Contract Advisor

Description

• Develops and executes sourcing activities contributing to the Supply Sourcing Plan.
• Develops cost optimisation strategies that deliver cost savings.
• Performs contract variations in line with business requirements.
• Applies Contracts & Procurement processes in alignment with corporate guidelines, and local jurisdictional requirements.
• Develops sourcing and negotiation strategies using market intelligence and best practice tools such as should cost modelling, e-Auctions, TCO analysis
• Performs supplier selection, qualification & on-boarding in line with local requirements and regulation.
• Collaborates with Inventory Analysis and Optimisation to maintain accurate lead times with Suppliers.
• Plans and executes portfolio of sourcing projects enabling category strategies and manage on-time delivery minimising disruption to the business operations.
• Deliver sustainable unit cost reduction through developing and executing category strategies
• Creates, manages and monitors contracts.
• Validates category strategies and contract coverage to support the Business Strategies and budget.
• Conducts and leads negotiations with suppliers post tender evaluation.
• Negotiates with suppliers & executing tenders of strategic subcategories to reduce total cost to the business
• Designs and implements supplier development and recognition programs to maintain effective value-based relationships.
• Executes activities that contribute to National content commitments.
• Develops effective relationships with internal business leaders to understand business requirements, to forecast demand, and to verify established contracts are effective.
• Resolves supplier performance issues and escalations.
• Manages assigned portfolio of suppliers supporting the business ensuring optimal usage.
• Identifies and implements Contracts improvement initiatives
• Coordinates the technical and any other non-commercial evaluation of tenders prior to negotiation.
• Work collaboratively across Supply Chain (Region, Global and across sub-functions) and operational stakeholders to develop and execute category strategies
• Executes supplier performance reviews to track performance with contract and business requirements.
• Develops, publishes and manages tenders and their commercial evaluation in line with sourcing projects.
• Ensure category strategy alignment to strategies for categories monitored at a global level
• Collects requirements and analyses key data inputs from multiple sources (internal and external) to build robust category and sourcing strategies with a near, mid- and long-term outlook.
• Develops category strategies that minimise supply risk to the business, optimise cost and contribute to process automation.
• Drive collaboration across the region to identify and execute opportunities to reduce external spend through demand, price and productivity (technology) levers
• Ensures integration of the category strategy across Supply (Purchasing, inventory and warehousing) to ensure lowest inbound supply chain cost
• Develops collaborative relationships with suppliers to ensure optimum delivery quality and sustained performance in line with business objectives.
• Supports Contracts & Procurement Leadership teams to provide insight into the current activities and initiatives.

Requirements

• Knowledge of Excel at an intermediate level (e.g., pivot tables & charts, multiple criteria lookups, nested logical/IF formulas, data cleansing, array formulas, etc.)
• Ability to analyze complex business processes, risk factors and control systems
• Experience with ERP systems (SAP)
• Ability to operate in uncertainty and make strategic decisions based on the situation
• A Masters degree in the above fields or an MBA is desirable.
• Proven ability to influence across functions
• Sound understanding of oil gas industry
• Bachelor’s degree – multiple fields such as Supply chain, Business Administration, Engineering, Chemistry.
• Advanced strategic thinking skills
• Bi-lingual preferred (English-Spanish)
• Strong communication skills
• Risk management skills
• Proven experience in financial acumen and analysis
• Proven experience in strategic sourcing, negotiation preparation and execution, category strategy analysis and formulation
• Relevant industry experience with a focus on Supply Chain Management or Drilling and Completion services such as OCTG, ROV and associated goods and services.
• Advanced problem-solving skills
• Experience with stakeholder engagement and management
• Strong business acumen

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance