Procurement Manager– ESG & Digital Platforms

ChampionX, has an immediate need for a Procurement Manager– ESG & Digital Platforms located in Sugar Land, TX. This is your opportunity to join a large growing company offering a competitive base salary and benefits.

What’s in it For You:

• The ability to make an impact and shape your career with a company that is passionate about growth
• The support of an organization that believes it is vital to include and engage diverse people, perspectives, and ideas to achieve our best.
• Thrive in a company that values sustainability, drives a safety-focused culture and has been recognized as one of the most ethical companies in the world.
• Access to Employee Resource Groups (ERG’s). These grassroots, employee-led groups are open to anyone in the organization and allow employees to come together to explore common interests and foster a diverse and inclusive workplace within the organization.
• Access to multiple knowledge sharing platforms to enhance collaboration and engagement.

What You Will Do:

Procurement Ecosystem Business continuity (MyChampionX Portal, GEP,...)

• Owns Procurement Ecosystem support, monitor tickets are addressed within SLAs and following Follow the Sun organization.
• Consistently seeks to understand ways to influence the development and/or enhancement of procurement processes and systems
• Engages business leaders and subject matter experts in digital technology enhancements and procurement processes and 3rd party suppliers (e.g ESG software’s)
• Greater collaboration within the organization occurs as Procure to Pay (P2P) becomes more automated, increasing stakeholder adoption and experience

Procurement ESG Program (Green House Gas Emission- Scope 3, Human Rights in Supply Chain, Supplier diversity ...)

• Drive the global diversity and sustainability program through data driven insights and advanced analytics.
• Supplier Onboarding and periodic ESG vetting to ensure compliance to our policies and reduced risk: collect vendor data, score vendors and implement action plans where needed.
• Collaborate with and provide training to the Procurement team to drive a step change in the evaluation of suppliers and negotiation of contracts in line with ChampionX’s Sustainability & ESG strategy.
• Work with the Procurement team and key stakeholders to improve sustainability & ESG in strategic sourcing and supplier relationship management.

Talent management

• challenge our talented people and help them grow.
  Supports early development of the talent pipeline through extern and intern programs.
• Participates and leads special projects, stretch assignments, and performs other duties as assigned.

KEY BEHAVIOURS / COMPETENCIES

Must Have:

• Ethical Practice, decision making based on good principles, and living by good values.
• Track record of experience in Supply Chain sustainability and ESG, including delivery of sustainability and supplier diversity initiatives
• Significant experience on supplier relationship management and continuous improvement.
• Effective communication skills with the ability to engage with an influence at all levels of ChampionX
• Excellent data analysis skills

• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively across multi-functional teams in global locations.
• Strong leadership skills, excellent interpersonal and communication skills with particular emphasis in the areas of advocacy, negotiation, influencing, conflict resolution
• Strong in program management execution, results driven and ability to hold team accountable for end results setting appropriate milestones along the way to validate progress.

Preferred:

• Experience working with Carbon emission, Modern slavery, supplier diversity programs
• Experience implementing supply chain engagement industry best practice and enabling technologies.
• Experience in development and implementation of supplier due diligence and governance strategy.
• Experience in identifying and implementing procurement operational and process efficiency
• Supporting and/ or developing governance and procurement policy.

MINIMUM EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• Advanced degree in Business, Engineering, Sustainability or Procurement. 
• Wider Procurement experience gained from either clients, contractor, or consulting organization.
• Experience and knowledge of the key responsible sourcing issue areas; human rights, the environment, health and safety, anti-bribery and corruption, labor practices and ither socio-economic impacts.
• Confident, independent and able to work autonomously without need for supervision
• Experience in SAP systems in a procurement or shared services environment. Good IT skills and a real interest in tools and systems, data and numbers.
• Experience with managing and delivering multiple projects, tasks, and initiatives simultaneously
• Driven to get results

About ChampionX:

ChampionX is a global leader in providing chemistry programs and services, drilling technology, artificial lift solutions, and automation technologies for the upstream and midstream oil and gas industry. Our world-class safety culture fuels our purpose to improve lives through our commitment to deliver sustainable operation.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion 

At ChampionX, we believe the best teams are diverse and inclusive, and we are on a journey to create a workplace where every employee can grow and achieve their best. We are committed to fair and equal treatment of employees and applicants. We recruit, hire, promote, transfer and provide opportunities for advancement on the basis of individual qualifications and job performance. In all matters affecting employment, compensation, benefits, working conditions, and opportunities for advancement, we will not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, religion, color, creed, national origin, citizenship status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expressions, genetic information, marital status, age, disability, or status as a covered veteran. 

In addition, we are committed to furthering the principles of Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) through Affirmative Action (AA). Our goal is to fully utilize minority, female, disabled and covered veteran individuals at all levels of the workforce.  

We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance and the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.