Senior Material Specialist

Job PurposeTo handle the purchasing of nuclear and non-nuclear related materials and equipment from initiation to post-award administration for Nawah requirements, ensuring that those requirements are met in a safe, compliant, timely, and efficient manner to support the safe and reliable operation and maintenance of the Nuclear Power Plant (NPP).ResponsibilitiesPrepare, plan, schedule and process the purchase of spare parts, tools, materials, and equipment in a timely and cost-effective manner to ensure safe and reliable operation and maintenance of the NPP.Support nuclear supplier qualification as required and update the qualified supplier list.Understand specifications and scope of work/Material Masters; ensure QA, Health and Safety, Engineering, and end-user requirements are included.Review technical specifications for purchasing materials and equipment.Assist end users in creating PRs and selecting correct parameters in the system.Assist end users in developing the Scope of Work/Material Masters by sending RFIs to the market to gather information.Arrange supplier meetings with end users and site visits for suppliers, if required.Review PRs in the system and assess material consumption to identify potential for strategic contracts.Interface with Engineering and QA to ensure safety and quality of materials and resolve non-conformance issues.Assess quotes for compliance with policies and budgets.Review competitive bids and quotes, evaluate proposals with requesters and SMEs, and analyze grounds for rejection.Assist vendors in raising Bid Exceptions, Deviations, and clarifications; resolve with support of PE including changes in the material master.Discuss and resolve supply issues with related departments (QA, Specification Engineering, Inventory Management, Warehouse, Logistics, etc.).Prepare the Commercial Evaluation.Ensure terms and conditions are agreed by vendors; no clauses should be open.Meet, negotiate, and/or clarify terms with vendors as requested by management.Prepare recommendations for award with justification per the Delegation of Authority (DOA) and ensure all required information is available.Prepare and issue the final Purchase Order/Outline Agreement for signature and assist peers in review.Responsibilities & Accountabilities (contd.)Coordinate with supplier, warehouse, and QA if any Non-Conformity Report (NCR) / Over, Short, Damaged & Discrepant (OSDD) is raised after receipt of material.Assist head and team members in day-to-day operations.Work with specification engineering and suppliers to find alternatives for obsolete items.Assist inventory management in analyzing and forecasting material requirements for online and outage work orders.Identify potential suppliers for materials in PR based on details in Material Masters.Proactively identify potential vendors for materials installed in BNPP and register/qualify them with QA and SRM support.QualificationsBachelor degree in Business Administration or Engineering, or equivalent Master's in Business Administration (MBA), Supply Chain Management, or Engineering.ExperienceMore than 5 to 7 years of Procurement experience in the energy sector (Nuclear power plant experience preferred).