About this role
Overview
We put the unity in "opportunity."
Opportunity Snapshot:
- Compensation: $65-78.00/hour DOE
- Location: Houston, TX
- Assignment Duration: 6 months+
- Work Schedule: M-F / 8+ hours per day
- Benefits: Comprehensive insurance with 401(k), PTO and holidays
Responsibilities
- Execute purchasing activities for materials, spare parts, and MRO items using established sourcing strategies and contracts
- Create, release, and manage material purchase orders in SAP, ensuring accuracy of pricing, quantities, lead times, and delivery terms. Confirm requirements prior to order placement and align orders to operational demand
- Actively expedite open material purchase orders to meet required delivery dates. Monitor order status, identify delivery risks, and take corrective action to prevent shortages or schedule impacts
- Coordinate with suppliers, logistics, warehouses, and internal stakeholders to resolve late, partial, or constrained deliveries. Understand key delivery drivers such as manufacturing lead times, supplier capacity constraints, transportation issues, and changes in demand.
- Identify and diagnose the root causes of material delays or shortages and drive practical resolution
- Partner with planning, maintenance, warehouse, and logistics teams to clarify priorities and adjust delivery plans as needed. Escalate material risks appropriately and track actions through resolution
- Ensure all materials purchases align with approved sourcing methods, contracts, and procurement controls. Maintain required procurement documentation in accordance with records retention policies. Adhere to conflict-of-interest and ethical procurement standards
- Provide clear and timely updates on material order status, expediting actions, and delivery risks
- Communicate recovery plans and changes in supply status to stakeholders. Support short-term reporting related to open orders and overdue materials
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in supply chain or related discipline preferred
- Minimum 7 years of hands-on experience in materials purchasing and expediting within the oil and gas industry or a comparable industrial, manufacturing, or asset-intensive environment
- SAP experience is mandatory. Strong working knowledge of SAP materials purchasing processes including purchase orders, outline agreements, source lists, and purchasing info records
- Ability to understand and interpret lead times, delivery commitments, and material constraints
- Strong problem-solving skills with an action-oriented mindset
- Clear communication skills and strong follow-through
- High school diploma required
The Bergaila Way:
The Bergaila Companies is a nationally recognized leader in providing staffing services to all sectors of the energy industry. We continually focus on partnering with talented professionals, engineering the perfect fit between our clients and employees. Choosing a career path with Bergaila grants you immediate access to nationally recognized organizations we partner with. Bergaila consistently attracts and retains its Employees with our dedicated internal service team, top tier benefits programs for contractors and their families, and commitment to place you in the desired career of your choice.
Client Overview:
Our client is a leading LNG company headquartered in Houston, TX and places value on being accessible to colleagues at every level of the organization. This includes fostering relationships with their customers, as well as to their community involvement and environmental stewardship.
Other facts
About The Bergaila Companies
Since 1987, The Bergaila Companies have been matching talented people with great jobs in oil, gas, and energy. But we're not just another recruiting firm sending out resumes and hoping something sticks.
Our recruiters have worked in energy for decades — over a century of combined experience, actually. That means when a client needs someone who knows their way around upstream operations or renewable infrastructure, we know exactly who to call. We've built relationships with the best companies and candidates in the business, whether they're looking for contract work or permanent positions.
We take the time to get it right. When we place someone, we make sure they'll fit both the technical requirements and the company culture. It's why energy companies keep coming back to us, and why the best candidates trust us with their careers.
But our work doesn't stop at making the match. We handle all the details that turn a job into a successful career. Need specialized training for your role? We'll make sure you get it. Company vehicle for field work? We've got that arranged. From managing payroll to streamlining onboarding, we handle the logistics so our clients and employees can focus on what they do best.
For our contract employees, this means they're set up for success from day one. No scrambling for safety gear or transportation, no wondering about the next paycheck. Each person gets the individualized training they need, along with all the proper PPE for their specific role. For our clients, it means less administrative hassle and more time focused on their core business.
We like to say we put the unity in opportunity, and we mean it. This isn't about making quick placements — it's about bringing the right people together and supporting them every step of the way. That's what we've been doing for over 35 years, and we're pretty good at it.
What you'll do
- The LNG Materials Specialist will execute purchasing activities for materials and manage purchase orders in SAP, ensuring accuracy and timely delivery. They will coordinate with suppliers and internal teams to resolve delivery issues and ensure compliance with procurement standards.
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