Category Buyer

SBM Offshore; Porto; On-site; EUR 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

SBM Offshore is seeking a Category Buyer in Porto, Portugal to negotiate and contract long-term supplier agreements. The role supports the Category Manager in strategic sourcing and supplier performance across oil & gas projects.

The successful candidate will analyze markets, drive cost improvements, and align contracts with project needs. Bachelor's degree in supply chain or related field is required, with experience in procurement or supply chain within energy.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in a related field is required.
• Experience in procurement or supply chain within oil and gas is preferred.
• Strong analytical mindset with data analysis skills.
• Excellent communication and problem solving abilities.
• Knowledge of TCO methodology and cost breakdown models is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Support the Category Manager in managing strategic suppliers.
• Monitor financial data, load levels, capacity and investment plans.
• Perform market analyses to inform decisions.
• Ensure commercial agreements match project needs and provide benefits.
• Deliver frame agreements per the contracting plan.
• Assist in negotiations for packages and services with TCO considerations.
• Support teams when vendor relationships are at risk and resolve disputes.
• Measure and report savings from the category strategy and KPIs.

Skills

Procurement

Supply chain

Negotiation

Data analysis

Market research

Communication

Costing

Vendor management

Strategic sourcing

Education

Bachelor's degree in supply chain management

Business administration

Job description

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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 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.
• 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

Commercial

Analytics and reporting

SBM Product Knowledge

Business Acumen

Third parties relation management

Strategic Sourcing and Vendor Management

Contract Management

Negotiation

Product Costing

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 Affimitive 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.