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oceaneering internationalHouston, TXtoday

Occupations

Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm ProductsPurchasing ManagersSupply Chain Managers

Industries

Industrial Supplies Merchant WholesalersOther Electronic Parts and Equipment Merchant WholesalersStationery and Office Supplies Merchant Wholesalers
Job-ID: 11849
Category: Supply Chain Management
Location: Houston, TX, United States
Workplace: Hybrid
Schedule: Full time, DayPosted: 2026-10-29
Business Unit: BU-USA_FC-USDOversee the procurement process, effectively sourcing segments and/or commodities of increasing complexity. Understands strategies for assigned segments or commodities and takes proactive steps to meet procurement objectives by evaluating supplier competitiveness, service quality, and leveraging purchasing power through strategic contract negotiation, supplier development, and risk analysis. Also responsible for ordering goods, supplies, equipment, and raw materials to support operations and services in accordance with purchasing policies, regulations, and procedures.
Location:
  • Role provides the opportunity to work in hybrid environment, working both virtually and in office when required.
  • Minimum 5 years' experience managing procurement strategies.
  • Minimum 5 years' experience purchasing in a manufacturing production environment. Minimum three years' experience reading drawings, including experience interpreting welding symbols and machine tolerances.
  • Strong analytical skillsDESIREDBachelor's degree in supply chain management or related discipline.
  • PeopleSoft experience.
  • Knowledge of department's policies, rules, regulations, business goals, vision, organizational structure, culture, philosophy, operating principles and values, etc. Be self-starting, highly organized, outgoing with excellent people skills
  • Ability to handle multiple tasks in a high volume environment with minimum supervision
  • Strategic thinker that utilizes creative and innovative problem solving approaches to achieve key company procurement goals
  • Knowledge of purchasing and supplier management practices
  • Strong oral and written communication skills, excellent interpersonal skills, effective negotiation skills, good understanding of cost-price analysis techniques, and a basic understanding of contract law.
  • Ability to read, analyze, and understand technical subjects, such as technical specifications, procedures, and process descriptions
  • Ability to write reports and business correspondence, effectively present information, and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.
  • Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions, interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in diagram form, and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.
  • Must be knowledgeable about ERP systems and proficient in Microsoft Office environments (Excel, Word, Power Point...).
Working Conditions: This position is considered OFFICE WORK which is characterized as follows. Almost exclusively indoors during the day and occasionally at night. This position requires 20% travel domestically.
Physical Activity/Requirements: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. This position is considered LIGHT work
Responsibilities:
  • ESSENTIALCollect, segment and evaluate key category/supplier data; acting upon supply conditions that influence total cost of ownership or place company operations at risk.
  • Lead supplier relationship management activities for respective category, including leading relationship and performance management reviews.
  • Perform analysis/TCO on cost data including make or buy analysis and provide recommendations for cost svgs. and additional value add items to Internal Stakeholders
  • Create and develop Purchasing Strategies for the commodities in line with strategic targets and OII Purchasing Strategies and Policies.
  • Identify and implement purchasing levers to reduce the total cost of ownership by submitting recommendations for savings or process improvement initiatives.
  • Manage and optimize supplier performance, including continuous improvement, and innovations.
  • Support internal customers, interfaces with them to ensure best overall value is being taken into consideration on all product/commodity acquisitions.
  • Manage local aspects of the purchasing contracts and agreements for the commodity on his/her scope, including assisting with the qualification and evaluation of the suppliers.
  • Manage and optimize supplier performance, including continuous improvement, and innovations.
Negotiates for the purchase of goods, supplies, equipment and services. Ensures the communication of technical, quality, legal, and commercial requirement sourcing information for goods and services, and facilitates the resolution of commercial, quality and technical issues related to sourced goods, both internal and external to Oceaneering. Manages procurement plan and pricing strategy to support cost objectives and works to ensure delivery schedules are adequate to support project and operational needs. Resolves purchasing issues between OII and vendors.
Reporting Relationship: Reports to the Procurement Manager.
About the company: Oceaneering is a global provider of engineered services and products, primarily to the offshore energy industry. We develop products and services for use throughout the lifecycle of an offshore oilfield, from drilling to decommissioning. We operate the world's premier fleet of work class ROVs. Additionally, we are a leader in offshore oilfield maintenance services, umbilicals, subsea hardware, and tooling. We also use applied technology expertise to serve the defense, material handling, aerospace, science, and renewable energy industries. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for all positions without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or other non-merit factor.
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Level

LeadL6

Location

Houston, TX

Occupation

Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products

Industry

Industrial Supplies Merchant Wholesalers

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