Strategic Buyer

Job Description

Duties & Responsibilities

• Own the daily execution of Purchase Orders (POs), ensuring timely and accurate processing to meet operational demands.
• Manage higher-profile or complex vendor relationships, acting as a key point of contact for escalations and performance management.
• Leverage procurement experience to optimize sourcing decisions, balancing cost, quality, and delivery across supplier options.
• Collaborate with the wider procurement team to ensure workflow continuity.
• Actively participate in supplier negotiations and contract discussions to secure favorable terms and long-term value.
• Monitor supplier performance and initiate improvement plans for delivery, quality, or service issues.
• Support strategic projects including new product introductions, engineering changes, and supply chain risk mitigation.
• Analyze spend, supplier trends, and market conditions to inform procurement strategy and identify improvement opportunities.
• Work cross-functionally with Planning, Inventory, and Engineering to ensure alignment with production schedules and operational goals.
• Contribute to the development of sourcing strategies, supplier agreements, and procurement processes.
  
  

Qualifications & Skills

• Bachelor's degree in any discipline/ supply chain management (Desirable).
• A minimum of 5 years of experience with a working knowledge of procurement methods and procedures and processes.
• CIPS Qualifications (Desirable)
• Knowledge of purchasing from machine and fabrication suppliers
• Working knowledge manufacturing environment, inventory management, or planning environment.
• Proficient IT skills including MS Word, MS Excel, and Other MS Office Applications.
• ERP knowledge such as Sage, Oracle or SAP.
• Working knowledge of the Oil and Gas in a relevant field (Desirable)
  
  

About Us

Every day, the oil and gas industry’s best minds put more than 150 years of experience to work to help our customers achieve lasting success.

We Power the Industry that Powers the World

Throughout every region in the world and across every area of drilling and production, our family of companies has provided the technical expertise, advanced equipment, and operational support necessary for success—now and in the future.

Global Family

We are a global family of thousands of individuals, working as one team to create a lasting impact for ourselves, our customers, and the communities where we live and work.

Purposeful Innovation

Through purposeful business innovation, product creation, and service delivery, we are driven to power the industry that powers the world better.

Service Above All

This drives us to anticipate our customers’ needs and work with them to deliver the finest products and services on time and on budget.

About The Team

Corporate

Our family of companies is supported by our global Corporate teams, providing expert knowledge from functions including Human Resources, Information Technology, Compliance, Finance, QHSE, Marketing and Legal centers of expertise. We are structured to provide guidance and service above all to all our business operations.