Sourcing Buyer Specialist

Job description / Role

Sourcing / buyer specialist

Do you enjoy being part of a successful team? Would you like to be part of our integrated solutions product line? Join our Baker Hughes IS sourcing product line!

The IS product line handles LSTK projects and CTD projects of Baker Hughes, while delivering wells to the client in a timely and efficient manner. We need to make sure the backend of our team is well and strong in terms of identifying and sourcing the right services and products at the right time to ensure flawless operations that satisfy client’s requirements.

Partner with the best

As a procurement specialist, you will be responsible for identifying client’s requirements at its best with the help and support of the IS operations team and sourcing competitive but quality services and products in a timely manner. In this role, you will follow an individual work plan, manage global stakeholders and suppliers, meet day-to-day short-term objectives, resolve issues through immediate action and long-term planning, and initiate contractual agreements with potential sub-contractors and suppliers.

As a buying/procurement specialist, you will be responsible for:

• Floating RFQ/inquiry to potential local and global suppliers based on operations requirements.
• Performing negotiations with suppliers on techno-commercial aspects and aligning terms of purchase favorably.
• Initiating short-term and long-term contracts with suppliers and service providers through the help of legal and sourcing leadership teams.
• Getting purchase orders issued according to operations requirements and closing them after delivery.
• Evaluating and monitoring supplier performance through monthly/weekly scorecards. Also having the ability to communicate effectively (daily/weekly) with Baker Hughes global supplier base in different time zones.
• Connecting with site material, engineering, and project teams on shortages while identifying and implementing process improvements.
• Managing push-out and pull-in of orders, organizing parts pickup while reducing overall logistics costs with timely deliveries.
• Being responsible for all aspects related to parts supplier management and execution, monitoring parts availability.
• Developing risk mitigation strategies including contingency plans, lead-time reductions, and supply chain efficiency. Also possessing knowledge of Incoterms, EU and US regulatory and import requirements.
• Communicating with internal product line and identifying and prioritizing services/products that can be delivered to mitigate and optimize cost exposure.
• Monitoring purchase order reports for closure of each purchase (delivery, goods receipt, invoicing) in a timely manner within procurement KPIs.

Fuel your passion

To be successful in this role you will:

• Have a bachelor's degree from an accredited university or college (with 1-2 years of experience in sourcing), preferably with experience from an oil field background.
• Have ERP experience with SAP and Ariba; data analysis and presentation skills will be advantageous.
• Have hands-on ability to handle multiple priorities in an international environment.

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 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!

We are an energy technology company that provides solutions to energy and industrial customers worldwide. Built on a century of experience and conducting business in over 120 countries, our innovative technologies and services are taking energy forward – making it safer, cleaner, and more efficient for people and the planet.

Are you seeking an opportunity to make a real difference in a company that values innovation and progress? Join us and become part of a team of people who will challenge and inspire you! Let’s come together and take energy forward.

Baker Hughes Company is an equal opportunity employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or other characteristics protected by law.