Join our team - Strategic Category Sourcing

What you can expect

Wintershall Dea will shape the energy transition by delivering decarbonising energy solutions for the benefit of the climate, society, our customers, and our employees.

The Global Category Buyer for Well Construction will play a significant role in delivering on this task, through participating in our E&P activities.

The role is strategic and will report to the Global Category Manager for Well Construction, within the Supply Chain Subsurface team. The Well Construction category includes services such as directional drilling, wireline logging, drilling fluids, cementing – and all other well construction and well completion services.

Responsibilities will be to:

• Support the Global Category Manager in developing category and subcategory strategies, monitor supplier markets, create demand forecasts, analyse spends, assess suppliers, identify and act on opportunities for added value
• Implement activities defined in the category strategies, including agreeing final specifications and setting commercial conditions, define critical performance factors, manage tender processes, evaluation of proposals, conducting negotiations up to contract award
• Manage contracts and follow up suppliers with regards to adherence to contractual conditions, contract variations and amendments; handle disputes and claims
• Manage supplier relationships; monitor supplier performance, support the drive for continuous improvement and supplier development, collect supplier feedback, reduce the cost of poor quality and non-productive time (NPT), optimise supply chain processes
• For larger capital projects and operations, be part of the project organisation, establish a project procurement strategy, coordinate between the project and the supply chain organisation, provide supply chain reports, manage non-conformities

What we expect

We are looking for a well-rounded senior professional who can lift our category team. Ideally, we want you to have all of the below qualities and experience. If you can’t tick every one of them off, you could still be the right person – if you have the right attitude!

• Master’s degree in relevant field of study (economics, engineering, legal) or equivalent experience
• Minimum 8 years’ experience in strategic procurement in the E&P industry
• Technical knowledge and understanding of the Well Construction category
• Knowledge of global markets within the Well Construction category; extensive knowledge of the NCS market in particular
• Knowledge of contract management (contracting skills, applicable law, Incoterms)
• Experience from or knowledge of methods for development of procurement strategies, specification assessments, tender management, tender evaluation, risk management, supplier management, internal business partner management, logistics / supply chain management, operational procurement
• Excellent negotiation skills with proven records
• Flexible and willing to travel (at times extensively)
• Trusting, caring, open-minded and brave
• Strong entrepreneurial drive and business acumen
• Self-motivated
• Proactive and team-oriented
• Very good communication and interpersonal skills
• Cross-cultural awareness
• Fluent in English and Norwegian (oral and written); German would be an advantage
• Good understanding of own behaviour’s impact on others
• Enthusiastic, open and driven individual with strong HSEQ skills

We offer

• Responsibility from day one in a challenging, dynamic and fast-paced working environment.
• Opportunity to work on business-critical activities.
• Competitive salary and a career path adapted to your life
• A performance driven team culture – with ample opportunities to learn and develop, personally and professionally.
• Opportunity to influence and change the supply chain organisation and influence processes