Contracts Lead II

One of our major oil and gas clients is seeking a Contracts Lead II to work on a 3-month assignment in their facilities in Spring, TX.


Responsibilities:

• The Contract Owner has overall responsibility to manage contract life cycles by driving value and efficiency, while ensuring operational integrity
  
• This role supports the procurement needs for Craft Labor within the Company
  
• The Contract Owner will own and manage agreements with a specific Craft Labor sub-category
  
• The Contract Owner will optimize the Total Cost of Ownership for lifecycle of agreements
  
• The Contract Owner will be responsible for execution of established commercial strategy, stakeholder engagement, management of change and relationship management of agreement throughout their lifecycle"
  
• Negotiates contract pricing and terms & conditions directly with suppliers while working with internal stakeholders, seeking the lowest Total Cost of ownership and appropriate mitigation of supply and legal risk
  
• Works with other Contract Owners on the development of contracts, bids, and best practices for contract management
  
• Executes Acquisition processes in full compliance with company’s procedures
  
• Fully leverages Procurement processes and tools to ensure most effective procurement method is utilized
  
• Maintains agreement portfolio including scope updates, pricing, exhibits and amendments
  
• Ensures contract compliance and utilization, monitors supplier performance and troubleshooting issues
  
• Ensure transactional efficiency of agreements by leveraging systems and technology
  
• Identifies business value and other opportunities within the portfolio
  
• Supports development and executes implementation of Category strategy and commercial guidance
  
• Develops market expertise - follow market trends, know the supplier landscape and learn about the latest technologies
  
• Identifies efficiencies by continually reviewing contract leakage, overheads, third-party markups, etc.
  
• Tracks cost avoidance, cost mitigation and business enhancement results
  
• Drive a continuous improvement mindset within the broader team and with the stakeholder community and with suppliers
  
  
   
  

Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree in Supply Chain, Industrial Engineering or other relevant Business or Engineering degree
  
• Minimum of 5 years of contracting, strategic procurement and/or category management experience
  
• Strong negotiation skills
  
• Demonstrated leadership ability and excellent communication (written and verbal) skills
  
• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills including use of sound judgement
  
• Ability to create strong working relationships with key stakeholders
  
• Effective collaborator across multi-function, multi-geography team
  
• Team player with the ability to adapt to changing requirements or deadlines
  
• Ability to balance competing priorities and deliver results
  
• Oil and Gas Industry Procurement experience
  
• Craft Laor (skilled trades), Procurement or Operations experience
  
• Demonstrated Commercial experience with bids, auctions and negotiations
  
• Ability to lead with informal authority
  
• Ability to analyze large data sets and communicate insights effectively
  
• Ability to demonstrate a sense of urgency and personal ownership
  
• Proven ability to advocate and influence at all levels of the organization
  
• Analytical skills / understanding of Total Cost of Ownership concept
  
• Proven project planning and execution skills
  
• Experience with Purchase-to-Pay processes and systems (SAP, Ariba, Docusign, etc.)
  

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