• Category Manager

    Insight Global (Houston, TX)


    Job Description

    Insight Global is looking for a Category manager for a premier oil and gas client located in downtown Houston. We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Supply Chain Professional to support our drilling services operations. The Category Manager will define contract strategies, analyze, and optimize spend and foster productive working relationships with both suppliers and stakeholders in the Well Abandonment space (land and offshore) for certain assets. Activities include developing category plans, strategic sourcing, developing contractual agreements, managing supplier performance, process improvements with suppliers to achieve the lowest TCO, and others. Roughly 30% of day spent on data mining and interpretation, 30% on stakeholder engagement- talking to user of service (ex. engineers and superintendents in Cali or Louisiana when they need a contract for a service, new or adding funds to existing contract), & 30% contract management and development.

     

    We are a company committed to creating diverse and inclusive environments where people can bring their full, authentic selves to work every day. We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer that believes everyone matters. Qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment regardless of their race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital status, national origin, ancestry, genetic factors, age, disability, protected veteran status, military or uniformed service member status, or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or recruiting process, please send a request to [email protected] learn more about how we collect, keep, and process your private information, please review Insight Global's Workforce Privacy Policy: https://insightglobal.com/workforce-privacy-policy/.

     

    Skills and Requirements

     

    5+ years of supply chain experience working with drilling services within Oil and Gas

     

    Strong understanding of contract strategy as it related to oil and gas, and drilling services

     

    Proficiency with MS office suite

     

    Experience developing category strategies, category/contracts plans, and identifying opportunities to optimize total cost of ownership through the supply chain

     

    Experience with conducting negotiations, measuring, and managing supplier performance, SQM's, ASR's, and balanced scorecard development.

     

    Knowledge of Drilling and Completion services and commodities- Obtaining and interpreting appropriate market and performance intelligence to drive good business decisions Well Abandonment (P&A/Workovers) experience preferred

     

    Power BI

     

    Bachelor’s degree

     

    Smart GEP experience

     

    Prior operator experience or sales side with a service provider