“The best thing about my job is that no two days are the same. I run a large, widely dispersed team so our work continually brings us new challenges - there is always more to learn. The thing that really motivates me is getting every last detail absolutely right - everywhere and every time!
Cameron Marshall, procurement and materials manager
Cameron has over 22 years of experience in procurement in the oil and gas industry and as Wood Group PSN's global lead travels widely to support our international projects
Wood Group PSN has a single, global, integrated business system. We stringently control procurement activities in each of our locations to provide customers with materials, equipment and services in a timely manner. Our way of doing procurement demonstrates of commitment to our core values of integrity and financial responsibility; it builds good relationships with our suppliers while giving our customers peace of mind.
Comprehensive and currentOur procedures dictate clear financial thresholds and provide guidance on competitively bidding work. We have a large number of highly competitive agreements in place with key suppliers, which decrease tender timelines and deliver commercial and quality advantages.
We develop relationships with these key suppliers through holding monthly meetings, measuring performance and KPIs, and ensuring we capture positive and negative lessons learned, which allow us to build and nurture these relationships.
We regularly conduct market research to ensure our agreements remain commercially competitive, and monitor spends, ensuring we use our leverage during negotiations.
Approved Supplier Register
Our unique supplier questionnaire and evaluation process makes sure that all suppliers and sub-contractors used by Wood Group PSN have achieved the specific level of HSEQ, legislative and commercial competency appropriate for the nature of materials and services provided.
Suppliers that pass our evaluations then make it on to our Approved Supplier Register (ASR) and thereafter they are regularly reviewed.
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