GE Oil & Gas Recruiting Sourcing Specialist

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GE Oil & Gas is recruiting to fill the position of:

Job Title: Sourcing Specialist
Job Number: 1973995

Location: Onne, Nigeria

Role Summary/Purpose: 
The role is to manage Sourcing activities required for assigned commodities/projects by working closely with internal stakeholders and suppliers. There will be challenges on supplier capacity and lead times that will need proactive management.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Support costing activities in the tender stage and follow through in the execution phase.
• Coordinate, manage and issue required Requests for Quotation (RFQ) and Purchase Orders (PO) for assigned commodity/project.
• Collaborate to achieve best price, with the right quality, on time, for all PO’s
• Negotiate savings based on budgetary input and/or departmental goals
• Ensure issues related to supplier fulfillment are managed proactively not only for own commodity but also including assigned team members.
• Develop profile for supplier capability/capacity, by commodity, to establish sourcing strategies for maximum leverage.
• Facilitate and/or lead supplier manufacturability discussions with the appropriate stakeholders (suppliers, GE- engineering, projects, sourcing quality, and quality assurance)
• Collaborate with requesting departments to resolve problems relating to requirements, deviations, substitutions, priorities, delays, damages, inferior quality or other conditions that deviate from established procedures.
• Maintain current market knowledge and changing material conditions and advise management of current trends in prices and purchasing availability.
• Drive sourcing initiatives on savings, supplier performance and supplier base rationalization

Qualifications/Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree (in Business or Technical discipline preferred) with 4 years experience related to Sourcing, Logistics and Projects
• Knowledge of AS400, ePims and SIMON systems is required.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications.
• Strong negotiation skills.
• Ability to be a self-starter and team-builder.
• A valid NYSC discharge or exemption certificate will be required.
• Must have valid authorization to work full-time without any restriction in Nigeria

Additional Eligibility Qualifications:
Desired Characteristics:

• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Proven analytical and problem solving skills, with sound judgment and a diplomatic attitude
• Highly motivated team member

Application Closing Date
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