Lead Procurement Specialist

Lead Procurement Specialist Are you a Procurement Specialist looking for a new challenge? Do you enjoy being part of a successful team? Join our Team! Baker Hughes is a global energy technology company supporting customers across the full energy and industrial value chain. With operations in more than 120 countries, the company develops advanced technologies and services that help improve efficiency, enhance safety, and reduce environmental impact. Through its broad portfolio—spanning oilfield services, subsea solutions, industrial technologies, and digital capabilities—Baker Hughes plays a key role in enabling the industry’s transition toward lower‑carbon and more sustainable energy systems. The company leverages engineering expertise, innovation, and global scale to help accelerate progress toward a cleaner energy future. Partner with the best The Lead Buyer will be responsible for providing end‑to‑end procurement support for a defined set of complex direct materials or services. They will apply sourcing policies, act as the key interface between suppliers, internal stakeholders and operational teams, and ensure compliance with specifications, budgets and schedules. The Lead Buyer will also support the Regional Procurement Leader with KPIs, procurement initiatives and wider operational objectives   As a Lead Buyer, you will be responsible for: Managing end-to-end procurement activities across assigned commodities, suppliers, and work scopes, ensuring materials and services are delivered in line with business requirements, quality standards, and delivery commitments. Taking ownership of supplier performance, proactively managing delivery, quality, capacity, and commercial risks while driving timely resolution of issues and minimizing impact to operations and customers. Building strong working relationships with suppliers and developing a thorough understanding of products, manufacturing processes, and supply chain constraints to identify and mitigate potential risks before they impact delivery. Leading commercial negotiations within delegated authority to secure the best overall value for the business while balancing cost, quality, delivery, and operational requirements. Acting as the primary procurement focal point for Operations, Engineering, Quality, Supply Chain, and Project teams, ensuring effective communication, alignment of priorities, and timely resolution of supply chain challenges. Managing multiple complex procurement activities simultaneously, effectively prioritising workload and resources to meet business objectives within a fast-paced operational environment. Driving purchase order execution, supplier follow-up, and expediting activities, ensuring commitments are met and stakeholders are provided with timely and accurate updates on progress, risks, and recovery plans. Proactively identifying supply chain, supplier, and delivery risks, developing mitigation plans, and coordinating actions with internal stakeholders and suppliers to ensure continuity of supply. Analysing procurement, supplier, and operational performance data to identify trends, support decision-making, and drive actions that improve business performance and supplier outcomes. Identifying and implementing opportunities to improve procurement processes, supplier performance, and ways of working, contributing to continuous improvement and operational excellence initiatives. Maintaining accurate procurement data and ensuring ERP systems and business tools are updated in a timely manner to support visibility, reporting, and decision-making. Demonstrating leadership through ownership, collaboration, and influence, supporting knowledge sharing, onboarding activities, and the successful delivery of team and regional procurement objectives. Fuel your passion To be successful in this role you will:   Have a bachelor’s degree from an accredited university or college, preferably in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, or a related discipline, or equivalent experience. Have proven experience in procurement or sourcing, ideally within a manufacturing, engineering, machining, or other complex, high-compliance environment. Have demonstrated capabilities in supplier management, including negotiation, purchase order execution, expediting, issue resolution, risk mitigation, and relationship building. Demonstrate a strong understanding of manufacturing processes, products, and supply chain dynamics, with the ability to identify potential delivery risks and proactively develop mitigation plans. Be proficient in ERP systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle or similar) and comfortable analysing data to support reporting, decision-making, performance monitoring, and risk management. Possess strong oral and written communication skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders and suppliers at various levels and build effective cross-functional relationships. Have experience working closely with Operations, Engineering, Quality, Supply Chain, and Project teams