Purchasing Director

Job Description

The Director of Procurement provides strategic leadership for the organization's global procurement function, ensuring the timely, cost-effective, and compliant acquisition of goods, materials, equipment, and services that enable safe and efficient operations. This role establishes and oversees procurement governance, drives sourcing excellence, and ensures adherence to applicable industry regulations, health, safety, and environmental (HSE) standards, and corporate policies.

Working collaboratively with Operations, Engineering, Drilling, Maintenance, Logistics, Finance, and Legal, the Director develops procurement strategies that optimize supplier performance, reduce total cost of ownership, strengthen supply chain resilience, and mitigate operational risk. The role champions continuous improvement, strategic supplier partnerships, and data-driven decision-making to support operational excellence and deliver sustainable business value across the enterprise.

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, Engineering, Logistics, Finance, or related fields.
• Master's degree preferred.
• 12-15 years' experience in Supply Chain Management or a related discipline, with a focus on sourcing, procurement, or category management.
• Minimum of 10 years in a senior leadership role withing the oil, energy, or industrial sectors.
• Ability to analyze large and complex sets of data and deliver insights to stakeholders.
• Must be able to establish and maintain good working relationships with team, management, and departments.
• Proven experience in supply chain management, with a strong understanding of end-to-end processes.
• Advanced analytical and problem-solving abilities, including the capacity to interpret and act on complex data sets.

• Excellent Microsoft Office (MS Excel) skills and Oracle experience.
• Knowledge of international procurement practices and its financial effects.
• Excellent cross-functional skills with the ability to challenge the status quo and make complex decisions.
• Proven ability to build credibility, get buy-in and commitment with internal and external stakeholders.
• Skilled at coaching, mentoring, and developing talent.
• Experience must include negotiating commercial terms and service level agreements for indirect services.
• Ability to be innovative in issues related to strategic sourcing and supplier relations.
• Strong organizational and time management skills.
• Excellent communication and people skills.
• Ability to work independently and exercise judgment.
• Exceptional understanding of purchasing, practices, and procedures in the drilling industry.
• Exceptional understanding and knowledge of industry suppliers, customers, and competitors.
• Sense of urgency.
• Internal stakeholder satisfaction

Work Authorization Requirement: Candidates must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. Nabors does not provide work visa sponsorship for this position, now or in the future.

• Develop and execute the organization's procurement and sourcing strategy to support corporate objectives, operational excellence, and sustainable growth.
• Establish, implement, and continuously improve procurement policies, procedures, governance, and best practices that ensure consistency, compliance, and operational efficiency.
• Directs a corporate buying team of fifteen professionals managing more than $1B in annual expenditure on multiple business units' equipment, parts, consumables, and services.
• Implement process redesign to reduce total cost of ownership elements and mitigate risks to operations.
• Implement cycle time reduction initiatives to accelerate domestic requisition to receipt timelines and improve…