Senior Purchaser (Contract)

Country USA City HOUSTON Workplace location HOUSTON-LOUISIANA STREET(USA) Employer company TotalEnergies American Services, Inc. Domain Procurement Type of contract Regular position Experience Minimum 3 years

Context & Environment

About TotalEnergies

 At TotalEnergies we are committed to balancing flexibility while fostering strong relationships among our team members. This role allows collaboration with our dynamic team in the office 3 days per week. This position is located in our Houston, TX office. 

 What We Provide

 TotalEnergies celebrates diversity and is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity), national origin, age, protected veteran status, disability status or any other category protected under applicable federal, state or local law. We are also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. All aspects of employment including the decision to hire, promote, discipline, or discharge, will be based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs.

 TotalEnergies believes that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success as a global company, and we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool.

 International Consideration 

 *TotalEnergies regrets that it is unable to sponsor employment Visas or consider individuals on time-limited visa status for this position.

Activities

Responsibilities: 

• Creates and launches RFI’s, RFQs and RFP’s in support of procurement strategy and plan; documents bid events; develops selection criteria and drives the selection of suppliers in collaboration with cross-functional teams; prepares presentation for upper management prior to launch and prior to award.
• Documents initiatives, develops selection criteria, and provides input on supplier panels.
• Executes operational transactions within SAP or other ERP systems to issue Purchase Orders and manage workload.
• Proactively follows-up with Suppliers, Requestors, and Management to ensure timely delivery of goods and/or services.
• Ensures Purchasing best practices are followed while complying with TotalEnergies Group Referential.  
• Communicates and coaches end users, suppliers, and management on Purchasing processes and procedures.
• Negotiates contract