Contracts Lead

Main Functions

• Manages portfolio of agreements and new requests, enabling efficient and effective purchase of goods and services (from purchase to pay) with a focus on business value, on-time delivery, and cycle time.
  
  
• Works with moderate work direction and is skilled and knowledgeable in the position.
  
  
• This role could be described as Senior Procurement Associate / Specialist / Contracts Manager, responsible for managing contracts with high complexity or deep business knowledge, in addition to level 1 duties.
  
  

Tasks and Responsibilities

• Negotiates contract pricing and terms & conditions directly with suppliers while collaborating with internal stakeholders, ensuring lowest total system costs and appropriate mitigation of supply and legal risk.
  
  
• Executes PtP (Procure-to-Pay) processes in full compliance with the Sourcing & Acquisition Handbook and CIMS (Controls Integrity Management System) catalogs.
  
  
• Fully leverages procurement processes and tools to ensure the most effective procurement method is utilized.
  
  
• Maintains agreement portfolio, including scope updates, pricing, exhibits, and amendments.
  
  
• Ensures contract compliance and utilization by monitoring supplier performance and troubleshooting issues.
  
  
• Optimizes transactional efficiency of agreements by leveraging systems.
  
  
• Identifies business value and other opportunities within the portfolio.
  
  
• Develops and maintains internal and external relationships to meet business line expectations.
  
  
• Provides fit-for-risk process improvements.
  
  
• Influences the development and implementation of Category strategic and commercial guidance and shares portfolio-specific market intelligence with Category Networks.
  
  

Skills and Qualifications Behavioral Skills

• Analytical
  
  
• Applies learning
  
  
• Communicates effectively
  
  
• Creates business value & competes to win in the marketplace
  
  
• Makes sound decisions
  
  

Functional Skills

• PtP knowledge
  
  
• System utilization & efficiency
  
  
• Total system cost awareness
  
  
• Controls mindset application
  
  
• Business & procurement technical knowledge
  
  
• Service excellence
  
  
• Contract development & management
  
  
• Negotiating and influencing
  
  
• Relationship management
  
  

With over 90 years' combined experience, NES Fircroft (NES) is proud to be the world's leading engineering staffing provider spanning the Oil & Gas, Power & Renewables, Chemicals, Construction & Infrastructure, Life Sciences, Mining and Manufacturing sectors worldwide. With more than 80 offices in 45 countries, we are able to provide our clients with the engineering and technical expertise they need, wherever and whenever it is needed. We offer contractors far more than a traditional recruitment service, supporting with everything from securing visas and work permits, to providing market-leading benefits packages and accommodation, ensuring they are safely and compliantly able to support our clients.