One of our major oil and gas clients is seeking a Commercial Strategy Specialist to work on a 12 - month assignment in their facilities in Houston, TX.
Responsabilities:
This role supports multiple contract categories including, D&C/F&C pad construction, hydrovac, NDE, Survey, Painting/Coating, Inspection Services, and more. Ideal candidate would have contract, sourcing strategy, and negotiation experience along with the ability to support multiple initiatives and stakeholders.
Requirements:
- Develop and implement commercial strategies for capital projects within budget and on time while building long-term supplier relationships.
- Track the effectiveness of commercial strategies through spend analysis, market research, and supplier/proponent engagement.
- Continuously seek and execute improvement opportunities to reduce overall cost without impacting quality.
- Manage the proponent requirements and corresponding procurement strategies and contracts for assigned service categories as the central point of contact between business unit proponents, supplier representatives, and other key stakeholders.
- Monitor market intelligence, source suppliers, issue RFPs, and evaluate, analyze, negotiate, and award/decline price proposals for assigned categories.
- Prepare, submit and negotiate the contract terms and conditions with Legals support (master service agreements, commercial agreements, purchase orders, etc.).
- Work within the company’s ERP System SAP/Ariba for issuing purchase orders, sourcing events and strategies, and contract lifecycle.
- Work with proponents to develop sourcing/bid and evaluation matrix documents.
- Execute the bidding process utilizing standard and repeatable means of recording communication, bid evaluation, and document storage within Ariba.
- Actively participate in conflict resolution by managing contracts regarding change orders and various other project issues.
- Manage contract renewals and amendments.
- Interface with the following groups: a) the company’s internal audit group on supplier audits, b) company’s accounts payable and proponents for invoice reconciliation, c) company’s HSE for contractor safety management program, set-up, and approval, d) company’s risk management group for insurance levels and exceptions thereof, and e) company’s SCM supplier registration and contract management teams for new supplier registration.
- Monitor assigned contracts to ensure suppliers comply with the terms and conditions.
- Maintain regular communications with suppliers to determine capacity, competency, and cost competitiveness while also participating in supplier performance meetings.
Requirement:
- Bachelors degree, preferably in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Industrial Distribution, or Engineering.
- Strong contract drafting, negotiation, and contract/spend analytical skills.
- Strong problem-solving skills and an ability to communicate thoughts in a clear, concise, coherent manner - both written and verbally.
- Strong time management skills, highly organized, and detail oriented.
- Ability to speak to and present to individuals and groups within the company’s and externally with suppliers.
- Strong knowledge of basic analytical and Microsoft Office software programs.
- Able to work independently as well as within a team and across functional boundaries.
- Basic project management skills.
- Able to navigate change and help assist others through change.
Preferred Qualifications:
- 5+ years of prior experience in management of labor/service contracts.
- Knowledge of SAP, Ariba, Spotfire, Power BI systems.
- Prior experience in land-based construction activities (Pad construction, NDE, Hydrovac, Survey, and other construction related activities).