Contracts Lead

Contracts Lead

Summary/Purpose:

• Responsibility to manage contract life cycles by driving value and efficiency, while ensuring operational integrity; supports the procurement needs for Craft Labor within the Company.
• Own and manage agreements with a specific Craft Labor sub-category
• Optimize the Total Cost of Ownership for lifecycle of agreements
• Responsible for execution of established commercial strategy, stakeholder engagement, management of change and relationship management of agreement throughout their lifecycle

Responsibilities:

• Negotiates contract pricing and terms & conditions directly with suppliers while working with internal stakeholders, seeking 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 procedures
• Leverages Procurement processes/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, monitoring 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’s 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

Skills and Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Supply Chain, Industrial Engineering or other relevant Business or Engineering
• 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

Preferred Qualifications/ Experience

• Oil and Gas Industry Procurement experience
• Craft Laor (skilled trades) Procurement or Operations experience
• Demonstrated Commercial experience with bids, auctions and negotiations
• 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.)

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.