Introduction

Brunel is currently seeking an experienced Procurement & Materials Specialist to support a major offshore development project.

Location: Onshore - Paramaribo, Suriname

Contract: 2-year contract

Rotation: 4 weeks on / 4 weeks off (7 days/week, 8 hours/day)

What are you going to do 

  • Support Procurement activities for operational departments, including Drilling, Wells, Logistics, Marine, and Support Services.
  • Prepare and process Call-Off Orders under existing contracts and manage low-risk procurement activities.
  • Draft and administer purchase orders and low-complexity contracts while ensuring timely sourcing execution.
  • Coordinate with suppliers and contractors to expedite deliveries and maintain operational readiness.
  • Monitor inventory levels, critical spare parts availability, and replenishment activities.
  • Analyze stock consumption trends, identify surplus or obsolete inventory, and support inventory optimization initiatives.
  • Act as the focal point for procurement procedures, templates, methodologies, and continuous improvement initiatives.
  • Monitor procurement KPIs, prepare performance reports, and contribute to process digitalization.
  • Serve as the SAP MM focal point, supporting procurement and inventory management processes, user assistance, master data quality, and system improvements.
  • Coordinate SAP testing activities, upgrades, and user training sessions.
  • Ensure procurement activities comply with company governance, ethics, anti-corruption policies, and internal control requirements.
  • Support internal and external audits while maintaining complete procurement documentation and audit trails.
  • Identify procurement risks and recommend mitigation actions.

Essential skills and knowledge

  • Bachelor's degree (required).
  • Proven experience in Procurement, Supply Chain, Materials Management, or Contract Administration, preferably within the Oil & Gas industry.
  • Strong understanding of procurement processes, contract management, and procurement governance.
  • Solid experience with inventory management, materials planning, warehouse operations, and stock optimization.
  • Expert knowledge of SAP MM (Materials Management), including Purchasing and Inventory Management processes.
  • Experience supporting SAP users, master data management, system testing, and process improvements.
  • Knowledge of logistics, marine support activities, drilling, and well operations.
  • Experience with procurement reporting and KPI development; Power BI knowledge is considered an advantage.
  • Strong commercial awareness and negotiation skills.
  • Fluent English (written and spoken).

What we offer 

Closing: 07 August 2026

Are you the perfect match for this vacancy? Apply in 5 minutes and let's get in touch!

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Process of your application

Application process & contact

We will now begin examining your application: We will take a close look at your application documents and ask you for additional information if necessary. If your qualifications match our requirements, we will invite you to meet us for the first time.

Project discussion with our customer

If the introductory meeting goes well for you and us, we will arrange a meeting with the customer who has the perfect project for you. This gives you the opportunity to find out more about the customer and the project.

The decision

If you enjoyed the project discussion and the customer is also convinced of your expertise, we will ask you the final and decisive question: Do you want to get started at Brunel?

Introductory conversation with Brunel

In an introductory meeting, we would like to find out more about your interests, ambitions and professional developments. At the same time, we report on working at Brunel and provide information about all career opportunities and prospects.

Welcome to Brunel

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