Senior Purchaser

Job Description

• Develop and implement procurement strategies with a strong emphasis on cost reduction and value creation.
• Conduct market screening and maintain excellent market knowledge to identify cost-effective suppliers and solutions.
• Prepare inquiry documents for major equipment and services in close cooperation with engineering.
• Perform commercial evaluations of quotations, and issue contracts and purchase orders.
• Monitor and ensure delivery within the agreed timeframe, cost, and quality.
• Handle risks, deviations, and invoice processing.
• Ensure all activities comply with relevant guidelines, work instructions, and procedures.
• Continuously work on improvements to reduce internal and external risks and costs, enhance delivery quality, and strengthen collaboration.

Qualification Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree or relevant experience to compensate
• Relevant subjects: SCM, Procurement, Logistics, Engineering
  Minimum 3 years
• Strong commercial mindset
• Professional, independent and team player. Demonstrating a high level of collaboration skills
• Strong written and oral communication skills in Norwegian and English
• Flexible, Open and Responsible
• Working in a structured and efficient manner, according with applicable guidelines

Planned start date: 02/02/2026
Planned end date: 31/12/2027 

About MDE

When the right people connect, we create value.

MDE Group is a global recruitment company, specializing in finding and placing the greatest talents worldwide. MDE currently consists of 12 companies that offer consulting, staffing, recruitment services as well as offshore personnel. With our unique knowledge of both the local and the international market, we will connect employees and companies, so they both find exactly what they are looking for. MDE aims to contribute to people developing and to ensure that our customers achieve great value from our services. We first succeed when both clients and our candidates reach their goals, together.

Our mission is to deliver relevant expertise. The right person with the right competence, at the right place and time. So simple, yet so difficult!