Sourcing Specialist Procurement Buyer

**Sourcing Specialist | Procurement | Buyer**

**Stonehouse, Gloucestershire**

**Highly Competitive Salary + Hybrid Working (2-3 days from home per week) + Bonus + Structure Training & Career Progression + Flexible Working + Healthcare + Life Insurance + Pension**

Are you a Buyer or Sourcing Specialist from an electrical or mechanical background looking for your next exciting career move within an industry and global leading company? On offer is a role within a modern technology centre based in Stonehouse, you willplay a pivotal role within the new Product Development Team working across both electrical and mechanical component procurement.

**Job Summary**:

- Implements sourcing plans/ tactics to effectively manage the sourcing activities related to his/ her assigned project portfolio
- Provides sourcing and procurement support, ensuring parts are sourced in a cost-effective and timely manner from suitable vendors
- Works with the assigned project teams to meet critical project timelines, prioritizing work and communicating progress in cadence reviews/ through tracking mechanisms
- Defines part & assembly parameters for systematic Purchase Order release
- Assesses supplier capabilities and makes recommendations for new supplier onboarding
- Understands strategies for assigned commodities & proactively drive initiatives to meet departmental objectives

**Relationships**:

- Conducts RFI/Q/P (Request for Information/Quotation/Proposal) and bidding processes, minimizing risk, and maximizing value in terms of quality, delivery, and cost
- Negotiates prices and terms with suppliers to meet specified quality, delivery, and cost objectives
- Ensures accurate system definition of part & assembly parameters for systematic Purchase Order release
- Works closely with Engineering project teams, taking the lead to communicate supply time frames/ alternative solutions to meet shared goals
- Selects a high-performance supply base for assigned portfolio, in accordance with short-list of approved suppliers
- Evaluates current and prospective suppliers through supplier reviews, site visits and audits, in coordination with Supplier Quality teams, to assure supply capabilities, on-time delivery, quality and service.
- Leads supplier onboarding process for newly identified suppliers
- Executes contract negotiation and development in coordination with Sourcing Manager and Contract Specialists - typically NDA/SLB T&Cs implementation
- Drives parts and process qualification, in coordination with Supplier Quality teams
- Effectively communicates with/ maintains the highest degree of relationship between the Company and all levels of supplier personnel
- Builds strong relationships with internal customers
- Identifies opportunities and implements actions for continual improvement and process excellence
- Complies with all Schlumberger, EMS and local procedures applicable to the job function

**Qualifications**:
Bachelor in Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Electronics or Engineering from an accredited university or college.

**Skills and Experience**:
Required:

- 2+ years minimum experience in similar role (must have a clear desire to further career within Supply Chain)
- Commodity knowledge - basic knowledge of machined components, electromechanical assemblies, harnessing/ interconnection, PWA/ electronics all desirable
- Process and quality improvement driven
- Proven capability with data management and control principles
- Proficient in MS Office apps, SAP (favourable) or other ERP system
- Strong negotiation and decision-making skills

Desirable:

- CIPS qualified / qualification incorporating Supply Chain Management
- Purchasing and procurement experience
- Basic commercial contracts knowledge (NDA/ T&Cs/ PA)