Procurement Specialist (CWI) - Houston, TX

Are you passionate about Procurement / Sourcing?

Do you enjoy being part of a successful team?

Join our innovative Procurement Team

Our Procurement Team provides support for regional and corporate projects. We are in contact with local and regional teams to collaborate and innovate.

We manage the buying process and engage in commercial sourcing management in order to achieve the best contractual conditions and best results for company.

Partner with the best

As a Procurement Specialist, you're to manage the buying process for a given set of goods. You're to apply sourcing policy, interface between supplier and entity with respect to specifications and budgets.

Understands concepts, methods, procedures and approaches.

As a Procurement Specialist, you will be responsible for :

• Organizing a panel of suppliers for materials, other goods, and services in order to ensure materials and resources are available at the right price, quality, quantity, and time.
• Coordinating procurement activities in the plant in ERP (bill of materials, consumables and service items) in the most effective way, at the right price, quality, quantity and time.
• Managing purchase order execution and product delivery, including placement of on-time schedule agreements, mitigation of billing adjustments / terminations and execution of cost reduction goals
• Assisting in the mining and analyzing of data
• Expediting the filling of orders by suppliers to meet production
• Actively driving supplier improvement activities and supplier program reviews

Fuel your passion

To be successful in this role you will have :

• Broad knowledge of purchasing practices, principles and procedures
• Functional knowledge of SAP and an understanding of manufacturing processes related to oilfield equipment
• Bachelor's degree from an accredited university or college (or a high school diploma / GED with at least 4 years of experience in Sourcing).
• Ability to analyze and present statistical data
• Excellent negotiation, communication, organization, problem solving, and planning skills
• Must be a team player and flexible to work in cross functional teams

Desired Characteristics :

• Knowledge on Manufacturing principles, Outside Processes, Raw material (Tubes & Bars) and Purchased turnkey machined components.
• Ability to communicate manufacturability to supply base and have an understanding of drawings
• Sound knowledge of production process and flow throughout the manufacturing shop
• 4+ year’s manufacturing, buying, production knowledge

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 :

Please discuss your preferred working patterns with the recruiter during the process

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
• Education Assistance
• Generous Parental Leave
• Mental Health resources, Virtual Therapy Programs
• Dependent and Partners Care
• Pet Insurance
• Additional elected or voluntary benefits

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 , and is further eligible for additional forms of compensation such as bonuses subject to the terms of the applicable benefit plans or policies.