Procurement Manager

Duties & Responsibilities

This position will be responsible for all supply chain activities at Talos Energy including:

- Plan establish, and execute supply chain strategy in accordance with company goals

- Develop and implement efficient supply chain processes to provide support to drilling and production.

- Consult and advise Talos leadership team on supply chain, including strategic sourcing, purchasing, expediting, inspection, logistics, inventory and supplier relationship management.

- Negotiation and contracting for materials, equipment and services. Ensurance of compliance to terms of contract or purchase order. Advisement and accountability for material and service costs for Talos operational and project budgets

- Implement and drive a supplier performance management process to drive value throughout the supply chain.

- Responsible for creating value for the company through delivering year-over-year savings and supplier efficiencies, while enabling the continuous delivery of the highest quality products and services to the business.

- Monitoring of market prices, contracts and volumes lifted

- Lead procurement team and support Talos to successful execution of projects

- Manage a team of Procurement Professionals

Education & Experience

- Minimum of 6 years of experience in Procurement role in the Oil & Gas market.

- Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, business, engineering or related field.

Qualifications & Skills

- Strong knowledge of contracts and negotiations

- Ability to build good relationships with suppliers

- Strong leadership quality, self-initiatives in project development, execution & monitoring

- Knowledgeable of and experience with offshore drilling projects

- Project experience to include interface with controls, engineering, project management and client as well as management of project procurement functions.

- Proven track record in cost reduction programs

- Excellent written and verbal communication and presentation skills

- Ability to work in a complex schedule driven work environment

- Able to organize and prioritize a diverse and heavy workload

- Good oral and written communication skills

- Recognize personal strengths and weaknesses and be proactive in self-development

- Have a strong sense of integrity and the ability to deal with ethical situations effectively

- SAP experience is preferred but not required

- Proficient in Microsoft Office

Certificates & Licenses

- There are no certificates, licenses or registrations required for this position

Physical Requirements

- Employee must be able to sit for extended periods of time and have use of arms and hands in repetitive motion. A fair amount of standing and walking is also required for the position.

- Ability to travel to make site visits to vendor facilities, offshore assets and other Talos office locations as required.

- Ability to travel without limitation, including airplanes, helicopters, and boats.

- Ability to utilize swing ropes to access platforms offshore as required.

- Ability to move freely on offshore assets, including stairs, ladders and lifting up to 50-lbs, and endure extreme weather conditions and hazardous atmospheres.