Global Supplier Manager

Onesubsea; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Schlumberger is seeking a Global Supplier Manager to oversee strategic supplier relationships, align with category strategy, and drive performance improvements across quality, delivery, and cost.

You will lead cross-functional supplier development, manage contracts, run quarterly reviews, assess risk and ESG commitments, and ensure alignment with sustainability and GHG goals.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of procurement or supplier management experience.
• Experience managing global supplier relationships in MRO, industrial distribution, marketplace, or indirect procurement environments.
• Strong commercial negotiation, contract management, and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience with SAP, Ariba, Power BI, and procurement analytics tools preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage the relationship with assigned suppliers globally on behalf of the company.
• Set performance objectives and monitor with supplier scorecards (quality, on-time delivery, lead-time, cost).
• Lead supplier development projects with cross-functional teams (Operations, Manufacturing, Sustaining, Quality).
• Ensure contracts are in place and value is delivered from suppliers.
• Perform supplier risk assessments and monitor ESG commitments and sustainability requirements.

Skills

Supplier management

Negotiation

Stakeholder management

Global supplier relationships

Strategic sourcing

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business, supply chain, engineering, or related discipline

Tools

SAP

Ariba

Power BI

Procurement analytics tools

Job description

The Global Supplier Manager is responsible for:

• Manage the relationship with an assigned supplier, or group of suppliers, on behalf of Schlumberger globally, aligned with the strategy for that supplier’s Category.
• Set performance objectives for assigned suppliers (quality improvement, on-time delivery, lead-time reduction, cost reduction) and ensure suppliers deliver on these objectives through detailed supplier development plans.
• Define baseline and improvement targets while monitoring progress through a regularly updated supplier scorecard.
• Prepare and lead periodic management reviews, using scorecards with main performance indicators, three-year business perspectives, and strategic product/market developments.
• Identify and select project teams for supplier development, involving Operations, Manufacturing, Sustaining, and Quality; and seeks allocation of resources as appropriate.
• Ensure that supplier capacity is aligned with demand. Review and consolidates internal demand and arbitrate priorities.
• Prepare and manage negotiations in accordance with business strategy.
• Ensure that all managed suppliers have appropriate executed contracts in place, are monitored and that full value extraction is delivered.
• Lead supplier risk assessments (financial, operational, ESG, etc.) and ensure quarterly updates.
• Engage with managed suppliers to ensure they align with Schlumberger’s sustainability requirements, including human rights obligations, local-content commitments and the commitment to reduce GHG footprint. Ensure suppliers provide Schlumberger with the detailed GHG emissions certificate for their products/services and responses to other ESG inquiries on request.
• Communicate supplier strategy and key events of such relationships to the category, sourcing, supplier quality teams, and geographical Supply Chain Managers.
• Report deviations to plan and take appropriate actions to correct them.
• Identify opportunities and implement action plans to reduce waste.
• Where required, the Supplier Manager may also directly manage Supplier Leaders or Supplier Specialists in addition to managing a portfolio of suppliers.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business, Supply Chain, Engineering, or related discipline.
• 8+ years of experience in procurement, category management, supplier management, or strategic sourcing.
• Experience managing global supplier relationships within MRO, industrial distribution, marketplace, or indirect procurement environments.
• Strong commercial negotiation, contract management, and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience with SAP, Ariba, Power BI, and procurement analytics tools preferred.