North Development Program 2025 - Operational Procurement - Purchaser

What does the job involve?

Responsible for providing strategic, operational procurement and contract management in line with category strategies. The process includes ensuring compliance with corporate governance, mandates, laws, and regulations through development and documentation of scopes, specific procurement strategies, sourcing, tendering, evaluation, contract negotiations, approvals, award, contract management, handling of claims and warranties, and purchasing. Effective project and stakeholder management through collaboration and clear roles and responsibilities with customers, decision makers, suppliers, and partners. Outcomes are commercial and effective contracts and procedures serving timely, cost-effective and sustainable supply of goods and services to the business. Category and supplier performance coordinates category management and supplier relationship management (SRM)across all procurement categories to maintain strong supplier relations.

You are utilizing your knowledge in a specific area to carry out tasks that have a short-term operational impact/risk. You independently complete assigned work, either with limited guidance or by following well-defined guidelines and procedures, in order to achieve targets set by others that have an impact on your immediate team as well as other work areas. You effectively communicate facts, practices, and policies to individuals within your immediate team as well as external parties, with others support. You may navigate potentially conflicting agendas. You adhere to established procedures and tackle occasionally complex challenges by identifying and resolving them. You proactively seek continuous improvement and embrace change and ambiguity. You demonstrate flexibility to adopt new activities and ways of working while also taking ownership of your work. You follow and comply with safety, ethics, and compliance requirements and align with leadership expectations and company values.

This position is part of the North Development program. You will receive a development and learning opportunity and be given stretch tasks and responsibility at an early stage. Your first three years in this role may see you on an exchange between our northern Norway locations.

What will my tasks be?

Within this position, your key tasks will be to:

• Focus on safety and sustainability in procurement work. 
• Follow up and handle changes and deviations throughout the Plan-to-Pay process. 
• Plan purchases based on business needs, as well as through insight and knowledge of the market search and select suppliers. 
• Evaluating offers and conducting negotiations. 
• Follow up that ordered goods and services are delivered on time. 
• Be an active contributor to continuous improvement, work across business units and take an active role to help deliver on our goals of increased efficiency, digitalization, robotization and exploring new ways of working. 

Here's what we expect from you:

At Equinor, there are some overall qualities we regard as essential. We want you to identify with the values that guide our decisions and help us succeed and grow: open, collaborative, courageous and caring. We expect you to make safety your priority and to contribute to our zero-harm culture. And for this specific position, we are also looking for:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in a relevant subject area, ideally procurement, supply chain, or commercial related. Completed degree by no later than August 2025. 
• Knowledge of and a desire to progress your career in supply chain management and procurement. 
• An interest in continually upskilling in digital tools. 
• Drive to deliver cost effective and high-quality services.  
• Ability to work structured and with a commercial mindset. 
• Self-motivated, team player, curious, and passionate about learning and development. 
• Fluency in Norwegian language (both written and spoken) and good communication skills in English. 
• Willingness to live in Harstad. 

Please be aware that final interviews for the positions within the North Development Program will take place in Harstad in the period March 19th - March 21st, 2025 

Please make sure that when applying, you attach the following:  

• Cover letter telling your motivation for this position in Northern Norway. 
• CV, diplomas/transcripts of records (or other documents describing subjects and grades) in English or Scandinavian language obtained to this point during your studies. If you are completing a degree, please upload an official temporary transcript. 

What can we offer you?

We want you to have a rewarding and fulfilling work life. That’s why we offer

Not just a job - a career

In Equinor, your development begins on day one. You will build your competence through a wide range of learning activities while being empowered to build your career across multiple disciplines and geographies. Our internal job market allows a wide range of opportunities for development and growth within your own field, or even in other areas you find interesting and relevant.

Attractive rewards

We give you a comprehensive benefits package with a competitive salary, global parental leave, variable pay schemes and a share savings plan.

Wellness and work-life balance

We care about and prioritise our employees’ well-being. We know that for you to be the best version of yourself in the workplace, being able to collect your children, attend a class or simply enjoy social time can be invaluable. That’s why we encourage you to make use of our flexible work arrangements wherever possible.

An inclusive culture

We believe embracing our differences makes us stronger. For us, true inclusion means being able to bring your whole self to work, and for you and everyone else to feel accepted and valued.

Equal opportunities for everyone

Equinor is an equal-opportunity employer. We make all employment decisions, which include hiring, promotion, transfer, demotion, termination, and training, without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, marital status, parental status, veteran status, or any other protected status. 

As part of this commitment, reasonable adjustments will be made during the recruitment process for candidates with disabilities or long-term health conditions. If you have any specific requirements, please clarify this in your application and our team will be in contact to see how we can support your needs. 

Important notes about the application process

We expect you to openly offer all relevant information about yourself during the recruitment process. Background checks are performed on all final candidates, and all permanent and temporary hires will be screened using relevant sanctions lists to ensure compliance with sanctions laws. When applying for a job in Norway you will be asked for information on affiliation to high-risk countries for a security assessment.