Baker Hughes

Lead Procurement Specialist

Posted 16 Days Ago

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High Street, Cornwall, England, GBR

In-Office

Senior level

Energy

The Role

Manage end-to-end purchasing (RFQ, negotiation, PO placement, maintenance, fulfillment), maintain supplier relationships, handle schedule changes and ERP updates, advise functional managers, coordinate design/services communication, and lead or contribute to small projects.

Summary Generated by Built In

Lead Procurement Specialist

Are you Seeking your next move in Procurement and Supply Chain within an engineering/manufacturing environment?

Do you enjoy building relationships and managing multiple priorities?

Join our innovative team

We devise smarter systems to control and monitor oil and gas extraction. Innovating in the energy industry, our subsea and surface pressure capabilities are industry-leading. We manufacture an innovative, market leading sub-sea production systems for the Oil and Gas market for off-shore facilities.

Partner with the best

As a Lead Procurement Specialist you will manage the buying process for a given set of goods. You will apply sourcing policy, interface between supplier and entity with respect to specifications and budgets.

As a Lead Procurement Specialist you will be responsible for:

Managing PO, from RFQ (request for quote), negotiation, PO placement, maintenance and follow up/fulfillment. Manage relationships with suppliers for PO execution. Manage problems and schedule changes. Update ERP.
Advising Functional managers regarding projects, processes and procedures in the own field.
Handling communication with direct colleagues and the business about design and coordination services rendered.
Contributing to project as a team member or leading small projects. Work goals typically take 3-6 months to complete with results/impact typically occurring 2-12 months after the event

Fuel your passion

To be successful in this role you will:

Have considerable experience within direct sourcing, procurement and supply chain. Preferably within a Manufacturing or Engineering, Oil and Gas Business.
Looking for candidates with experience in SAP/ Oracle
Have excellent oral and written communication skills, as well as established interpersonal and leadership skills
Have a permanent work permit in UK

Work in a way that works for you

We recognize that everyone is different and that the way in which people want to work and deliver at their best is different for everyone too. In this role, we can offer the following flexible working patterns:

4 days from office
1 day from home

Working with us

Our people are at the heart of what we do at Baker Hughes. We know we are better when all of our people are developed, engaged and able to bring their whole authentic selves to work. We invest in the health and well-being of our workforce, train and reward talent and develop leaders at all levels to bring out the best in each other.

Working for you
Our inventions have revolutionized energy for over a century. But to keep going forward tomorrow, we know we have to push the boundaries today. We prioritize rewarding those who embrace change with a package that reflects how much we value their input. Join us, and you can expect:

Contemporary work-life balance policies and wellbeing activities
Comprehensive private medical care options
Safety net of life insurance and disability programs
Tailored financial programs
Additional elected or voluntary benefits

The Baker Hughes internal title for this role is: Sourcing Specialist - Buying/Procurement

Skills Required

Considerable experience in direct sourcing, procurement and supply chain
Experience in Manufacturing, Engineering or Oil and Gas businesses
Experience with SAP or Oracle
Excellent oral and written communication, interpersonal and leadership skills
Permanent work permit to work in the UK

Baker Hughes Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Baker Hughes and has not been reviewed or approved by Baker Hughes.

Retirement Support — Feedback suggests retirement contributions combine automatic employer funding with a dollar‑for‑dollar match, with immediate vesting on the match. This structure can meaningfully increase savings for employees who participate consistently.
Equity Value & Accessibility — Feedback suggests a discounted employee stock purchase program with regular purchase periods and no brokerage fees provides accessible ownership upside. Program parameters are clearly laid out through the benefits hub and plan materials.
Leave & Time Off Breadth — Feedback suggests exempt staff have flexible, manager‑approved time off while non‑exempt employees accrue vacation and receive paid personal time. Company‑paid holidays and paid parental leave further broaden time‑away options.