Lead Sourcing Specialist - Buying/Procurement (d/f/m)

Baker Hughes Inc.; Toscana; On-site; EUR 44,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working options

Private medical care

Life insurance

Disability programs

Tailored financial programs

Job summary

Baker Hughes in Italy (Toscana) is seeking a Sourcing Specialist - Buying/Procurement to deliver materials, manage supplier visibility, and align with the Services and Manufacturing Sales Plan. You will partner with suppliers, service fulfillment, and engineering to define preventive actions, support cost-efficient logistics, and ensure on-time delivery of documentation.

The role requires a bachelor’s degree and 5+ years in procurement or related fields, strong leadership, and up to 20% travel;

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in Engineering, Procurement, Supply Chain Management, Finance, Economics or MBA.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in Procurement, Operations, Supply Chain, Project Management or Commercial.
• Fluent English and ability to travel up to 20%.

Responsibilities

• Manage delivery of materials from suppliers and coordinate logistics to ensure timely receipts.
• Maintain visibility of supplier plans to internal customers and prioritize activities.
• Collaborate with suppliers, quality, and engineering to define preventive actions and recovery plans.
• Support inventory management, sales plans and ODB reduction programs.
• Ensure on-time delivery for all documentation related to supplied materials.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Strategic thinking

Negotiation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related field

Tools

MS Excel

ERP Systems

Job description

Do you enjoy working with cutting-edge technology? Would you like to help shape the future of our global energy? Join our Team!

Partner with the best

In this role, 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.
• Managing 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 preventive 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.

Fuel your passion

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 support peers’ growth.
• Demonstrate the ability to quickly adapt to learn 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 the Company needs .
• Be stress 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 to solve problems.
• Have an analytical approach for problem identification and its 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 supply 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 proficiency 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:

• Working flexible hours - flexing the times when you work in the day to help you fit everything in and work when you are the most productive

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

The initial pay range for this position will be EUR 43,600 To 70,000.

The provisions of Contratto Collettivo Industria Metalmeccanica e della installazione di impianti will be applied to this position. Section VI – Titolo IV of that collective bargaining agreement relates to pay

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