Bachelor's degree in business, Supply Chain, Engineering, or related field preferred.
5-7 years of Supplier Management, Procurement, or Supply Chain experience required.
Experience in supplier performance, negotiations, contracts, and risk management.
Strong analytical, communication, negotiation, and problem-solving skills.
Ability to collaborate effectively with suppliers and cross-functional teams.
Responsibilities
Set performance objectives for suppliers and ensure delivery through development plans.
Define baseline and improvement targets, monitoring progress with a supplier scorecard.
Prepare and lead management reviews using performance indicators and strategic insights.
Identify and select project teams for supplier development across various functions.
Ensure supplier capacity aligns with demand and manage internal priorities.
Prepare and manage negotiations aligned with business strategy.
Lead supplier risk assessments and ensure quarterly updates.
Engage suppliers to meet Schlumberger's sustainability and ESG requirements.
Communicate supplier strategy and key events to relevant teams.
Report deviations from plans and implement corrective actions.
Identify opportunities to reduce waste and implement action plans.
May manage Supplier Leaders or Specialists alongside supplier portfolio.
Benefits
Commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace.
Full Job Description
SLB is seeking a Supplier Manager that will manage the relationship with an assigned supplier, or group of suppliers, on behalf of Schlumberger globally, aligned with the strategy for that supplier's Category.
Role and Responsibilities
Set performance objectives for assigned suppliers (quality improvement, on-time delivery, lead-time reduction, cost reduction) and ensure suppliers deliver on these objectives through detailed supplier development plans.
Define baseline and improvement targets while monitoring progress through a regularly updated supplier scorecard.
Prepare and lead periodic management reviews, using scorecards with main performance indicators, three-year business perspectives, and strategic product/market developments.
Identify and select project teams for supplier development, involving Operations, Manufacturing, Sustaining, and Quality; and seeks allocation of resources as appropriate.
Ensure that supplier capacity is aligned with demand. Review and consolidates internal demand and arbitrate priorities.
Prepare and manage negotiations in accordance with business strategy.
Ensure that all managed suppliers have appropriate executed contracts in place, are monitored and that full value extraction is delivered.
Lead supplier risk assessments (financial, operational, ESG, etc.) and ensure quarterly updates.
Engage with managed suppliers to ensure they align with Schlumberger's sustainability requirements, including human rights obligations, local-content commitments and the commitment to reduce GHG footprint. Ensure suppliers provide Schlumberger with the detailed GHG emissions certificate for their products/services and responses to other ESG inquiries on request.
Communicate supplier strategy and key events of such relationships to the category, sourcing, supplier quality teams, and geographical Supply Chain Managers.
Report deviations to plan and take appropriate actions to correct them.
Identify opportunities and implement action plans to reduce waste.
Where required, the Supplier Manager may also directly manage Supplier Leaders or Supplier Specialists in addition to managing a portfolio of suppliers.
Qualifications & Experience
Bachelor's degree in business, Supply Chain, Engineering, or related field preferred.
5 -7 years of Supplier Management, Procurement, or Supply Chain experience required.
Experience in supplier performance, negotiations, contracts, and risk management.
Strong analytical, communication, negotiation, and problem-solving skills.
Ability to collaborate effectively with suppliers and cross-functional teams.
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