Contracts & Procurement Specialist

Responsibilities

• Provide procurement oversight and contract support.
• Agree and implement standardization, sparing and respective supplier relationship strategies.
• Support contracting objectives and strategies within SAP.
• Execute sourcing strategies for Company related to material needs for Santos framework agreements & price books.
• Ensure best value for purchases and long-term total cost of ownership.
• Develop strategies to optimize third party spend.
• All facets of contract formation and contract management including drafting, interpretation, negotiation, contract review, and administration of complex customer agreements.
• Provide independent and objective contract evaluation as well as experienced advice and guidance to various functions, as applicable.
• Rollout final contracts to advise internal stakeholders of contractual rights and obligations and providing interpretation of terms and conditions.
• Use continuous improvement methodologies to drive process improvement and/or efficiencies.
• Collaborate with various teams and functions, ensuring organizational effectiveness and standardization.
• Support the maximization of cost targets and cash flow while minimizing risk in the negotiation of contracts.
• Contribute to the development of strong working relationships with customers and internal stakeholders, ensuring provision of top-class service and high customer satisfaction.

Requirements

• A bachelor’s or master’s degree or equivalent in an appropriate field.
• 10+ years’ broad experience in contracts, purchasing or legal disciplines, with over 5 years’ experience with experience with Drilling, Exploration, Logistics, Engineering, Operations & Maintenance, and / or Project contracts preferred.
• Working knowledge of sparing philosophies.
• Extensive knowledge of contracting principles, theories, and concepts.
• Experience in oil and gas.
• Strong contractor management and contracts administration knowledge and experience.
• Extensive experience working directly with Oil & Gas Contractors on the North Slope of Alaska preferred.
• Knowledge of and experience with lump sum, unit rate, reimbursable contracting.