Lead Procurement/Sourcing Specialist

Are you a Lead Procurement/Sourcing Specialist who drives customer satisfaction?

Are you looking for your next Senior role?
 

Join our team

At Baker Hughes, we are transforming the future of energy. With operations in over 120 countries, we are developing and deploying industry-leading technologies and services to take energy forward. For more than a century, our inventions have revolutionized energy. Today, we are bringing our expertise to make oil and gas safer, cleaner, and more efficient.
 

Partner with the best

The Lead Procurement/Sourcing Specialist is responsible for providing sourcing leadership and direction within Subsea Well systems packages, sharing responsibility with the Project Manager(s)/ Director for the contractual and financial delivery of the project in accordance with the execution and financial plan. The job holder provides the key commercial interface between the internal business units, functions (finance, planning, sourcing, legal, EPC), sub-contractor and the management team on all project commercial and contractual matters

As a Lead Procurement/Sourcing Specialist, you will be responsible for:

• Place and follow-up on POs. Manage relationships with suppliers for PO execution. Manage problems and schedule changes. Update ERP.
• Coordinate, manage and issue required Requests for Quotation (RFQ) for their commodity.
• Ensure issues related to supplier fulfillment are managed proactively
• Develop profile for supplier capability/capacity, to establish procurement strategies for maximum leverage.
• POR management, competitive tendering, negotiation, stakeholder buy off, conducting kick off meetings.
• Facilitate and/or lead supplier manufacturability discussions with the appropriate stakeholders developed and managed successful relationships with external and internal customers, suppliers and stakeholders.  
• Maintain current market knowledge and changing material conditions and advise management of current trends in prices and purchasing availability.
• Advises Functional managers regarding projects, processes and procedures in the own field.
• Handles communication with direct colleagues and the business about design and coordination services rendered.
• Drive Procurement initiatives on savings, supplier performance and supplier base rationalization.
• Contributes to project as a team member or leads small projects. Work goals typically take 3-6 months to complete and the time horizon for results/impact is typically 2-12 months after the event

Fuel your passion

To be successful in this role you will:

• Bachelor's degree in business administration, or, other relevant legal, contractual, commercial, procurement energy related degree, with experience in Sourcing.
• Experience in Sourcing/Procurement Management.
• Substantial Subsea Well systems contract management experiences in an oil and gas capital construction project environment.
• Proven track record in contributing to the improvement of Sourcing profitability, cash flow and control of commercial risk in previous roles.
• Commercially, financially and contractually experienced with strategic and tactical communication proven capabilities,
• Successfully developed and maintained stakeholder influence over inter-personal and negotiation commercial cases
• Strong leadership record with proven capability of working in a matrix environment and of being a change agent with positive business organizational and commercial outcomes.
• Overall Experienced to drive detail level of work and fast commercial results.
• Proven track to develop sub-contract manager, career path and establish a succession in plan
• Fluent English and Portuguese.

Desired Characteristics 

• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills.
• Ability to influence others and lead small teams.
• Lead initiatives of moderate scope and impact.
• Ability to coordinate several projects simultaneously.
• Effective problem identification and solution skills.
• Proven analytical and organizational ability.

Work in a way that works for you

We recognize that everyone is different and that the way in which people want to work and deliver at their best is different for everyone too. In this role, we can offer the following flexible working patterns:

• Working regular hours from Macaé-RJ based Baker Hughes office.

Working with us

Our people are at the heart of what we do at Baker Hughes. We know we are better when all of our people are developed, engaged and able to bring their whole authentic selves to work. We invest in the health and well-being of our workforce, train and reward talent and develop leaders at all levels to bring out the best in each other.
 

Working for you

Our inventions have revolutionized energy for over a century. But to keep going forward tomorrow, we know we have to push the boundaries today. We prioritize rewarding those who embrace change with a package that reflects how much we value their input. Join us, and you can expect:

• Contemporary work-life balance policies and wellbeing activities
• Comprehensive private medical care options
• Safety net of life insurance and disability programs
• Tailored financial programs
• Additional elected or voluntary benefits

About Us

With operations in over 120 countries, we provide better solutions for our customers and richer opportunities for our people. As a leading partner to the energy industry, we're committed to achieving net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 and we're always looking for the right people to help us get there. People who are as passionate as we are about making energy safer, cleaner and more efficient.
 

Join Us

Are you seeking an opportunity to make a real difference in a company with a global reach and exciting services and clients? Come join us and grow with a team of people who will energize and inspire you