Strategic Buyer

You will be responsible for the daily execution of Purchase Orders (POs), ensuring timely and accurate processing to meet operational demands. You will manage higher-profile or complex vendor relationships, acting as a key point of contact for escalations and performance management. Leveraging your procurement experience, you will optimize sourcing decisions by balancing cost, quality, and delivery across supplier options. Collaborating with the wider procurement team will be essential to ensure workflow continuity. You will actively participate in supplier negotiations and contract discussions to secure favorable terms and long-term value, while also monitoring supplier performance and initiating improvement plans for delivery, quality, or service issues. Supporting strategic projects including new product introductions, engineering changes, and supply chain risk mitigation will be part of your responsibilities. Analyzing spend, supplier trends, and market conditions to inform procurement strategy and identify improvement opportunities is crucial. Working cross-functionally with Planning, Inventory, and Engineering to ensure alignment with production schedules and operational goals will be required. Additionally, you will 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, procedures, and processes. - CIPS Qualifications (Desirable). - Knowledge of purchasing from machine and fabrication suppliers. - Working knowledge of a 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 industry in a relevant field (Desirable). Join us in the oil and gas industry where our best minds with over 150 years of experience work together every day to help our customers achieve lasting success. Our global family of companies provides technical expertise, advanced equipment, and operational support across every region in the world and in every area of drilling and production. Through purposeful business innovation, product creation, and service delivery, we are driven to power the industry that powers the world better. Anticipating our customers" needs and delivering the finest products and services on time and on budget is what drives us. 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.,