Basic Purpose of Role

Provision of contract administration and commercial support primarily to the Engineering Department but with a requirement to also support the Logistics and HSSEQ Teams as required, developing highly effective relationships with all team members.

Key Responsibilities

• Managing the four stages procurement cycle in accordance with procurement processes and full compliance with DOA requirements, including strategy formulation, tendering and negotiation.
• Commercial management of long-term master service contracts ensuring best value.
• Processing requisitions once approved by budget holders into call-off/purchase orders, applying diligence to pricing and Terms and Conditions, issue to suppliers, tracking return of signed order and expediting same.
• Preparing tender strategies and ITT documentation for ad hoc requirements.
• Carrying out detailed quantitative and qualitative tender evaluation, direct contractual and commercial negotiation in accordance with contracting principles.
• Responsible for contract risk mitigation and commercial optimisation.
• Liaising with key internal stakeholders to evaluate tenders, obtain contract award approvals, and contract execution.
• Developing and presenting detailed contract award recommendations to management.
• Providing post-award administration support including contract amendment and variation administration.
• Responsible for key supplier performance and relationship management.
• Ensuring that the Supply Chain Department Procurement Plan is kept up to date on a month-end basis as a minimum or more regularly as may be required.
• Ensuring effective cost / budget tracking and CTR management.
• Assisting Contracts Leads and Contracts & Procurement Manager as required.

Our client is seeking a candidate with the following qualifications, skills and experience:

• Preferably educated to degree-level in a relevant discipline and/or a professional qualification (e.g. CIPS).
• Experience in a similar role, ideally within an oil and gas operator / E&P environment.
• Extensive experience in contract and commercial negotiations.
• Experience in engineering contracts and operations projects / contracts.
• Proven ability to deal with many suppliers, build relationships and communicate effectively.
• Ability to develop relationships with key internal stakeholders in operations, engineering, legal departments.
• Detailed knowledge of LOGIC model contracts.
• Knowledge of Oracle / Maximo or similar ERP or procurement and materials systems.
• Willing to be 'hands on' to manage all types of contracts, large and small.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Confident and assertive.
• Flexible and adaptable to changing environment.
• Strong negotiator.
• Self-starter.
• Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team.

TMM Recruitment INDSCC

Email:supplychain@tmmrecruitment.com