Sitec - a Belcan company are currently looking to recruit a Contracts Lead / Manager (Category Management) for a multinational oil and gas corporation. The post is based in Southampton, Hampshire and is an estimated 12 month contract and is paying competitively on a PAYE and Umbrella hourly basis.
This position has been deemed Inside of IR35.
Mission
Drive value, efficiency and expanded market advantage via end-to-end category management while ensuring operational integrity
Abstract / Main Responsibilities
- Interaction with internal business clients to clarify requirements, agree on procurement tactic, address queries and issues
- Advice Client during opportunity development, including scope and pricing model
- Advise Clients on key items to consider in RFx/Bid process (from planning to evaluation)
- Provide portfolio specific market intelligence to Clients, Category Manager and other network Contract Leads
- Develop and maintain portfolio of craft labour agreements
- Help identify new/innovative/niche vendors that could add value to clients
- Prepare tenders, request for information/ quotations, sealed bids, conducting reverse auction events and related duties
- Negotiate Terms & Conditions
- Conduct functional reviews as required with Tax, Law, and other functions
- Steward tactical Client relationship for key portfolio activities
- Identify Business Value and agreement rationalization opportunities within the portfolio
- Ensure transactional efficiency of agreements (SAP friendly)
- Execute procurement strategies developed by Category Manager and interact with Regional Procurement groups
- Supplier relationship management within portfolio, including, monitoring, evaluating and reporting suppliers conformance with contract metrics where applicable
- Perform other related duties as assigned
Skills / Knowledge Developed
Pre-Requisites
- Strong Commercial expertise
- Effective negotiation, advocacy and influencing skills
- Understanding of client business and objectives
- Strong English Communication skills - verbal and written
- Project planning, scheduling and execution skills
- Industry and market knowledge
- Analytical skills / TSC / Bid Evaluation
- Procurement functional expertise
- Knowledge of Purchase to Pay process including SAP systems
- Category expertise (Preferred) - Oil and Gas knowledge, craft labor or equipment and materials
- Problem solving
- Safe behavior
- Strong ownership and ability to work independently
- Able to negotiate and write a contract, interact with local Suppliers and Clients
- Disciplined process execution
- Customer service focus
- Proficient with MS Office
This vacancy is being advertised by Belcan
