Sourcing Professional - Buying/Procurement (M/F/D)

Baker Hughes; Firenze; Hybrid; EUR 31,000 - 51,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical care

Life insurance

Financial programs

Wellbeing activities

Work-life balance policies

Job summary

Baker Hughes is seeking a Sourcing Professional - Buying/Procurement in Italy to manage direct materials for suppliers and internal stakeholders. You will drive on-time delivery, coordinate with logistics, and support supplier performance improvements.

Role requires leadership, strong communication, and the ability to work across multiple priorities with a global supplier base. Travel up to 20% is expected; fluent Italian and English are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field and strong knowledge of procurement and operations.
• Experience with supply chain, project management, or commercial roles is preferred.
• Ability to influence internal stakeholders and manage multiple priorities.
• Fluent Italian and English; EU passport or right to work in the EU.

Responsibilities

• Ensure on-time delivery of materials and documentation through supplier coordination.
• Provide visibility of supplier plans to internal customers and manage priorities.
• Collaborate with suppliers to secure timely documentation and compliance.
• Support supplier performance reviews and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Partner with Quality and Logistics to resolve issues and optimize costs.

Skills

Procurement

Operations

Supply Chain

Project Management

Negotiation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Procurement/Supply Chain Management/Finance/Economics

Tools

MS Excel

ERP Systems

Job description

Are you passionate about being part of a successful team?

Are you excited by the prospect of working for an industry leader in Energy Technology?

Join our team!

Our Industry & Energy Technology (IET) team provides industry-leading products and services that optimize the extraction, production, and processing of energy. We help a diverse range of customers across the value chain to reduce operating costs and improve productivity. Our team plays an integral role by helping the business plan for the future.

Take ownership to ensure delivery targets

As a Sourcing Professional - Buying/Procurement, you will be the main point of contact for Suppliers and internal stakeholders for all activities related to the execution of the direct materials supplies for the Suppliers/commodity managed. You will work with Suppliers to ensure On Time Delivery for goods and related documents and to identify and implement continuous development programs for improving their performances, capacity and capability.
You will be accountable to solve complex problems, execute objectives, and support short-term/long-term business goals. You will ensure that business strategies are followed for fulfilment and quality. You will demonstrate leadership in communicating business goals, programs, and processes.

Partner with the best

As a Supplier Fulfillment Manager, you will be responsible for:

• Managing delivery of materials and certificates for the assigned Suppliers, monitoring the production plan and coordinating Logistics until receiving into the systems, in line with Company processes and procedures.
• Giving the visibility to Internal Customer on Supplier plan, preventing criticalities and managing priorities, to ensure the achievement of On Time Delivery versus internal and external Customers.
• Collaborating with Suppliers 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, or equivalent experience.
• Have good knowledge about Procurement, Operations, Supply Chain, Project Management and/or Commercial, with preferred knowledge of energy products.
• Demonstrate marked leadership skills, being able to effectively drive execution, influence internal stakeholders and guiding peers growth.
• Demonstrate the ability to quickly adapt to learn and consolidate new products, business areas and managed commodities.
• Have strong attitude and open mindset focused on partnership, inclusivity, proactivity and fast innovation, to embrace the Cultural Transformation Company need.
• 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 for solving problems.
• Show analytical approach for problem identification and their quick resolution.
• Have team working attitude, be motivated and focused on results.
• Show good communication, interpersonal and negotiation skills, to be able to build strong relationships with suppliers and internal stakeholders and to facilitate supplies execution.
• Be willing to travel both to regional and international locations, to work with suppliers (up to 20% travel required).
• Be fluent in both Italian and English and hold an EU passport.
• Be proficient 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 31.494 To 51,000.

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 Professional - Buying/Procurement