Procurement Officer (m/f/d) - Technical procurement

As part of our Growth strategy, Proman Germany office is currently strengthening its team by looking for a Procurement Officer to support our current global projects. Committed to decarbonization, our growth aims to deliver large-scale, low-carbon industrial projects.

You will be integrated in the Procurement Department Team as part of Proman E&C division and will be based in Germany

Location:

• Main location: Düsseldorf, Germany
• Candidate should be available for occasional travelling and spend some periods abroad as required.

About PROMAN
Founded in 1984, Proman started as a PROject MANagement company specialized in the construction of large industrial projects. Today we are a global leader in natural gas derived products and services.
Headquartered in Switzerland, we are a multi-asset, multi-regional diversified energy producer with methanol and fertilizer production facilities in Trinidad and Tobago, the United States and Oman and we are currently expanding into Mexico and UAE.
Proman has a global presence in the production, sales and distribution of natural gas derived products – methanol, ammonia, melamine and UAN solution, as well as assets to produce natural gas onshore in the United States and offshore in Trinidad and Tobago. We cover all aspects of the gas molecule\’s journey from extraction through to production and onwards to the delivery of the final product to our partners.
Proman is also a significant services business, with extensive experience in engineering, plant operations, petrochemical and power plant construction, product marketing and logistics, project management and project development. Our global development teams fund and develop projects, providing support at all stages by securing environmental permits, arranging critical commercial contracts and raising asset-level financing, to help bring projects to completion across the petrochemical and energy industry. They are also always looking for ways to utilize Proman\’s expertise to explore innovative and forward-looking energy solutions.
Our people\’s commitment and quality define us as a company. Our highly skilled and talented teams around the world use their expertise and experience to deliver high quality services across the business in project development and project management, in the construction and upgrade of plants, in the management of plant operations as well as in the maintenance and turnarounds of existing facilities.

• Support the Procurement Director within the scope of the objectives defined for the Procurement Department.
• Execution of procurement activities in accordance with the purchasing requirements of quality, safety and environment defined by the Project, not limited to:
  • Management and handling of Project related Procurement activities (execution and bidding projects).
  • Reception of the requests and preparation of the relevant inquiry/ purchase documentation to support.
  • Supplier selection, evaluation and development incl. supplier qualification process
  • Definition and elaboration of contractual terms
  • Assistance or lead of negotiation meetings and discussion of supply contracts.
  • Issuance of Commercial bid evaluation including suggestion to award.
  • Issuance of purchase orders, management and control of all related documentation.
  • Expediting and monitoring of delivery of items/services purchased.
  • Liase with QA/QC department to assist in preparation of inspections/FATs
  • Logistics support to fulfill formalities relating to the shipment of goods;
  • Support to Contract Manager in the elaboration and processing of claims and claim defense related to the PO\’s issued, where required;
  • Verification of invoices against Purchase Orders and routing for approval;
  • Liaise with cost control to continue the order placement process.
  • Support of project procurement related reporting activities.
  • Assistance in preparation of project budgeting, where required

Experience

At least 3 – 5 years\‘ work experience in purchasing and negotiation of procurement packages in construction of industrial plants (preferred experience: Power, Oil & Gas, Refining or Petrochemical industries).

Required Qualifications

• Degree or bachelor\’s (preference in Engineering)
• MS Office, MS Project, general ERP-usage
• Language skills: English and German, others are beneficial
• Soft skills: Communication, negotiation, proactivity, resilience, target oriented, team player

• Meaningful Work
• Competitive remuneration
• Continuous training
• Opportunity to integrate a multicultural and dynamic team, based on strong values and principles
• Overall conditions of an international successful group
• Additional social benefits, such as
  • – capital-forming benefits
  • – Employer-financed company pension scheme
  • – Employer-financed occupational disability insurance
  • – Employer-financed company health insurance
• A great team of colleagues in a family-run business

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