All Locations
Baku
Business Area
PD&MS Group
Vacancy Type
Employee - Fixed Term
Procurement

About The Role

Do you enjoy a challenge? Do you want to make a difference? Are you ready to engineer change within the industry and wider community? At PD&MS, we’re determined to help drive the change that our world needs to see. To support current and new customers to be part of the energy transition, through future-friendly solutions. 
 

You can be part of our vision!

Working Pattern: Employee Fixed Term Contract / Full Time 

As the Senior Buyer, you will:

  • Be a citizen of Azerbaijan
  • Participate in vendor assessments, bid reviews and contract award formalities
  • Prepare bid summaries and procurement status reports 
  • Review monthly progress reports from vendors/suppliers and report on cost and schedule deviations 
  • Supplier selection and management 
  • Provide training and guidance to other purchasing personnel as required 
  • Effective communication with suppliers to achieve required service and meet project need 
  • Effective communication with engineers to assist and/or guide them in the preparation of material requisitions 
  • Direct negotiations in the commitment of purchases, front cost negotiations, competitive bidding, market and vendor knowledge 
  • Provide backup support to the Materials & Procurement Lead, if appropriate  
  • Manage and coordinate supplier close-out meetings 
  • Meetings with vendors and suppliers 
  • Prepare weekly and ad hoc reports as required 
  • Participate in on call rotation as scheduled, if appropriate 
  • Ensure preventative measures and root cause analysis in place with vendors to increase vendor quality  
  • Ensure compliance with applicable Industry Codes and Standards, HSE Alerts, Statutory Instruments, Client Specifications and Legislative Requirements and establishing order of precedence on a project-by-project basis 
  • Verify correct taxation terms and conditions are in place, where appropriate 
  • Arrange all aspects of freight forwarding 
  • Prepare all relevant documents to gain client expenditure approval for procured items (e.g. extra service work orders for BP Caspian, etc.)
  • Update and gain necessary approvals of customs clearance / exemption certificates, where appropriate  
  • Deputise for the Procurement & Materials Lead for Procurement responsibility, when required
The role offers:
 
  • Development opportunities: the opportunity to develop within your technical department, to be appreciated, to work with people who have the same goals and are driven to succeed.
  • Varied workload: you’ll have the chance to transfer your skills and develop in our industry and deliver on projects across the fully energy sector, from conventional to renewable energies.
  • Opportunities for transferable skills: if you’re experience isn’t traditional oil & gas, we still want to hear from you!
  • Salary: Competitive Salary depending on knowledge and experience plus a range of benefits that support your finances, wellbeing, and family.
  • Benefits: Pension, Voluntary Insurance, Sick Leave, 30 days annual leave plus public holidays.
  • Location: Baku, Azerbaijan.

About You

Qualifications:
 
  • CIPS Level 3 or equivalent
  • Significant, demonstrable experience in similar role
  • Minimum of 3 standard grades at grade 3 or higher or equivalent
  • Competent in the use of MS Office applications
  • Excellent written and spoken English 

Personal attributes

Our GENES, our core values, define who we are, what we stand for and how we deliver. 

  • Go the extra mile
  • Empower our people
  • Never get complacent
  • Engage our partners
  • Step up and deliver

About Us

PD&MS has been engineering solutions in the energy industry and beyond since 2002, our ability to combine innovative ideas with technical expertise sets us apart. A flexible, full-service provider committed to supporting the energy transition, we deliver high-quality project work across the entire lifecycle of assets within the oil and gas, renewables and nuclear sectors. But whoever we work with, it’s the energy, professionalism and purpose of our people that really makes the difference. 

Be who you’re meant to be, with PD&MS 

We firmly believe in a work culture in which: individual differences are a source of collective strength and pride; everybody can perform to the best of their abilities and on a level playing field; and all colleagues feel they’re part of our team and their voices will be heardWe’re already heartened by the diversity within our organisation, but we recognise that there’s always more we can do to improve furtherWe welcome applications from all persons regardless of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran or disability status. We’re energised by the prospect of operating successfully today, tomorrow and far into the future. But we’re also driven to ensure that our business activities are conducted in socially responsible, morally acceptable and sustainable ways.

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