Category Sourcing Specialist - Corporate Sourcing

Buckeye Partners; Allentown (Lehigh County); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading energy company is seeking a Category Sourcing Specialist to manage strategic sourcing activities and develop category strategies within the Oil & Gas industry. The role requires developing and negotiating supply contracts while leading cross-functional teams. Ideal candidates should have 5-7+ years of experience and a Bachelor's degree (MBA preferred). The position involves 25-30% travel and offers the chance to contribute to market-leading sourcing solutions.

Qualifications

• 5 to 7+ years of experience in sourcing, preferably in the Oil & Gas industry.
• Experience with developing, negotiating, and maintaining supply contracts.
• Previous industrial plant and/or manufacturing experience.

Responsibilities

• Develop, negotiate, implement, and sustain supply contracts consistent with business objectives.
• Provide global leadership for understanding marketplace conditions and adjusting strategies.
• Lead cross-functional teams involved in supplier discovery.

Skills

Strong verbal and written communication skills

Proficient computer skills

Financial skills (reviewing balance sheet, income statement)

Education

Bachelor's degree (MBA preferred)

Job description

Category Sourcing Specialist

Buckeye Partners is currently seeking a Category Sourcing Specialist with strong knowledge and proven expertise in Materials, MRO, and Subcontracts sourcing in the Oil & Gas Industry to join our team!

Role Summary: This role manages the sourcing with a strong focus on developing Category Strategies that capture market cost drivers and category trends; drive competition, and leverage spend across the Company.

This position is primarily responsible for all global strategic sourcing activities for various commodities. As such, the incumbent is charged with developing, negotiating, implementing and maintaining competitively advantageous supply arrangements as the global sourcing functional expert. The incumbent is also recognized as a key member of the business team(s) that they support.

Responsibilities

• Develop, negotiate, implement, and sustain supply contracts consistent with business objectives.
• Estimated average spend managed is $50-150 million supporting the Pipelines, Terminals, BDL and GMT business segments.
• Category managed includes pumps, metering and meter stations, fabricated equipment, control systems, plant equipment (i.e. Corpus Christi and all other equipment).
• Supply contract size range –$1 – 10 million.
• Provide global leadership for understanding marketplace conditions and adjusting commercial contracting strategies to ensure project development and project execution success.
• Lead engineering and contractor partner identification and qualification efforts in new geographies to assist business entry.
• Responsible for advancing the sourcing work process and associated tools globally to drive the Buckeye Way.
• Provide leadership for understanding, monitoring, communicating, and responding to dynamic market conditions and business drivers on a global basis to maximize leverage and minimize risk.
• Lead cross-functional teams involved in supplier discovery with a focus on non-traditional and low cost country sourcing.
• Bring innovative supplier solutions to maximize value proposition across the supply chain.
• Manage supplier performance and maintain interface at senior levels of supplier’s organization.
• Ensure that the sourcing process is consistent with the necessary regulatory and legal requirements.
• Balancing workload across the enterprise to maximize effective use of resources.
• Recruiting, training, and development of staff.
• Other duties as assigned.

Position Requirements

• Education: Bachelor's degree (MBA preferred)
• Experience: 5 to 7+ years of experience
• Special skills: Previous industrial plant and/or manufacturing experience
• Travel Requirements: 25-30% travel

Certificates & Licenses

• ISM – Institute of Supply Management preferred

Other Skills, Attributes And Abilities

• Proficient computer skills, influence skills, strong verbal and written communication skills. Financial skills (reviewing balance sheet, income statement)

Essential Functions

• This position requires the ability to safely and successfully perform essential job functions consistent with ADA, FMLA and other federal, state and local standards, including meeting qualitative and or/quantitative productivity standards.
• This role requires the ability to maintain regular, punctual attendance consistent with the ADA, FMLA and other federal, state and local standards.
• This position requires compliance with all personnel policies.

Physical & Safety Requirements

• Must be able to sit at a computer for long periods of time.

About You

To be successful in the Buckeye culture, our employees must possess a demonstrated commitment to environmental responsibility and regulatory compliance. Excellent communication, both written and verbal, as well as strong organizational skills are paramount. You must work independently and be able to exercise tact, discretion, and professionalism when dealing with internal and external customers, and when handling sensitive and confidential information.