Senior Buyer

Company Name: Tube Supply

Title of Position: Senior Buyer

Position Type: Full-Time; Non-Remote

Location: Houston, TX 

Founded in 2016, Tube Supply provides quality steel tube and bar in alloy, stainless, and carbon for oil and gas applications, including drilling, completions, production, and downhole tools.  Our steel tubular and bar products are tailored specifically to meet the demands of the oil and gas industry, including high pressure, high temperature (HPHT) and sour (H2S) well environments. Tube Supply clients are leading oil and gas service companies, OEMs, and manufacturing centers globally.

Our goal is to maintain a stable, fun work environment while delivering satisfaction to the marketplace.  We live closely by our core values: excellence, loyalty, and fun.  These are seen throughout our interactions with customers, within the company, and in each of our employees’ everyday lives.

Benefits Offered:

• 401(k) including company matching
• Health insurance (medical, dental, and vision)
• Flex Saving Account and Health Reimbursement Account
• Company-provided Term Life Insurance
• Company-provided Short-term and long-term disability insurance
• Paid Holidays
• Paid time off
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Parental Leave

Description of Responsibilities:

• Initiate inventory and material processing requisitions to support Supply Chain & Sales initiatives
• Evaluate offers and negotiate pricing and delivery with suppliers/vendors
• Generate and manage purchase orders in ERP system
• Review all order acknowledgements to ensure 100% accuracy of order details
• Track and coordinate incoming shipments from suppliers/vendors
• Verify and approve invoices to ensure accuracy and on-time payment to suppliers
• Maintain and update team logs for all open PO’s, RFQ’s, supplier NCR’s, incoming vessels, etc.
• Understand current mill replacement costs and lead times for all assigned suppliers, at all times
• Be familiar with the steel making process and Tube Supply/Industry specifications
• Maintain and strengthen current relationships with all key suppliers
• Collaborate daily with sales, operations and finance teams
• Develop/propose continuous improvement initiatives to enhance our Supply Chain processes
• Own the entire purchasing process start to finish for assigned commodities
• Review inventory with upper management as assigned to identify items for replenishment  
• Any other responsibilities as required by management

Required Skills and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree required (Supply Chain or Business related preferred)
• 7+ years of Supply Chain or Procurement experience preferred, ideally in steel, metals or other industrial distribution sector
• Bilingual preferred
• Moderate to high proficiency in Microsoft applications including Excel
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and work in a fast-paced environment
• Detail-oriented with strong analytical and problem-solving skills