Refinery Turnaround Buyer

Summary

Per Se Group has an immediate opening for a Turnaround Buyer to work as a contractor for one of our Oil & Gas clients in Corpus Christi, TX. As a Turnaround Buyer you will provide procurement support for the turnaround group in an effort to complete the turnaround on time and on budget.

$50-$60/hour + $700/week per diem

Responsibilities

• Obtain vendor quotes for each BOM or other material request.
• Set up vendors for use through vendor prequalification system and maintain vendor relations.
• Select and negotiate with approved vendors and evaluates vendor reliability.
• Obtain materials from suppliers at the lowest cost, with consideration to quality, reliability and urgency of need.
• Issue purchase orders upon receipt of requisitions on an expeditious manner.
• Schedule deliveries and follows up on orders to expedite delivery and shipment as needed.

Preferred Skills and Expertise

• Materials and procurement expediting experience.
• Turnaround experience.
• Understanding of logistics process in procurement.
• SAP experience preferred - Microsoft Office skills required.
• Experience with vendor communication.
• TWIC Card is required.
• Overtime is required.  During the Turnaround, the work schedule is 12 hours per day, 7 days a week, with every 14th day off.