Category Management Specialist – Drilling & OCTG

Continental Resources • Oklahoma City, OK

21h • Onsite

About The Position

The Category Management Specialist – Drilling & OCTG has an overall responsibility to drive commercial value and enhance Continental Resources’ competitive position through end-to-end category management within the Drilling Services and OCTG categories. This position will partner with business unit teams across the organization to develop and execute category sourcing strategies, focused on minimizing total cost of ownership and maximizing service quality.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university
• Minimum five (5) years of Supply Chain related experience.
• An acceptable pre-employment background and drug test.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance or Economics
• Strong operational, technical and supply chain experience with drilling services and OCTG spend categories, within upstream Oil & Gas industry.
• Deep understanding of cost drivers, relevant cost indices, and total cost of ownership/operation for drilling services and OCTG categories.

Responsibilities

• Establish category strategies, lead strategic sourcing activities, negotiate with key suppliers and execute contracts to enhance Continental Resources’ competitive position.
• Build and maintain relationships with internal stakeholders to identify business drivers and value-creation opportunities within assigned categories.
• Manage key suppliers and translate business requirements into fit-for-purpose solutions, driving total cost of ownership and efficiency benefits.
• Lead market intelligence efforts within assigned categories to anticipate changes in supply market conditions and capitalize on value-creation opportunities.
• Perform technical and commercial analysis to facilitate decision-making (i.e.: spend analysis, RFP evaluation, cost modeling, forecasting, etc.)
• Responsible for supplier relationship management, continuous improvement, enhancing Continental’s competitive advantage and improving supplier quality.
• Other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees