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Baker Hughes, a GE company (NYSE:BHGE) is the world’s first and only fullstream provider of integrated oilfield products, services and digital solutions. Drawing on a storied heritage of invention, BHGE harnesses the passion and experience of its people to enhance productivity across the oil and gas value chain.
BHGE helps its customers acquire, transport and refine hydrocarbons more efficiently, productively and safely, with a smaller environmental footprint and at lower cost per barrel. Backed by the digital industrial strength of GE, the company leverages minds, machines and the cloud to break down silos and reduce waste and risk, applying breakthroughs from other industries to advance its own.
With operations in over 120 countries, the company’s global scale, local know-how and commitment to service infuse over a century of experience with the spirit of a startup – inventing smarter ways to bring energy to the world.
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Role Summary:
The Sourcing Specialist will act as the key sourcing point of contact in Mozambique and responsible for all tactical and strategic activities for direct and indirect commodities within the business. He/ she will also be responsible for developing a local vendor base, in support of both future business growth and all current operations.
Essential Responsibilities:
- Lead Sourcing Localization initiatives;
- Identify, propose & develop a roadmap to qualify new suppliers to drive local content & deflation initiatives;
- Understand strategies for assigned commodities and proactively drive initiatives to meet Sourcing objectives;
- Co-ordinate with Regional Business & HQ sourcing on sourcing strategies to align to business objectives;
- Assess supplier capabilities and make recommendations on supplier acceptability;
- Implement sourcing standards including process & execution, synergies for cost out;
- Drive productivity opportunities with supply base to deliver cost out goals;
- Support commodity buys;
- Write reports to track PO activity and supplier performance;
- Analyze and track supplier promise date accuracy and develop reports to ensure supplier promise date accuracy;
- Drive effective recovery plans, create payment tracking, and invoice analysis. tracking / invoice analysis;
- Develop process to look upstream for pending requirements and drive Sales in order to ensure sourcing given adequate cycle to procure material;
- Place Purchase Orders (PO) timely and obtain PO acknowledgements from suppliers;
- Coordinate, manage and issue required Requests for Quotation (RFQ) for the commodity.
Qualifications/Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university or college(/ or equivalent knowledge or experience) with at least 5 years of experience in a Sourcing/ Procurement role & overall industry experience of 10 years;
- Microsoft suite proficiency;
- Exceptional oral and written communication skills (English & Portuguese);
- Must have valid authorization to work full-time without any restriction in the role’s location
- SAP user proficiency for procurement transaction.
Desired Characteristics:
- Proven years of experience in similar role;
- Working knowledge of the Oil & Gas industry technical and regulatory framework;
- Familiarity with Well Drilling and Completion equipment;
- Technical knowledge of Oil & Gas Subsea product lines and associated systems;
- Additional experience in Sourcing Engineered products;
- Additional experience in framing Sourcing Contracts & long term commercial agreements;
- Sense of urgency in dealing with issues and tasks;
- Ability to anticipate events and develop adaptive strategies / remedies;
- Commercial awareness;
- Ability to work to deadlines;
- Strong interpersonal and leadership skills;
- Strong quantitative and analytical skills.