Category Buyer (S)

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About Us:

SBM Offshore is a global leader in deepwater ocean infrastructure, delivering floating production solutions across the full asset lifecycle—from design and construction to installation and operation. Supported by a global team of more than 8,000 professionals, the Company operates a long-term, asset-backed business model that delivers high-availability assets and predictable cash flows. SBM Offshore combines engineering expertise, operational reliability, and selective innovation to support safe, efficient, and lower-carbon energy production, while extending its capabilities into new opportunities across the blue economy.

Purpose

• As Category Buyer, you are responsible for the negotiation and contractualization of long-term agreements with Strategic Partners as identified in the Category strategy, with the main objective of increasing SBM competitiveness and security of supply.

Responsibilities

• Support the Category Manager or Senior Category Buyer in the effective management strategic suppliers.
• Monitor vendor’s financial data, load level, capacity and investment plans.
• Perform market analysis.
• Ensure that commercial agreements match projects and operations needs and bring benefits such as simplification, competitive prices, and manufacturing slots reservation.
• Embark lesson learnt into vendor commercial improvement monitoring.
• Deliver Frame Agreement as per defined contracting plan on target as defined in the Category Strategy.
• Support the negotiation with suppliers for packages/services in your area, as required, using benchmark and cost breakdown models, bringing TCO parameters into the equation.
• Support Project & Operations teams when the relationship with the vendor is at risk (e.g. dispute & claims resolution, manufacturing performance, slot allocation).
• Measure the contracted savings from the implementation of the category strategy and other relevant SC KPIs for the category.
• Measure, monitor and report KPIs as required.
• On an ad-hoc basis, issue Purchase Orders for key scopes.

Education

• Bachelor's degree in supply chain management, business administration, or a related field.

Experience

• Previous experience in procurement or supply chain management within the oil and gas industry.
• Commercial acumen.
• Analytical mindset with proficiency in data analysis and market research.
• Good communication and problem-solving skills.
• Market knowledge for the targeted products.
• Knowledge in Total Cost of Ownership methodology.
• Understanding of cost breakdown models.
• Good understanding of the products in your category in liaison with technical stakeholders.

Functional Competencies

• Commercial analytics and reporting.
• SBM product knowledge.
• Business acumen.
• Third parties relation management.
• Strategic sourcing and vendor management.
• Contract management.
• Negotiation.
• Product costing.
• Risk management.