Sourcing Experienced Professional - Buying/Procurement

Baker Hughes•Houston, TX

About The Position

This full-time ASPIRE Supply Chain position provides early-career professionals with hands-on experience, structured development, and exposure to Supply Chain and Health, Safety & Environment (HSE). Through on-the-job learning, cross-functional collaboration, coaching, and mentoring, employees develop technical, business, and leadership capabilities while contributing to Baker Hughes’ mission of rewriting the energy equation. The role offers varied assignments across manufacturing, sourcing and materials management, logistics, quality, process improvement, HSE, and services operations. Participants complete a significant supply-chain training curriculum, including certification in LEAN Six Sigma, APICS, and Supply Chain processes. They also network globally and cross-functionally, lead program initiatives or projects with peers, interact with global business leaders, and work in mission-based teams to solve critical business challenges. The target start date is January 4, 2027. The position requires valid work authorization in the country of employment; work authorization sponsorship is not available. The internal Baker Hughes title is Sourcing Professional - Buying/Procurement.

Requirements

Demonstrated ownership, urgency, attention to detail, and follow-through while managing critical project deliverables and competing priorities.
Effective communication with suppliers, engineering, operations, quality, and leadership, including timely updates on project status, risks, and recovery actions.
Initiative in identifying issues, driving resolutions, and maintaining project momentum.
Ability to use data and analytics to prioritize work, assess supply-chain risks, and make informed business recommendations.
Continuous-improvement mindset, including identifying process gaps, inefficiencies, and operational bottlenecks and recommending solutions.
Ability and willingness to build cross-functional relationships, foster collaboration, and drive alignment across teams.
Valid work authorization in the country of employment; the employer cannot sponsor work authorization for this role.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s or master’s degree in engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, or an equivalent discipline from an accredited university.
Most recent degree completed within the last 24 months.
GPA of 3.0/4.0 or higher, or equivalent.
Fluency in written and spoken English, with effective communication skills.
Geographic mobility, as program locations may vary.
Experience in and passion for supply-chain operations.

Responsibilities

Work on assignments in manufacturing, sourcing and materials management, logistics, quality, process improvement, HSE, and services operations.
Participate in structured career development, coaching, mentoring, and on-the-job learning.
Attend supply-chain training, including certification in LEAN Six Sigma, APICS, and Supply Chain processes.
Network globally and cross-functionally, lead program initiatives or projects with peers, and interact with global business leaders.
Collaborate in cross-functional, mission-based teams to solve critical business challenges.
Manage critical project deliverables and competing priorities with ownership, urgency, attention to detail, and follow-through.
Communicate project status, risks, and recovery actions clearly and promptly to suppliers, engineering, operations, quality, and leadership.
Identify issues, drive resolutions, and maintain project momentum.
Use data and analytics to prioritize work, assess supply-chain risks, and make informed business recommendations.
Identify process gaps, inefficiencies, and operational bottlenecks, and recommend solutions to improve performance, efficiency, and project execution.
Build cross-functional relationships, foster collaboration, and drive alignment to achieve project objectives and business results.

Benefits

Career development and training opportunities.
Medical and wellness benefits.
Financial and retirement programs.
Additional voluntary benefits.
Eligibility to participate in company-sponsored health and welfare programs and the Thrift Plan (401k), with a choice of coverage options.
Comprehensive and competitive benefits package.
Potential additional compensation, such as bonuses, subject to applicable benefit plans or policies.

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