Procurement Category Specialist responsible for strategic sourcing initiatives at NOV Corporate Procurement Team in Houston, Texas. Collaborating with internal stakeholders and suppliers to bring value to the organization.
About the role
- Procurement Manager at LightEdge Solutions optimizing sourcing initiatives and driving procurement transformations. Collaborating cross-functionally to establish a high-impact procurement capability.
Responsibilities
- Lead sourcing initiatives, RFIs, RFPs, vendor evaluations, and competitive bid events.
- Negotiate pricing, terms, SLAs, and commercial structures with key suppliers.
- Help draft and negotiate MSAs, SOWs, renewals, amendments, and pricing schedules.
- Ensure alignment with Lightedge contractual standards, legal requirements, compliance and risk posture.
- Oversee purchasing workflows, POs, quote management, order accuracy, and supplier performance.
- Partner with Finance to support future budgeting, forecasting, and cost optimization.
- Collaborate with the Director of Strategic Procurement on enterprise-level vendor strategy and high-impact negotiations.
- Help build procurement frameworks, intake processes, approval workflows, and policy enforcement.
Requirements
- 5–10 years of experience in procurement or sourcing, preferably in technology, data center, or IT services.
- Strong negotiation skills and commercial acumen.
- Experience drafting and reviewing contracts, SOWs, and vendor agreements.
- Familiarity with IT hardware/software categories, VARs, data center vendors, and cloud/managed service suppliers preferred.
- Comfort with analyzing spend data, vendor performance data, and procurement metrics. Candidate must have in-depth experience and knowledge with data analysis and excel.
- Ability to operate independently, manage multiple priorities, and influence cross-functional stakeholders in environments where processes and maturity is still evolving.
- High attention to detail and strong organizational skills.
- Experience with procurement systems (Coupa, ServiceNow, NetSuite, or similar) a plus.
- Comfort working in an evolving environment with limited existing structure—able to assess current processes, identify needs, prioritize effectively, and help build a more mature, scalable procurement function.
- CPSM or CPM certification a plus (preferred not a requirement)
- Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States without the need for visa sponsorship now or in the future.
Benefits
- Work across departments to drive positive change.
- Opportunity for professional development.
- Participate in strategic sourcing initiatives.
- Work in a dynamic corporate environment.
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