Overview: Baker Hughes serves the worldwide oil and natural gas industry with reservoir consulting and products and services for drilling, formation evaluation, completion and production. We are a leading provider of high-performance technology that creates value from oil and gas reservoirs. Virtually every product and service we provide is designed to lower costs, reduce risk or improve productivity during activities directly related to hydrocarbon extraction, advancing reservoir performance.

Baker Hughes operates in over 90 countries serving independent, international and national oil companies. Our service network is organized into 23 Geomarkets operating in 9 regions and 2 hemispheres. Region and Geomarket management teams work to understand customer needs and coordinate delivery of individual products and comprehensive service solutions that include the right Baker Hughes technologies for the project.

Responsibilities: Provides leadership to commodity advisory boards and team members. Manages the development of supply and negotiation strategies for one or more commodities regionally. Manages all commodity team projects and develops and manages all commodity contracts. Manages BHI and supplier performance against established contracts and processes. Acts as the liaison between suppliers and BHI divisions. Monitors and ensures compliance. Maintains thorough knowledge of industry and commodity knowledge. Proposes and implements improvements to sourcing policies. Budget responsibility for the commodity team. Handles special projects as assigned.

Skill Requirements: Broad commodity sourcing knowledge. Demonstrated ability to visualize and manage the implementation of creative solutions and respond appropriately and timely to customer needs. Proven customer service, project management, analytical, leadership, negotiation, problem solving, contracts and financial skills. Solid change management and conflict management skills. Excellent communications, facilitation and presentation skills.

Education/Experience: Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience. 8+ years relevant experience, including 2+ years supervisory or management experience, 5+years sourcing and project management experience including negotiation of business contracts.