Senior Buyer

Sasol

  • Lake Charles, LA
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 7 days ago
A job at Sasol is a career made by you, with purpose, development opportunities, benefits to support every stage of life and a working culture that embraces flexibility, diversity, and inclusion.Purpose of JobProvide knowledge and technical skills to the Procurement Support Team to support the compliant, efficient, and effective Procurement of indirect materials and services.Key Accountabilities
  • Manages assigned day to day transactional execution activity including obtaining quotes and bids, purchase order execution, ensuring contracting support is provided when needed, supporting supplier performance management, expediting, invoice exemption management, and close of Purchase Orders.
  • Supports the development and maintenance of all reports and KPIs needed to demonstrate Procurement performance
  • Completes all work in compliance with Sasol code of conduct, compliance framework, and Procurement processes, procedures and work instructions
  • Responsible for developing, reviewing and releasing purchase orders
  • Closely monitors and expedites emergency purchase orders
  • Perform change management on purchase orders (i.e. increases/decreases)
  • Reconcile invoices to enable vendor payment
  • Ensures procurement of materials and services from approved vendors
  • Ensures compliance to Sasol's Approved Manufacturers List (AML) and International Organization for Standardization (ISO) quality systems
  • Proactively seeks to reduce Procurement spend, increase value from our suppliers, identify work improvements to drive efficiency (including automation), and report on savings / value generated
  • Builds and maintains collaborative and cohesive relationships with key internal business stakeholders to assist with improved demand planning, scope development, and quality of purchasing requests to improve Procurement’s ability to deliver the right materials/services, on-time, and at best total cost of ownership
  • Provides emergency support to operations as part of business continuity plans
  • Schedules out bound freight movements for field refurbishment orders.
  • Provides monthly reconciliations, accruals and closeouts according to PO Closeout Procedure
  • Support and resolve commercial disputes and claims as they arise
Formal EducationHigh School Diploma, or higherBachelor's Degree in a technical, business or related field preferredWorking Experience
  • 7+ years of relevant working experience in Supply Chain or
  • Bachelor's degree in business or related field w/3+ years relevant working experience
Required Personal and Professional Skills
  • Good working knowledge of computer programs including SAP, BW, Databases, Excel, PowerPoint, Word and related applications
  • Good analytical skills and attention to detail
  • Knowledge of procurement business standards, policies and procedures preferred
  • Demonstrated ability to effectively collaborate across a local and regional organization
  • Knowledge of internal controls, and experience in implementing, enhancing and maintaining a strong internal control environment
  • Good interpersonal skills along with a customer service focus
  • Effective communication and team building skills to be able to work well within a team negotiation skills
  • Strong administrative skills
Sasol (USA) Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer and gives consideration for employment to qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, creed, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, national origin, disability or protected veteran status, as well as any other characteristic protected by applicable law, regulation or local ordinance. For more information about your rights under the law, seeSasol treats work-authorized job applicants equally in recruiting and hiring without regard to their citizenship status or national origin unless required by law, regulation, executive order, government contract, or determination by the Attorney General. Please note Sasol will not sponsor, obtain, and/or petition for temporary visa status (for example, E, F-1, H-1, H-2, L, B, J, or TN) for candidates for this position and/or personnel hired for this position.

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