Lead Specialist, Category Management (Shared Services)

Position Overview

The Lead Specialist, Category Management (Shared Services) will integrate and work collaboratively with business partners in the assigned categories. They will develop and lead Shared Services Strategic Sourcing Events in support of Category Management Strategies by working with cross-functional Shared Services teams. The position will also deliver the selection of suppliers for Indirect Categories, engage with Supplier Assurance, Purchasing Delivery team, and business partners to deliver strategies to meet business needs and supply market capability. Additionally, this position will be responsible for managing direct Contract Agreement Negotiations, implementing Contract Agreements, managing Shared Services commercial contract life cycle requirements, and leading supplier performance reviews.

Responsibilities

• Communicates across business stakeholders to align the strategic intent Contract and Procurement Strategy, sourcing strategy, and the business needs.
• Actively influences senior leaders to gain alignment and access to appropriate resources.
• Develops and maintains the Shared Services Contract and Procurement Strategy papers.
• Integrates other SCM resources into the development and delivery of the C&P Strategy.
• Project manages and reports SCM activities tied to the Shared Services portfolio.
• Supports innovation and the introduction of changes considering internal and external market challenges.
• Integrates with business partners and suppliers to align business needs, supplier capability, and drive performance and best practices.
• Leverages Cheniere’s scale to coordinate business needs with suppliers.
• Acts as the single point of accountability for all spend against their assigned categories.
• Supports the Contract Owners in the gathering of performance feedback for effective contractor management.
• Lead the development and execution of comprehensive Shared Services Category Strategic Sourcing Strategies.
• Lead the development and implementation of Shared Services Category Strategies for assigned categories.
• Initiates the Supplier Pre-Qualification process for new suppliers working with SCM Supplier Assurance team for assigned Shared Services.
• Develops and ensures Competitive Sourcing Events and Contracting is compliant, timely and delivered in line with the Shared Service Strategic Sourcing Strategy requirements.
• Develops Requests for Proposal (RFPs) utilizing GEP system to consider total cost models to understand value, operating costs, and price impacts on existing budgets working with cross functional business partners.
• Prepares bid ranking evaluation criteria matrix, RFP packages, Approach to Market (ATM) and Recommendation of Award (ROA) documents in line with SCM Sourcing and Contracting Policy.
• Leads contract negotiations to establish best in class contracts with suppliers to secure best price and risk mitigation for our Shared Service business partners.
• Drafts, evaluates, negotiates, and executes various contract commercial structures working with Legal, Tax, Treasury, HSE, and Insurance functions.
• Ensures timely delivery of Contract Agreements in support of Company’s safe, reliable, and competitive operations requirements.
• Implements and maintains post contract award awareness of supplier activity requirements.
• Ensures contractual records and documentation and contract correspondence maintained and logged into the appropriate systems.
• Supports the Delivery Purchasing team in the creation of Contract Purchase Agreements (CPA’s) and Blanket Purchase Agreements (BPA’s / Outline Agreements) in Oracle P2P system in line with Contract Agreement Negotiations.
• Manage Post Award Contract Management process, inclusive of contract handover and supplier management activities, while ensuring adherence to commercial assurance.

Knowledge and Skills

• Advanced knowledge of various Indirect Category and Strategic Sourcing Strategies.
• Advanced knowledge of purchasing implementation processes.
• General understanding of LNG or Oil & Gas plant or pipeline industry.
• Demonstrated ability to manage cross-functional teams.
• Collaborative, teamwork approach with alignment to company values.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management abilities.
• Strong organizational and problem-solving skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
• Advanced MS Office skills.
• Proficiency in ERP or similar procurement software and central contract management system.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• Minimum eight (8) years of relevant, progressive Supply Chain Management experience with sourcing, competitive bidding, RFP development, bid evaluation, selection, contracting and purchasing.
• Hands-on experience with Sourcing, Contract Agreement Negotiation for Indirect Service contract provisions, commercial terms, and contract life cycle management.
• Hands-on experience with competitive source-to-contract events and purchase to pay systems i.e. Oracle, SAP, GEP, Coupa, JDE, etc.

About Us

Cheniere Energy is a global leader in LNG providing flexible, reliable and affordable energy to the world while powering the transition to a lower-carbon future. We are a values-driven company that focuses on teamwork, respect, accountability, integrity, nimbleness, and safety for our employees, our communities, and our assets. Cheniere Energy’s global impact is achieved through a diverse and passionate workforce that is invested in our company through our annual stock-grant program. Our high-performing employees are united by a shared mission, common goals and a culture of inclusion and caring. Our comprehensive compensation and benefits offerings are competitive and strong, and they prioritize wellness and performance incentives that reward results.