Purchasing Agent

OilStates Industries; Houma (LA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Oil States Industries in Houma, LA seeks a Purchasing Agent to procure goods, supplies, and services per policy. Responsibilities include reviewing requisitions, sourcing suppliers, bidding, and purchasing orders, while ensuring technical, quality, legal, and commercial requirements are met.

The role requires interacting with multiple departments and vendors, delivering on cost objectives, and managing delivery schedules to support projects and operations.

Qualifications

• Two years purchasing or inventory experience required.
• Excellent verbal and written communication.
• Ability to understand and interpret drawings.
• Office environment; indoor work and routine duties.

Responsibilities

• Review and analyze purchase requisitions.
• Source and evaluate suppliers; investigate sources of supply.
• Prepare and solicit bids.
• Negotiate purchases and terms of goods and services.
• Prepare purchase orders and distribute to suppliers and requesting departments.
• Communicate sourcing requirements across technical, quality, legal, and commercial domains.
• Support procurement strategies to meet cost objectives and ensure adequate delivery schedules.
• Maintain long-term supplier relationships at appropriate management levels.
• Resolve purchasing issues with vendors and coordinate corrective actions.
• Coordinate with Engineering, Quality Control, Production Control, Shipping/Receiving, and Accounting.

Skills

Procurement

Negotiation

Purchase orders

Vendor management

Communication skills

Computer literacy

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

2+ years purchasing/inventory experience

Tools

ERP software

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Oil States Houma recognizes that our employees are our greatest asset and we offer employee programs that enrich and protect our employees. With new industry challenges, our employees will help Oil States Industries carry on its tradition of developing and providing technologically advanced products and solutions. Be part of what’s next!

Oil States is currently looking for qualified candidates for the position of Purchasing Agent in Houma, Louisiana.

POSITION SUMMARY:

Responsible for the procurement of goods, supplies, equipment, and services in accordance with purchasing policies, regulations, and procedures.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Reviews and analyzes purchase requisitions.
• Investigates and develops sources of supply.
• Prepares and solicits bids.
• Negotiates for the purchase of goods, supplies, equipment and services.
• Prepares purchase orders and sends copies to suppliers and to departments originating requests.
• Ensures the communication of technical, quality, legal, and commercial requirement sourcing information for goods and services, and facilitates the resolution of commercial, quality and technical issues related to sourced goods, both internal and external to OSI.
• Supports Procurement strategies to support cost objectives and works to ensure delivery schedules are adequate to support project and operational needs.
• Resolves purchasing issues between OSI and vendors.
• Performs administrative activities in support of the purchasing function.
• Able to work independently with little or no supervision.
• Develops and manages long-term relationships at proper levels of management with critical suppliers.
• Proactively identify, communicate and mitigate schedule execution issues.

OTHER DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Coordinate as necessary with Engineering, Quality Control, Production Control, Shipping and Receiving, and Accounting.
• Negotiate corrective actions with suppliers for non-conforming purchases.
• Serves as a company representative with suppliers.
• Perform other duties assigned by supervisor.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:

• High school education or equivalent.
• Minimum of two years purchasing or inventory experience in a similar industry.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Good working knowledge of computers and software.
• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks.
• Capable of understanding and interpreting drawings

Working Conditions

• This position is considered OFFICE WORK which is characterized as follows.
• Almost exclusively indoors during the day and occasionally at night.
• Occasional exposure to airborne dust in the workplace.

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