Vopak helps the world flow forward. We store the energy of today and tomorrow. But behind our impressive terminals and tanks, it is our people who make the difference. Guided by our culture of Trust, Collaboration, and Courage, we focus on creating an impact that brings the opportunity to grow and to make a real difference. As VSA Buyer, you will play a key role in realizing our ambitions while building both the future of Vopak and your own.

As  the VSA Buyer you will be responsible for the buying and ordering of goods, services and other expenditures for the Operating Company (e.g. machinery, equipment, tools, parts, supplies and services) in line with the procurement policy and contracts.

The Buyer will also be responsible to ensure availability of the specified goods and services according to the functional, budget and planning requirements of the internal customer / budget owner.

What will you be doing? 

Plan and Budget

• Support the Manager Sourcing & Procurement in performing spend analyses, contract analyses, categories review and proposes actions & initiatives to include in the annual TPP and budget process. 
  

Buying

       Buying of goods and services below entails:

• Requesting quotes from single or multiple suppliers and subsequently supporting the awarding process. Typical activities are: request for quotations, call offs from framework agreements, negotiate best price and conditions, and secure on time delivery. 
• Execute all purchasing within the OpCo in accordance with the Tactical Procurement Procedure, policies and operational excellence standards.

Purchase 2 Pay (P2P) 

• Effectively execute and coordinate the relevant Sourcing & Procurement steps in the P2P process (Request, Approve, Order, Expedite and Receive) in order to get the right service/product at the right place at the right time. 
• Effectively use the supporting ERP system.

Tendering

• If required, support the manager Sourcing & Procurement – in the execution of an optimal supplier selection process such as: conduct internal and market analysis, determine selection criteria, develop and evaluate RFI and RFP, execute clarification meetings, communicate to bidders and cooperate with internal business partners.

Contract Management 

• Ensure in consultation with manager S&P the proper implementation and follow-up of relevant procurement contracts
• Facilitate visibility and availability of contracts
• Ensure adequate usage of contracts
• Ensure that supplier contracts are managed in line with the specifications of the Procurement Policies and
  principles (compliance). 
• Evaluate and improve use of contracts and decide on contract development together with stakeholders (e.g. termination or modification).

Supplier Management

• Contribute in structurally managing the supplier base together with the manager Sourcing & Procurement and internal stakeholders by periodically monitoring, evaluating and improving supplier performance as part of the Supplier Management Program. 
• This minimally includes the tiering of supplier base, measuring performance of critical suppliers, participating in evaluation meetings and executing improvement programs.

Performance Measurement 

• Understand and periodically measure and analyse processes and their performance/results by measuring global and local KPIs (e.g. P2P, savings, contractor safety, etc.). 

• Provide recommendations to improve the performance.

Process Management & Improvement

• Support in the continuous improvement by understanding and analysing processes, identifying and implementing process improvement actions, cost saving and value adding to B-BBEE

Why you’ll love working with us 

• Relevant and competitively placed secondment allowance
• Various growth & developmental opportunities
• Cross functional team projects & experiential learning for maximized business learning and development
• Wellness Agenda that authentically connects and cares for our people and promotes work/life balance
• Great working environment & a diverse and inclusive culture
• Approximately 12 month Fixed Term Contract
• A healthy work-life balance with hybrid work - depending on your role. 
• Great atmosphere! Plenty of freedom, room for initiative, and an engaging environment. 

Does this sound like you?

Qualifications & Experience

• Education: Degrees/Diploma in Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Business Administration, or Finance)

Experience: 

• At least 3-5 years’ of hands-on experience in procurement, preferably in the oil and gas industry

• Strong negotiation, influencing, collaboration and partnering proven working ability;
• Solid hands-on experience with buying and knowledge of contract law;
• Fluency in the English language.

Specialized Knowledge: 

• Purchase Order Management
• Tendering Process Management
• Negotiations
• Contract Development
• Contract Management
• Supplier Management
• Technology & Administration 
• Functional & Technical Specifications
• Process Improvement
• English Literacy

Technical & System Skills

• Proficiency in Oracle alongside strong command of Microsoft Excel 
• High-level competency in Negotiation & Cost Analysis.

Core & Behavioral Competencies

• Customer Orientation
• Quality Orientation
• Results Orientation
• Business Context Awareness
• Problem Analysis & Judgment
• Communication & Listening
• Planning & Organizing
• Networking
• Teamwork 

Don’t meet all our criteria? No problem! If this role energizes you and our culture feels like a good fit, we warmly invite you to apply anyway.

What energy will you bring? We’d love to meet you!

Together, we help the world flow forward. Apply directly via our careers page

At Vopak we are committed to building a workplace where everyone feels they belong. Vopak is an equal opportunity employer. Everyone is different, and the differences in people allow us to match our ambitions and drive inclusion across the business. That's why we are curious about who you are!