DCN Purchasing Leader

SLB•Houston, TX

About The Position

The Purchasing Leader is responsible for daily purchasing activities at an assigned manufacturing or distribution center. The role directs Purchasing Specialists, ensures compliance with purchasing procedures, and ensures transactions follow agreed terms and conditions. The Purchasing Leader reports to the Supply Chain Manager for the assigned location. The role owns purchasing plans for assigned purchasing groups, coordinates supply with planning and production teams, monitors purchasing performance and open purchase orders, and identifies opportunities to improve lead time, cost, and on-time delivery. It also supports financial and inventory reviews, supplier agreement compliance, discrepancy resolution, and continuous improvement across the Supply Chain department.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or supply chain, or equivalent experience.
A minimum of four years’ experience in a supply chain leadership role if qualifying through equivalent experience.
Demonstrated commitment to making and communicating a culture of positive change throughout the supply chain organization.
Problem-solving skills.
Experience leading teams in supply chain activities.
Strong working knowledge of ERP systems, such as SAP.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or supply chain preferred.
Continuous process improvement mindset, including experience with Lean / Six Sigma.

Responsibilities

Execute and own the purchasing plan for purchased items in accordance with assigned purchasing groups.
Participate in planning reviews and align supply with planning and production teams.
Enforce and monitor purchasing procedures.
Set action plans to improve lead time, reduce cost, and improve on-time delivery.
Review and maintain open purchase orders from purchase requisition creation through accounts payable payment clearing.
Manage past-due purchase orders.
Review and make material master setting recommendations for buy items.
Review and control non-BOM purchase orders to ensure correct approvals and track actual expenditure against plan.
Report purchase order statistics to the Supply Chain Manager.
Identify factors with an unfavorable financial impact, such as purchase price and work order variances, and work with stakeholders, Supply Chain leaders, and Manufacturing engineers to identify resourcing opportunities.
Participate in regular financial and inventory reviews with the Supply Chain Manager.
Ensure the center adheres to Schlumberger-approved supplier agreements and contracts.
Support Finance and Logistics in resolving reception and invoice discrepancies.
Implement continuous improvement activities within the Supply Chain department.
Deliver a top-performing workforce.
Implement actions to continuously reduce wasted time, money, and resources.
Comply with Schlumberger and local procedures applicable to the job function.
Perform other duties as directed by the manager.