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Procurement Specialist
Procurement Specialist – Projects and Indirects, BP Solar, Global Procurement
Reports to: Global Procurement Manager – North American Projects and Indirects
Role Scope: The Procurement Specialist supports purchasing process of goods and services related to North American Projects and Indirect and addresses commercial issues with the suppliers. Indirect spend includes services and materials for support organization for BP Solar such as IT, HR (temporary staffing and recruiting services), real estate, warehousing, logistics, travel, consulting services.
Location: Frederick, MD
Assures purchases follow the BP Solar Procurement Process and controls, supports and protects BP Solar regarding commercial terms and issues, maintains high standards of business ethics and integrity representing BP Solar with suppliers.
Coordinate with Project teams and requestors to plan sourcing of materials ahead of critical delivery dates
Manage competitive sourcing events and request quotes for materials and services
Coordinate with other BP procurement groups to leverage BP in support of Solar requests
Manage the Supplier Development Process for new vendors
Negotiate terms on supplier quotes prior to placing the Purchase Order
Negotiate services agreements
Write Work Releases for repetitive Projects and Indirect services
Ensure purchase requisitions are properly approved prior to ordering
Place Purchase Orders for materials and services to support Projects and Indirect
Expedite material purchases to meet delivery dates required by Project Schedules
Assist Project Managers with material and supplier issues and resolution
Contract Administrator for Project and Indirect contracts
Investigate areas of spend across BP Solar to identify Indirect spend management opportunities.
Coordinate with BP Indirect Procurement and BP Solar departments to support ongoing programs
Coordinate with BP Supplier Diversity team to identify supplier diversity opportunities and report BP Solar Diversity spend
Support BP Solar departments in moving spend into an automated requisition and purchase order process.
Assist with spend reporting
Education and Experience:
High School diploma with a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience as a buyer for large scale projects, indirect, or similar commodities.
Undergraduate level degree in business or related discipline is preferred.
The candidate should be experienced with purchasing processes, controls, and systems.
Required Functional Skills:
Strong communications (oral and written);
Team work and team building;
Initiative to engage requesters;
Ability to multi-task;
Accountability and positive attitude;
Managing in a complex and fluid environment;
High work and business ethics
Negotiation and influencing capabilities
Required Technical Skills:
Knowledge and experience with purchasing and ERP systems.
Experience with Microsoft Office
Knowledge of BP and BP Solar procurement processes
Please submit your resume to bpsolarhumanresources@bp.com . Please include the title of this position in the subject line of the email.
