Procurement Associate (Project-based)

This is a 1-year project-based employment contract.

Key Responsibilities:

• Implements Demand Planning and Management Process by identifying opportunities for best value transactions, switching to lower cost alternatives and minimizing change orders.
• Reviews and validates recommended commodity specifications, statement of work, performance terms, acceptance criteria and budget availability
• Implements negotiating strategies for purchase of materials/equipment and services not covered by Supply Agreements/Service Providers’ Agreements.
• Secure and analyze bid quotations, make recommendations and endorsements to the Proponent for Technical Evaluation.
• Prepares, issues, approves and endorses for approval Purchase Orders and contracts within spend threshold.
• Monitors delivery of materials/equipment and services and ensures proper documentation.
• Coordinates with concerned parties on the resolution of issues related to undelivered PO’s, PO with no exact delivery date, indent deliveries, unserved Purchase Orders, short shipments, non-TAR trade receivables, settlement of rejection items, among others
• Collaborates with the Legal Department on contract’s terms and conditions, performance standards, warranties, performance bonds and maintenance requirements and negotiates contracting terms with suppliers/vendors.
• Monitors and assesses supplier/vendor performance, recommends and implements measures on supplier’s discipline and provides inputs to the Contract Management team.
• Assists in resolving issues related to implementation of agreements/contracts and coordinates with Contract Management, Category Managers and other concerned stakeholders.
• Utilizes the vendor base and ensures the use of contracts or service agreement for all transactions.
• Utilizes vendor/service providers’ agreements to increase savings and future negotiating ability.
• Collaborates with Category Managers in the identification of opportunities for leveraging for local, international and enterprise-wide sourcing opportunities.
• Establishes and maintains good business relations with Local and International vendors/service providers.
• Collaborates with internal stakeholders and proponents towards the achievement of the service level agreements and monitors compliance through KPI’s.
• Continuous review and improvement on the processes to reduce cycle time and improve customer satisfaction.
• Facilitates performance review of vendors and provide input to Category Managers and Contracts Management on vendor performance and performance issues.
• Practices recommended behaviors that adhere to the core values of the company.
• Implements and complies with company rules and policies.
• Performs other related duties that may be assigned by superiors.

Qualifications and Requirements:

• Degree in Engineering, Law, Political Science, Stat, Economics, Business Administration, or related fields. MBA or Supply Chain certifications or equivalent, a plus but not required
• At least 1-2 years of experience in Supply Chain/Procurement operations (Preferably in Oil and gas & Geothermal Operations requirements)
• Experience in Vendor management
• Experience in strategic sourcing
• Experience in Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) processes
• Experience in contract management
• Experience in management and deployment of procurement processes
• Amenable to work onsite four (4) days per week in Ortigas Center