Jobs at Baker Hughes in United Kingdom

Do you enjoy building relationships and managing multiple priorities?

Are you passionate about Procurement / Sourcing?

Join our innovative Procurement Team

As a leader in the oilfield services industry, Baker Hughes offers opportunities for qualified people who want to grow in our high-performance organisation. Our leading technologies and our ability to apply them safety and effectively create value for our customers and shareholders.

Partner with the best

The Procurement Specialist will be responsible for providing “end to end” procurement support for a given set of direct materials or services. They will be required to apply sourcing policies, interface between supplier and internal stakeholders with respect to specifications, budgets, and schedules. The Procurement Specialist will also support the Regional Procurement Leader with team KPI’s, procurement initiatives and operational objectives.

As a Procurement Specialist, you will be responsible for:

• Obtaining quotes, placing and following up on POs.
• Managing relationships with suppliers for PO execution. Manage problems and schedule changes. Updating ERP and internal stakeholders.
• Developing and distributing departmental reports to support internal KPIs and operational schedules.
• Managing relationships with suppliers and internal stakeholders for PO execution and budget savings.
• Managing problems and communicating changes where required.
• Supporting Regional Procurement Leader with department resource planning and strategic initiatives.
• Supporting with delegating tasks and setting priorities for the team when required.
• Supporting with department training including process, systems, and onboarding.
• Advising functional managers or other functions regarding approaches, process, and procedures in their own field.
• Handling communication with direct colleagues and the business about approach and methods for solving complex problems.
• Contributing to projects as a team member or leading small projects. Work goals typically take 1-3 months to complete and the time horizon for results/impact is typically 2-12 months after the event.

Fuel your passion

To be successful in this role you will:

• Have some experience working in Procurement
• Have sound negotiating and problem-solving skills
• Be able to demonstrate good written and verbal communication skills
• Have good organisational and time management skills

Work in a way that works for you

We recognise 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 Kingdom.

Working with us

Our people are at the heart of what we do at Baker Hughes. We know we are better when all 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 revolutionised energy for over a century. But to keep going forward tomorrow, we know we have to push the boundaries today. We prioritise 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

The Baker Hughes internal title for this role is: Sourcing Experienced Professional - Buying/Procurement