal challenge 
•    Confident, rounded thinking 
•    Is self aware 
•    Is agile, assertive, optimistic and open to change 
•    Engages interest and participation of others and has a collaborative approach to working with others 
•    Proactively contributes to the team 
•    Resilient, self motivated and able to work well under pressure 

Job Specifications: 
The application deadline for this position is ASAP, but we will also consider candidates for similar or other relevant positions consecutively.

Workplace: Oslo
Start: ASAP
Duration: 6 months

As an employee at Techconsult, we can offer you the following: 
•    Competitive salary 
•    Professional development and flexibility by working in projects with the major companies within oil, gas and land based industry
•    A close follow-up of each employee
•    Insurance benefits
•    Social activities
•    Physical development and training support 

Techconsult emphasis being close to our employees and we focus on being a professional, safe and pleasant employer, where you will clearly notice that the focus is on you. 

If any questions concerning this position, please contact me, Marianne Koppang, by email: marianne.koppang@techconsult.no