PROJECT BUYER

Project Buyer

ENGIE Poland

Engie Job : Category and Purchasing Management

Engie Reference role : Project Buyer

PROFILE

• Master Degree, ideally in Engineering or Economics
• Minimum 3 years of experience as senior buyer/ project buyer in energy and utilities
• Demonstrable experience in project management
• Result driven
• Multi-tasking and organizational skills, with ability to prioritize objectives and tasks
• Analytical skills
• Ability to meet scheduled and demanding timelines
• Good communicator
• Flexible
• Fluent in Polish and English
• Strong safety and environmental awareness. Always take responsibility for the health and safety of yourself and your colleagues!

Detailed Responsibilities

• Steer all Procurement activities throughout the stages of the project
• Translate the project's business targets into a Procurement strategy in order to ensure the Procurement is technically and financially able to meet the overall aims of the project.
• Be committed to achieving and improving overall project performance whilst steering any actions needed to reduce risks.
• Guarantee all Group rules and policies are correctly applied throughout the project process

Steer all Procurement activities throughout the stages of the project

• Helps project teams to express their needs in order to draw up the list of project requirements
• Ensures risk assessments are conducted and implements corrective action plans where needed
• Helps define the project's Procurement strategy or tactics based on its technical requirements, translating project targets into Procurement targets
• Implements the Procurement strategy or tactics established for the project

Translate the project's business targets into a Procurement strategy in order to ensure the Procurement is technically and financially able to meet the overall aims of the project.

• Is involved upfront (Business Development phase) to get suppliers’ best offers and increase ENGIE competitivity
• Makes savings and increases performance by identifying ways to improve the quality of services
• Adds competitive advantages to the Procurement side of a project and thereby helps optimize the Entity's commercial offers
• Defines negotiating tactics/directions, working with the project team

Supplier relationship management

• Leads the selection and qualification process of the suppliers to ensure the quality of the services provided by suppliers and to minimize short- and medium term Procurement risk.
• Organises calls for tender and selects/qualifies providers and suppliers who meet the project requirements and the Procurement strategy, working with the project teams
• Negotiates with suppliers and decides on the contractual terms with the legal department
• Implements a system for the on-going assessment of suppliers and subcontractors in order to guarantee the level of performance and quality of deliverables
• Obtains supplier intelligence
• Creates and continuously optimises the panel of potential suppliers
• Identifies any changes in technologies, competitors or the economy that could affect the progress of a project, throughout its duration