Essential Responsibilities include:

• Be a focal point to help co-ordinate procurement activities in collaboration with procurement colleagues in the operating units and Corporate Drilling.

• Assist in strengthening the commercial mindset to derive economical benefits from procurement and an innovative approach to this area.

• Develop and push cost saving ideas and initiatives.

• Develop TCO/TVO models for and help push the methodology across the organization.

• Be involved in SRM with major strategic customers – hereunder co-ordinating the development of key vendor approach jointly with individual operating units and Corporate Drilling.

• Co-ordination across operating units, sharing best practices and knowledge.

• Map and analyse data on current spend patterns and understand cost drivers.

• Gather and analyse data on market developments

• Analyse and track target fulfilment of procurement efforts.

• Maintain an up-to-date complete overview of spend.

• Be a focal point for procurement benchmarking.

• Responsible for maintaining the Procurement site on the intranet.

What we offer

A stimulating and dynamic work environment in a rapidly growing international company.

We offer you opportunities to develop your procurement competences by being part of an international organization where you will gain insight into the procurement structure of a multi-billion dollar company. Further you will gain knowledge and understanding of the oil and gas industry in general, as we strive to ensure that the Corporate Procurement function is closely integrated with the operational part of the organisation.

The Person

We are looking for a person who has good communication skills. A person with a sense of urgency and result orientation, who can work closely with and drive the necessary changes in constructive collaboration with his/her stakeholders in a global organisation. You are able to gain respect within the organization, be in a position to discuss technical standardization across the different operating units, help securing that design to cost mindset becomes an integral part of the Total Cost of Ownership philosophy we wish to drive, and to challenge the existing when required.

Qualifications

You preferably have a technical background (e.g. engineering) and at least a few years’ of practical experience. A proven track-record from the energy sector, coupled with procurement knowledge and good analytical skills will be considered an advantage.

As you will become part of an international organization with offices around the world you have to be proficient in verbal and written English.