Lead Procurement Specialist (Experienced Buyer) Are you passionate about procurement/sourcing?
Do you enjoy building relationships and managing multiple priorities?
Partner with the best Baker Hughes is a global energy technology company serving energy and industrial customers in more than 120 countries. Built on over a century of innovation, the company provides advanced products, services, and digital solutions that support efficient, safe, and lower-carbon energy operations. Its portfolio spans oilfield services and equipment, turbomachinery, industrial technologies, and emerging energy transition solutions such as hydrogen, carbon capture, and emissions management. Baker Hughes continues to help customers meet the world's evolving energy needs through technology leadership, operational excellence, and a strong commitment to sustainability.
Fuel your passion Our Procurement Team provides support for regional and corporate projects. We are in contact with local and regional teams to collaborate and innovate. We manage the buying process and engage in commercial sourcing management in order to achieve the best contractual conditions and best results for company.
As a Procurement Specialist you will manage the buying process for a given set of goods and services. You will apply sourcing policy, interface between supplier and entity with respect to specifications and budgets.
As a Procurement Specialist you will be responsible for: - Taking care of RFQ`s and contacting suppliers for getting the competitive quotations
- with understanding of the contents and applications.
- Placing and following -up on Purchase Orders (PO) and manage relationships with suppliers for PO execution with best value.
- Keeping Ontime delivery of required Goods and Services and monitoring the status
- Detecting and signalling flaws in approaches, methods, procedures and processes and suggests improvements.
- Taking care of contract negotiation, renovation and discussion with suppliers and contract management.
- Managing supplier relationships to understand the business, gather market intelligence, assess risk and ensure compliance to KPIs
- Handling communication with colleagues and the business about data gathering and analysis.
- Managing problems and scheduling changes and find the solutions
- Reporting the supplier performance and any non-Conformity cases
- Processing and taking care of Suppliers` invoices and any required rectification
- Understanding the content of purchased items and preparing the comparison tables to find the best value.
- Working with the stakeholders and supporting them in project milestones and alternatives as well as options
- Working on capex PO`s and having some knowledge of equipment specifications & assets
To be successful in this role you will: - Have experience gained in the sourcing/ buying/ procurement min. 5 years in Oil & Gas or Other energy sector or technological industries.
- Have a bachelor's degree from an accredited university or college preferred with technical background.
- Be fluent in Dutch and English language . Other languages is pre.
- Some Experience or adequate training on Contracts/ Agreement templates
- Demonstrate excellent communication skills and an ability to build trusting relationships with customers and suppliers
- Have experience with SAP or Oracle is essential.
- Leading procurement activities and bringing to the decision making.
- Working independently and self-driving tasks and responsibilities.
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 one year contract and extending to long term position after successful probation and well performed year of work, the following flexible working patterns:
- Location: Son en Breugel (Eindhoven), Netherlands
- Working Pattern: Full-time, office-based role with daily on-site presence required.
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.
Working for you Our inventions have revolutionized energy for over a century. To continue advancing tomorrow, we challenge ourselves to push boundaries today. We reward those who embrace change with a competitive package that reflects the value they bring to our organization.
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!
The Baker Hughes internal title for this role is: Sourcing Experienced Professional - Buying/Procurement