Lead Procurement Specialist

**Lead Procurement Specialist**

**Are you passionate about procurement/sourcing?**

**Do you enjoy building relationships and managing multiple priorities?**

**Join our innovative Procurement Team**

As a Lead Procurement Specialist you are responsible for purchase order placement, purchase order management, on time delivery of products and services, and on time payment to suppliers. In addition, you will acts as the key point of contact for suppliers on all purchase order related activities, reports, and business relationship. This position is part of the Oilfield and Industrial Chemicals and would be based in Jurong Island Singapore.

**Partner with the best**

**As a Lead Procurement Specialist you will be responsible for**:

- Lead and coordinate activities for designated buyer(s) as applicable
- Issue Purchase Orders per approved Requisitions
- Make purchase decisions in accordance with Baker Hughes procedures and policies
- Efficiently and accurately monitor all open purchase orders
- Identify and select vendors and suppliers using criteria such as quantity and quality of products/services, price, and delivery date
- Develop, issue and analyze RFQs to secure most competitive bids
- Execute deflation initiatives, manage contracts leakage and negotiate payment terms
- Manage invoice issues and timely resolution
- Work with the materials management team to ensure that all deliveries satisfy the demands and report any back-ordered products
- Work closely with Sourcing Leader on sourcing category strategy, supplier negotiations, supplier selection, supplier approval, supplier onboarding, etc.
- Collaborate with Supplier Quality team for supplier qualifications and performance issues. Drive vendor recovery.
- Assist Supply Chain Manager with supplier performance and risks reports and mitigation actions

**Fuel your passion**

**To be successful in this role you will**:

- Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain, Business, Materials or a related field with 2 to 5 years of relevant experience working in chemical industry.
- Have good negotiating skills.
- Have experience with ERP systems (preferably SAP)
- Have comprehensive understanding of MS Excel, MS Word and industry standard purchase order software platform.
- Have good written and verbal communication skills.
- Have good organizational and time management skills.
- Have ability to work well with a team.

**Work in a way that works for you**

We recognize that everyone is different and that the way in which people want to work and deliver at their best is different for everyone too. In this role, we can offer the following working patterns:

- Monday to Friday, 8am to 5pm

**Working with us**

Our people are at the heart of what we do at Baker Hughes. We know we are better when all of our people are developed, engaged and able to bring their whole authentic selves to work. We invest in the health and well-being of our workforce, train and reward talent and develop leaders at all levels to bring out the best in each other.

**About Us**

With operations in over 120 countries, we provide better solutions for our customers and richer opportunities for our people. As a leading partner to the energy industry, we’re committed to achieving net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 and we’re always looking for the right people to help us get there. People who are as passionate as we are about making energy safer, cleaner and more efficient.

**Join Us**

Are you seeking an opportunity to make a real difference in a company with a global reach and exciting services and clients? Come join us and grow with a team of people who will energize and inspire you

**About Us**:
With operations in over 120 countries, we provide better solutions for our customers and richer opportunities for our people. As a leading partner to the energy industry, we’re committed to achieving net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 and we’re always looking for the right people to help us get there. People who are as passionate as we are about making energy safer, cleaner and more efficient.

**Join Us**:
Are you seeking an opportunity to make a real difference in a company that values innovation and progress? Join us and become part of a team of people who will challenge and inspire you Let’s come together and take energy forward.

Baker Hughes Company 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.