Contract & Procurement Analyst at ND Western Limited

Job Purpose:

• This role is responsible for providing functional and administrative support to categorymanagers/leads in the development, implementation and post-contracting and procurement management across different contract categories across NDW.
• The Incumbent will be involved in analysing business needs, matching these against market opportunities while implementing category and contracting strategies, that deliver value for money.

Principal Accountabilities:

• Assist in preparing fit-for-purpose contract strategies towards the achievement of NDW contracting and procurement objectives.
• Prepare necessary tendering and procurement documents ahead of tender boards for review and approval.
• Prepare formal invitations for bids, RFQ's, carry out technical assessment of vendors and prepare commercial analysis and Contract & Purchase Orders for award.
• Work closely with the Category Manager in developing NUIMS Level work scopes, Invitations to tender (ITT's) and Requests For Quotations (RFQ's) for upload in Nipex portal.
• Contribute ideas for improvement of best contract & procurement practices and standards in accordance with the company corporate operating procedures.
• Liaise with other internal stakeholders for effective synergy and perform other duties assigned by Management.
• Ensure proper filing of contractual records such as strategy/award notes, contract correspondence, contract/variation documents.
• Provide support for post award contract management including but not limited to Purchase Order creation and management.
• Other duties reasonably related to the performance of the job

Educational Qualification Requirement:

• Degree qualified, preferably in a numerate discipline, or demonstrated professional skill in SCM.
• 3-5 years cognate experience in SCM, preferably in the oil and gas (E&P) industry.
• An MBA and/or an SCM professional diploma (CIPS, ISM, and IACCM) will be an advantage.

Relevant Experience Requirement:

• Minimum of 1 year cognate experience in SCM, preferably in the oil and gas (ESP) industry
• Skilled knowledge of ERP (Oracle, SAP etc) NIPEX.
• Analytical skills
• IT applications (Microsoft Office- Excel, Word, Powerpoint etc)
• Commercial