Sourcing Specialist - Houston, Texas, United States - Weatherford

Description

Overview

Weatherford is a leading global energy services company. Our world-class experts partner with customers to optimize their resources and realize the full potential of their assets. Across our operating locations, including manufacturing, research and development, service, and training facilities, operators choose us for strategic solutions that add efficiency, flexibility, and responsibility to any energy operation.

We are focused on technology development, digital solutions, and defining our footprint in the new energy space. Our ability to provide integrated solutions across our segments will be critical to growth in our core operations and the energy transition.

Energy producers face unique challenges every day, so it is our job to create solutions that enhance safety, streamline operations, and sustain uptime to meet or exceed their targets. We operate across the global energy landscape employing some of the best diverse talent in the industry. At Weatherford, we understand the value each individual brings to the table. We celebrate diversity in all its forms and are immensely proud of our workforce. We invite you to join our passionate, talented, word-class team.

When you join Weatherford, you instantly feel connected to something bigger - a community that is grounded by our core values and driven to create innovative solutions for our customers. We celebrate each other's successes, grow together, and learn from each other constantly. Individually, we are impressive. Together, we are unstoppable. We are One Weatherford.

Weatherford offers competitive compensation, a comprehensive benefits program and provides you a challenging and enriching career path, with a healthy balance of structure and flexibility to chart your own course.

Weatherford is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

Responsibilities

The Sourcing Specialist is responsible for facilitating an efficient sourcing process by building relationships with suppliers, negotiating cost and developing agreements for the Goods and Services required at multiple locations within the Geozone and/or the Region, this involve using established sourcing methodology, electronic platforms and tools. The role will report to the Geozone/Region Sourcing Manager, liaise with the network Category Managers to develop sourcing strategies.

Duties & Responsibilities:

SAFETY & COMPLIANCE

Maintains safety and service quality as immediate priorities when working across all areas of the business

Maintains the highest standards of corporate governance, ensuring that all activities are carried out ethically and in compliance with Company policies and procedures, relevant laws, regulations, standards and industry practices

Ensures to effectively use the appropriate procurement contract templates in accordance with Global Supply Chain Legal requirements

OPERATIONAL CAPABILTY

Ensures to develop and implement the sourcing plan, working closely with Operations and Category Management to refine the sourcing strategy and plans for the Geozone and/or Region for the upcoming year

Assesses sourcing and category opportunities, analysing spend data from multiple sources, structured analysis of supplier/category industry to identify trends, purchasing patterns, competitive position, market conditions and expiring contracts to indicate ways to improve the pricing, quality, service and technology

Ensures to execute sourcing events (RFX's), negotiates hard savings and/or benefits to lower the overall cost to the organization

Ensures accurate and up to date contracts and supplier records are maintained

Ensures to award contract and agreements to suppliers that comply with company requirements

Tracks performance aspects of contracts and supplier development that includes contract inventory, segmentation, risk assessments, contingency planning and validation of right pricing

Ensures safe and efficient utilization of company systems, tools and spreadsheets/reports

Creates strategic alliances with suppliers to develop and maintain long-term supply partnerships

Works with all relevant parties in the consolidation and rationalization of Supplier base

CLIENT COMMUNICATION

Maintains effective level of communication with a broad range of stakeholders in order to plan and prioritize sourcing initiatives to support business requirements

Communicate timely, clear and concise the impact of sourcing decisions to stakeholders, leading meetings with suppliers for the resolution or mitigation of key/critical issues to ensure alignment with project expectations

Maintain contact and network with supplier community

FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE

Identifies opportunities and implements actions to continually reduce cost of supply, meet demand requirements and to generate savings and benefits to the business

Interfaces with Procurement personnel to ensure the entire contract and agreement is fully implemented and seamlessly at the local level

PEOPLE MANAGEMENT & DEVELOPMENT

Undertakes necessary Procurement and Sourcing training to enhance process excellence and the ability to improve overall performance

Responsible for completing all company designated training and competency programs assigned to the position

Participates in the performance management program and conversations

VISION & LEADERSHIP

Identify process problems and concerns and make recommendations for innovative solutions and corrective actions to achieve desirable results, help the company better manage cost on supplies and supplier services.

Qualifications

Experience & Education

REQUIRED:

Associate degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, Manufacturing or 5 years related experience in supply chain functions

Minimum 2 years of experience in a sourcing and procurement related positions

Ability to interact in English and potentially other language relevant in local area

Intermediate Excel user and proficient in MS Office suite

Legally authorized to work

PREFFERED:

Associate degree in Supply Chain, Certified Purchasing Professional (CPP) or Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP), Sourcing Certificate

2++ years of experience in strategic sourcing and procurement of Complex Machined components and/or Complex machining services

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

REQUIRED

Familiarity with Procurement and Sourcing principles and techniques:

Procure-to-Pay full cycle, e-catalogs, e-ordering and e-invoicing

Strategic Sourcing methodology and tools

Analysins data regarding the cost and availability of materials and services that are needed to complete projects

Demonstrating in-depth knowledge of commodity industry

Strong analytical and negotiation skills, including cost models

Strong oral and written communication skills, including presentation abilities

Comprehend the industry and the marketplace

Solid understanding of fundamental contracting and agreements principles with the ability to create contracts using Company templates

Display impeccable time-management, detail oriented and a high level of accuracy

Ability to work well under pressure, multi-task with proven record of meeting deadlines

Must be flexible with the ability to work in a constantly changing environment and quickly adapt to operational requirements

Excellent Customer Service

Strong teamwork

Ability to operate across teams, cultural and organizational bounderies
PREFFERED

Supply Market expertise in the Oil and Gas Industry

Advanced excel user

Knowledge of JD Edwards and Oracle platforms and services

Project management skills