Category Specialist - Senior Category Specialist

Halliburton Energy Services; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global energy provider is seeking a Senior Category Specialist to manage strategic sourcing and category strategies in Houston. This role involves negotiating contracts, contributing to market assessments, and ensuring effective collaboration between business functions and suppliers. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in procurement or related fields, along with excellent negotiation and data analysis skills.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years in procurement or related fields.
• Basic knowledge of manufacturing and quality management processes.
• Proficiency in Excel data analysis.

Responsibilities

• Supports category strategies and negotiates with suppliers.
• Contributes to market assessments and planning.
• Acts as an interface between business functions and suppliers.

Skills

Data Analysis

Negotiation

Procurement

Manufacturing Processes

Continuous Improvement

Quality Management

Technical Specifications

Education

Undergraduate degree in Engineering, Science, Marketing, Business, or Supply Chain Management

Certification as a Supply Chain Professional

Job description

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Category Specialist - Senior Category Specialist

Location:

Houston, TX, US, 77032

We are looking for the right people — people who want to innovate, achieve, grow and lead. We attract and retain the best talent by investing in our employees and empowering them to develop themselves and their careers. Experience the challenges, rewards and opportunity of working for one of the world’s largest providers of products and services to the global energy industry.

Job Duties

• Under broad direction, may support one or more related categories as directed by Portfolio and Category Leadership.
• Implement strategic sourcing and category strategies in accordance with policies and procedures.
• Contribute to assessment of current market situations and identification of opportunities.
• Contribute to detailed planning and execution of improvement actions with users and suppliers.
• Negotiates with suppliers and prepares contracts and agreements under the direction of Category Manager.
• Recommends value added projects/opportunities.
• Coordinate training of category community and field personnel.
• Act as an interface between business and supplier for category, resolving category issues.
• May represent the Category Manager on teams and councils, as assigned.
• Participate in supply chain governance and performance management activities.

Qualifications

• Skills are typically acquired through completion of an undergraduate degree in Engineering, Science, Marketing, Business, or Supply Chain Management or similar discipline and a minimum of 3 years of related experience.
• Certification as a Supply Chain Professional preferred.
• Basic knowledge of (a) Manufacturing Processes, (b) Continuous Improvement and (c) Quality Management a plus
• Requires minimum of 3 years of experience in category related goods and services which includes experience in two or more of the following roles: Procurement, Manufacturing Ops Mgmt., Manufacturing Engineering, Technology, Field Operations
• Prior experience in a manufacturing environment; prior experience in O&G equipment manufacture would be a plus
• Ability to interpret mechanical drawings, technical specifications, Bills of Materials is a plus
• Prior experience in sourcing and/or vendor management and/or contracts negotiations
• Proficiency in Data Analysis using Excel (Pivot Tables, VLOOKVUP, Combining data sets etc.)

Candidates having qualifications that exceed the minimum job requirements will receive consideration for higher level roles given (1) their experience, (2) additional job requirements, and/or (3) business needs. Depending on education, experience, and skill level, a variety of job opportunities might be available including Senior Category Specialist.

Halliburton is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, citizenship, marital status, sex/gender, sexual preference/ orientation, gender identity, age, veteran status, national origin, or any other status protected by law or regulation.

Location

3000 N. Sam Houston Parkway E.,Houston,Texas,77032, United States

Requisition Number: 199910
Experience Level: Experienced Hire
Job Family: Support Services
Product Service Line: Supply Chain Mgmt
Full Time / Part Time: Full Time

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Compensation Information
Compensation is competitive and commensurate with experience.

Nearest Major Market: Houston
Job Segment: Supply Chain, Strategic Sourcing, Supply Chain Manager, Supply, Data Analyst, Operations, Data