Lead Sourcing Specialist - Buying/Procurement

Lead Sourcing Specialist - Buying/Procurement

Leading Supplier Partnerships That Keep the Business Moving.

Turning Complex Supply Challenges into Seamless Execution.

Partner with the best

Baker Hughes is a global energy technology company serving the oil and gas sector across more than 120 countries. The Commercial & Sales organization drives growth by building strong customer partnerships, commercializing hydrocarbons, and delivering integrated equipment and service solutions. With a focus on digital transformation and energy transition, the team leverages data-driven insights to optimize sales performance and maximize customer value.

Partner with the best.

Fuel your passion                       

As a Lead Sourcing Specialist - Buying/Procurement you will be the main point of contact for suppliers for all activities related to the execution of the direct materials supplies. You will work with Suppliers to ensure On Time Delivery for goods and related documents and to identify and implement continuous development programs for improving their performances, capacity and capability. You will be accountable to solve complex problems, execute objectives, and support short-term/long-term business goals. You will demonstrate leadership in communicating business goals and results, programs, and processes for the product/commodity managed.

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

• Managing delivery of materials for the assigned Suppliers, monitoring the production plan and coordinating Logistics until receiving into the systems, in line with Company processes and procedures.

• Giving the visibility to Internal Customer on Supplier plan, preventing criticalities and managing priorities, to ensure the achievement of Services and Manufacturing Sales Plan and quick execution in case of Customer outages and emergencies.

• Cooperating with Suppliers, Service Fulfillment, Manufacturing Operations, Project Managers, Quality and Engineering to define preventing actions and recovery plans on business urgencies.

• Supporting Suppliers execution, keeping all main metrics into the system updated, coordinating with Material Management to support Inventory Management, Sales Plan and programs for Services ODB reduction.

• Collaborating with Suppliers and supporting relevant Service Provider to ensure On Time Delivery for all documentations associated with the materials supplied.

• Interacting with the Platform and Operating Units inside Procurement Organization and to provide regular feedback about Supplier performances to refine the Supplier strategy.

• Partnering with Quality to support Supplier surveillance and on time issues resolution.

• Cooperating with Logistic team to generate transportation best plan to minimize cost and improve efficiency.

• Supporting both Vendor Recovery negotiations & results and Account Payable resolution on invoices issues.

• Supporting key Procurement initiatives through continuous improvement projects.

• Ensuring Supplier compliance with regulatory and reputation requirements

To be successful in this role you will:

• Have a bachelor’s degree from an accredited university or college in Engineering, Procurement, Supply Chain Management, Finance, Economics, or alternative MBA.

• Have a minimum of 5 years working experience in Procurement, Operations, Supply Chain, Project Management and/or Commercial, with preferred knowledge of oil and gas products.

• Demonstrate marked leadership skills, being able to effectively drive execution, influence internal stakeholders and guiding peers’ growth.

• Demonstrate the ability to quickly adapt to learning and consolidate new products, business areas and managed commodities.

• Have a strong attitude and open mindset focused on partnership, inclusivity, proactivity and fast innovation, to embrace the Cultural Transformation Company need.

• Be stressed resilient with professional attitude and have experience in managing multiple priorities and stakeholders in a complex working environment.

• Be able to maintain workload management in a high-pressure environment, through the ability to organize and prioritize tasks subject to criticalities.

• Be autonomous and a self-starter, proactively taking the initiative for solving problems.

• Have an analytical approach for problem identification and their quick resolution.

• Have a team-working attitude, be motivated and focused on results.

• Have strong communication, interpersonal and negotiation skills, to be able to build strong relationships with suppliers and internal stakeholders and to facilitate supplies execution.

• Have a willingness to travel both to regional and international locations, to work with suppliers (up to 20% travel required).

• Be fluent in English

• Have a proficient in MS Excel & ERP Systems.

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:

One of our core values as a business is collaboration and, as such, whilst flexible work options are available, we believe there is a great benefit of having our teams co-located in one of our many offices in the United Kindgom.

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

This position requires valid work authorization in the country of employment. The employer is unable to sponsor work authorization for this role at any time.

You will be eligible to participate in Company-sponsored benefit programs, including health & welfare programs and the Thrift Plan (401k). You will have a choice of coverage options that best suit your needs. Coverage options and contribution amounts are related to your benefit elections, base salary level, and specific requirements of each of these plans.

This position is eligible for our comprehensive and competitive benefits package, which can be found here, and is further eligible for additional forms of compensation such as bonuses subject to the terms of the applicable benefit plans or policies.