Category Buyer

SBM Offshore N.V.; Porto; On-site; EUR 42,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

SBM Offshore N.V. is seeking a Category Buyer to lead long-term supplier agreements and drive value across Projects, Operations and Indirect Procurement.

You will analyze markets, negotiate terms, and monitor supplier performance to secure competitive terms and reliable supply. Join SBM Offshore to contribute to strategic sourcing, cost optimization, and risk management in a global energy company focused on blue economy projects.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in supply chain management, business administration, or a related field.
• Previous experience in procurement or supply chain management within the oil and gas industry.
• Commercial Acumen.
• Analytical mindset with proficiency in data analysis and market research.
• Good communication and problem-solving skills.
• Market knowledge for the targeted products
• Knowledge in Total Cost of Ownership methodology
• Understanding of Cost Breakdown models
• Good understanding of the products in your category in liaison with technical stakeholders

Responsibilities

• You support the Category Manager or other member of the team in the effective management of strategic suppliers.
• You monitor vendor's financial data, load level, capacity and investment plans.
• You perform market analysis.
• You ensure that commercial agreements match Projects, Operations or Indirect Procurement needs and bring benefits such as simplification, competitive commercial terms, and manufacturing slots reservation.
• You embark lesson learnt into vendor commercial improvement monitoring.
• You deliver frame agreements as per defined contracting plan on target as defined in the category strategy.
• You support the negotiation with suppliers for packages and services in your category, using benchmark and cost breakdown models, bringing TCO (Total Cost of Ownership) parameters into the equation.
• You support Projects, Operations or Indirect Procurement teams when the relationship with the vendor is at risk (dispute & claims resolution, manufacturing performance, slot allocations).
• You measure, monitor and report the savings from the implementation of the category strategy and other relevant supply chain KPIs (Key Performance Indicators) for the category.
• You may also issue Purchase Orders (POs) for key scopes.

Skills

Commercial acumen

Analytical mindset

Communication skills

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in supply chain management

Tools

ERP systems

Cost breakdown models

Job description

• You embark lesson learnt into vendor commercial improvement monitoring.

Imagine your career taking you to the depths of innovation and the heights of impact. Our people enable continuous progress. Their commitment, collective expertise, and unique capabilities are the engine room behind SBM Offshore's True. Blue. Transition. - shaping the future of energy, and beyond.

About Us

SBM Offshore is a global leader in deepwater ocean infrastructure, delivering floating production solutions across the full asset lifecycle—from design and construction to installation and operation. Supported by a global team of more than 8,000 professionals, the Company operates a long-term, asset-backed business model that delivers high-availability assets and predictable cash flows. SBM Offshore combines engineering expertise, operational reliability, and selective innovation to support safe, efficient, and lower-carbon energy production, while extending its capabilities into new opportunities across the blue economy.

Purpose

• As Category Buyer, you are responsible for the negotiation and contractualization of long-term agreements with Strategic Partners as identified in the Category strategy, with the main objective of increasing SBM competitiveness and security of supply.

Responsibilities

• You support the Category Manager or other member of the team in the effective management of strategic suppliers.


• You monitor vendor's financial data, load level, capacity and investment plans.


• You perform market analysis.


• You ensure that commercial agreements match Projects, Operations or Indirect Procurement needs and bring benefits such as simplification, competitive commercial terms, and manufacturing slots reservation.


• You embark lesson learnt into vendor commercial improvement monitoring.


• You deliver frame agreements as per defined contracting plan on target as defined in the category strategy.


• You support the negotiation with suppliers for packages and services in your category, using benchmark and cost breakdown models, bringing TCO (Total Cost of Ownership) parameters into the equation.


• You support Projects, Operations or Indirect Procurement teams when the relationship with the vendor is at risk (dispute & claims resolution, manufacturing performance, slot allocations).


• You measure, monitor and report the savings from the implementation of the category strategy and other relevant supply chain KPIs (Key Performance Indicators) for the category.


• You may also issue Purchase Orders (POs) for key scopes.

Education

• Bachelor's degree in supply chain management, business administration, or a related field.

Experience

• Previous experience in procurement or supply chain management within the oil and gas industry.


• Commercial Acumen.


• Analytical mindset with proficiency in data analysis and market research.


• Good communication and problem-solving skills.


• Market knowledge for the targeted products


• Knowledge in Total Cost of Ownership methodology


• Understanding of Cost Breakdown models


• Good understanding of the products in your category in liaison with technical stakeholders

Functional Competencies

• Commercial


• Analytics and reporting


• SBM Product Knowledge


• Business Acumen


• Third parties relation management


• Strategic Sourcing and Vendor Management


• Contract Management


• Negotiation


• Product Costing


• Risk Management

GENERAL INFORMATION

SBM Offshore N.V. is a listed holding company that is headquartered in Amsterdam. It holds direct and indirect interests in other companies that collectively with SBM Offshore N.V. form the SBM Offshore Group ("the Company"). For further information, please visit our website at www.sbmoffshore.com. The companies in which SBM Offshore N.V., directly and indirectly, owns investments are separate entities.

SBM Offshore is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affemative Action employer. SBM Offshore does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status, or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.