Procurement Coordinator

About the role

Puma Energy is looking for a Procurement Coordinator in Port Moresby to drive contracting activity for Non-Oil Goods and Services. The role ensures competitive contracting and timely delivery, leverages national, regional and global spend to optimise cost structure, and operates within transparent practices, sound ethics and effective controls.

Key responsibilities

• Develop and execute the country contracting strategy in line with business objectives, using RFPs, RFQs and RFIs, and manage contracts with suppliers and contractors
• Minimise procurement spend in foreign currencies across all contracts
• Work with Country Management, Country Functions and Regional/Global Procurement to identify contracting opportunities across Refinery, Shipping and Downstream businesses and run tenders end-to-end
• Collaborate with stakeholders to standardise pre-award, tendering and post-award processes and to develop contract management procedures
• Assess supplier and contractor performance, maintain the supplier list and its qualifications and delivery times, and identify training needs for the team
• Ensure compliance with the Internal Controls Policy, SAPS, HSEC and Quality policies, and follow the HSEQ safety and reporting requirements

Required profile

• 5+ years of experience in contracting and procurement roles, with knowledge of suppliers in PNG and the Asia Pacific region
• Experience in a fast-changing company and in culturally diverse teams
• Oil and gas or physical commodities downstream experience preferred
• Diploma or degree in business, law, administration or finance; procurement training and diplomas are an advantage

Required skills

• Strong computer skills: MS Office (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint)
• Ability to analyse problems, strategise, negotiate and administer contracts
• Excellent communication, negotiation and interpersonal skills