Buyer I

ChampionX has an immediate need for a Buyer I located in Tulsa, OK. This is your opportunity to join a growing company offering a competitive base salary and benefits.

What’s in it For You:

• You will join a growing company offering competitive pay and benefits  
• Access to best-in-class resources, tools, and technology 
• Opportunity for a long term, advanced career path  
• A culture that values safety first, including training and personal protection  

What You Will Do:

• Procures inventory and supplies; places purchase orders with vendors.
• Prepares and presents recommendations of improvement opportunities and alternative courses of action to purchasing leaders.
• Consistently applies purchasing policies, procedures and processes.
• Supports purchasing management in activities such as price benchmarking, vendor management, process analysis, market and industry research, and model building.
• Conducts minor contract negotiations. Gathers information and provides input on larger contracts.
• Manages loading and retrieving of legal and compliance documents into applicable storage systems.
• Assists in the process of interviewing and evaluating sales representatives and vendors.
• Provides data and market intelligence to the purchasing team.
• Interacts with suppliers with regard to payments and order fulfillment.
• Contributes to the department continuous improvement culture.
• Maintains confidentiality of all matters.
• Other duties as required.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Four year college or university degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, Purchasing or related field.

   or equivalent education and/or experience.

• Up to two years of relevant experience.

Competencies, Skills, and Knowledge:

Required

• Good oral and written communication skills.
• Good math and analytical skills.
• Good organizational and time management skills.
• Good negotiation skills.
• Good computer skills, including Microsoft Office suite.

Physical Requirements:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
• The employee is regularly required to talk or hear.
• The employee is frequently required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms.

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 sustainability

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 associate can grow and achieve their best. We are committed to fair and equal treatment of associates 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 associate 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.