Category Sourcing Specialist I

Buckeye Career•Allentown, PA

11h

About The Position

Buckeye is the premier infrastructure and logistics provider for the world’s energy needs, both today and tomorrow. Since 1886, we have successfully navigated transitions in the way energy has been distributed to continually meet the needs of an evolving market and industry environment. Our people are a critical element to the success and longevity of our operational history and our future as we seek to thrive through the energy transition. We own and operate a diversified global network of integrated assets providing midstream logistic solutions, primarily consisting of the transportation, storage, processing, and marketing of liquid petroleum products. We are committed to safely and responsibly providing world-class service to meet the continually evolving energy needs of our customers and the communities we serve. As part of this commitment to our customers, we are continually diversifying our platform and service offerings to enable less carbon intensive energy solutions and undertaking decarbonization efforts on our operations. Buckeye Partners is currently seeking a Category Sourcing Specialist with strong knowledge and proven expertise in Materials, MRO, and Subcontracts sourcing in the Oil & Gas Industry to join our team! Role Summary: This role manages the sourcing with a strong focus on developing Category Strategies that capture market cost drivers and category trends; drive competition, and leverage spend across the Company. This position is primarily responsible for all global strategic sourcing activities for various commodities. As such, the incumbent is charged with developing, negotiating, implementing and maintaining competitively advantageous supply arrangements as the global sourcing functional expert. The incumbent is also recognized as a key member of the business team(s) that they support.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree (MBA preferred)
5 to 7+ years of experience
Previous industrial plant and/or manufacturing experience
25- 30% travel
Proficient computer skills, influence skills, strong verbal and written communication skills.
Financial skills (reviewing balance sheet, income statement)
Must be able to sit at a computer for long periods of time.
Must be able to sit at a computer for long periods of time.
To be successful in the Buckeye culture, our employees must possess a demonstrated commitment to environmental responsibility and regulatory compliance.
Excellent communication, both written and verbal, as well as strong organizational skills are paramount.
You must work independently and be able to exercise tact, discretion, and professionalism when dealing with internal and external customers, and when handling sensitive and confidential information.

Nice To Haves

ISM – Institute of Supply Management preferred

Responsibilities

Develop, negotiate, implement, and sustain supply contracts consistent with business objectives. Estimated average spend managed is $50-150 million supporting the Pipelines, Terminals, BDL and GMT business segments. Category managed includes pumps, metering and meter stations, fabricated equipment, control systems, plant equipment (i.e. Corpus Christi and all other equipment. Supply contract size range –$1 – 10 million.
Provide global leadership for understanding marketplace conditions and adjusting commercial contracting strategies to ensure project development and project execution success.
Lead engineering and contractor partner identification and qualification efforts in new geographies to assist business entry.
Responsible for advancing the sourcing work process and associated tools globally to drive the Buckeye Way.
Provide leadership for understanding, monitoring, communicating, and responding to dynamic market conditions and business drivers on a global basis to maximize leverage and minimize risk.
Lead cross-functional teams involved in supplier discovery with a focus on non-traditional and low cost country sourcing. Bring innovative supplier solutions to maximize value proposition across the supply chain.
Manage supplier performance and maintain interface at senior levels of supplier’s organization.
Ensure that the sourcing process is consistent with the necessary regulatory and legal requirements.
Balancing workload across the enterprise to maximize effective use of resources.
Recruiting, training, and development of staff.
Other duties as assigned.