Lead Sourcing Specialist - Catalog Management

Lead Sourcing Specialist - Catalogue Management

Do you enjoy building relationships and managing multiple priorities?

Would you like to work with cutting-edge energy products?

Join our Industrial Energy Technology Team

Our Industrial and Energy Technology (IET) operates across 120 countries and serves the entire energy value chain and industrial sector. We hold an extensive portfolio of rotating equipment, process flow, transmission technology and lifecycle services. Our Engineering Transformation team works to improve the quality of our Engineering processes.

Partner with the best

You will be responsible for negotiating with dedicated providers according to specific policies. Achieving the best contractual conditions while also ensuring internal customer satisfaction. Positions requiring a thorough understanding and application of approaches, theories, methodologies and application in a concrete organisational context.

As a Lead Sourcing Specialist - Catalogue Management, you will be responsible for:

• Defining and improving sourcing strategies at the business or plant level. May also include management of regional & business teams.
• Advising Functional Managers regarding projects, processes and procedures in their field.
• Handling communication with direct colleagues and the business about design and coordination services rendered.
• Contributing to the project as a team member or leading small projects.
• Leading the Development, implementation and continuous improvement of our Ariba catalogues in collaboration with internal stakeholders and preferred suppliers.
• Ensuring catalogue content complies with contractual terms. Internal polices and category strategies.
• Managing catalogue onboarding and maintenance, including pricing, product description, classification and data enrichment.
• Partnering with IT and procurement systems teams to ensure proper integration of catalogues into ERP and e-procurement platforms (e.g., SAP, Ariba)
• Monitoring catalogue usage, adoption, and performance metrics to identify gaps, recommend improvements, and drive compliance.
• Coordinating regular reviews with suppliers to ensure catalogue content accuracy and up-to-date offerings.
• Supporting sourcing projects by developing catalogue enablement plans and capturing catalogue-ready data during negotiations.
• Ensuring supplier onboarding includes catalogue readiness criteria and compliance with punchout or hosted format standards.
• Leading catalogue rationalisation initiatives and supporting tail-spend management strategies.
• Training end-users and internal stakeholders on catalogue use, benefits, and updates.
  
  
  

Fuel your passion.

To be successful in this role, you will:

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain management, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Have at least 8+ years of experience in procurement or sourcing, with a focus on catalogue management or e-procurement systems.
• Have a good understanding of ERP and P2P systems (e.g., SAP MM, Ariba, Oracle).
• Have experience working with punchout catalogue formats.
• Have analytical skills with the ability to manage large datasets and derive insights.
• Have excellent project management and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Have familiarity with category management and supplier relationship management best practices.
• Have certification in procurement or supply chain (e.g., CIPS, CPSM)
• Have a good technical understanding of catalogue file formats (e.g., CIF, Excel-based, XML)
• Have experience in catalogue compliance audits or procurement controls
• Have proficiency in MS Excel or similar reporting tools
• Have attention to detail and a quality assurance mindset
  
  
  

Work in a way that works for you

We recognise that everyone is different and that how people want to work and deliver at their best is different for everyone too. In this role, we can offer the following flexible working patterns:

• Working flexible hours - flexing the times when you work during the day to help you fit everything in and work when you are the most productive.
  
  
  

Working with us

Our people are at the heart of what we do at Baker Hughes. We know we are better when all of our people are developed, engaged and able to bring their authentic selves to work. We invest in the health and well-being of our workforce, train and reward talent and develop leaders at all levels to bring out the best in each other.

The Good Stuff

Our inventions have revolutionised energy for over a century. But to keep going forward tomorrow, we know we have to push the boundaries today. We prioritise rewarding those who embrace change with a package that reflects how much we value their input. Join us, and you can expect:

• Contemporary work-life balance policies and wellbeing activities
• Comprehensive private medical care options
• A safety net of life insurance and disability programs
• Tailored financial programs
• Additional elected or voluntary benefits
  
  
  

About Us:

We are an energy technology company that provides solutions to energy and industrial customers worldwide. Built on a century of experience and conducting business in over 120 countries, our innovative technologies and services are taking energy forward – making it safer, cleaner and more efficient for people and the planet.

Join Us:

Are you seeking an opportunity to make a real difference in a company that values innovation and progress? Join us and become part of a team of people who will challenge and inspire you! Let’s come together and take energy forward.

Baker Hughes Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

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