# Purchasing Specialist

Be responsible for purchase order (PO) processing. Support the user defining purchase requests when needed. Define the correct buying channel for each request; choose the best supplier in terms of price, quality and lead time. Ensure that a PO is created correctly (BORG info, currencies, quantity, etc.), and follow up on any issues related to PO creation. Create and dispatch supplier POs to supplier. Involve the Procurement Specialist Spot Buyer in spot buys when no catalogs are available. Involve the Procurement Specialist Field in spot buys when local knowledge is required or if purchase threshold is exceeded. Manage day-to-day interactions with suppliers and P2P Specialist. Escalate complex issues to the Category Procurement Leader. Perform knowledge management. Perform problem solving for noncomplex issues with operations users. Trigger catalog and buying guide updates when required. Propose documentation changes and process improvements when required. Track deviations and raise nonconformances in QUEST. Participate in continuous improvement projects. Use all required procurement tools when required or mandated by process (Ariba, ASL, QUEST). Bachelor's degree in Business Admin

- **Id**: 4051383
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/slb-purchasing-specialist-4>
- **Role**: Operations
- **Role family**: Operations
- **Seniority**: junior
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Cota, Colombia
- **Countries**: CO
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 2
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-10T21:31:00Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-11
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-11T11:04:06Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 0
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 2691
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Petroleum & Mining Engineering, Oil & Gas

## Company

- **Id**: 811720
- **Name**: SLB
- **Domain**: slb.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/slb-2>
- **Size band**: 5000+
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Career site

### Truth index

- **Grade**: B
- **Score**: 82
- **Open postings**: 161
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 0.733
- **Repost share**: 0
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 52
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-11T05:49:22Z

## Technologies

- **Microsoft Excel** — Optional: yes
- **Power BI** — Optional: yes
- **SQL** — Optional: yes

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 0

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 2
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

### Education

- **Level**: bachelor
- **Optional**: no

### Languages

- Language: English; Level: Upper-Intermediate (B2); Optional: no

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-11T01:50:45Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 60
- **Band**: ok
- **Label**: Likely open
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.602
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 0
- **Expected fill days**: 52
- **Reasons**: conf:3, stale_co, win:early, comp:junior,brand
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-11T05:49:22Z

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