Position Details:
Client: Oil Corporation
Job Title: Contracts Analyst
Duration: Full time
Location: Houston, TX 77024

Salary: $100k-110k

Responsibilities:

• Work closely with other service groups (e.g. SCM, Legal, IT, HSE, Finance, Insurance & Operations) to ensure their requirements are effectively addressed in contracting documents and procedures, and implemented across client's Drilling and Completions and operations
• Develop, implement, and maintain an appropriate suite of contract documents to ensure operational consistency across client.
• Develop, implement, and maintain detailed contracts management work processes reflecting best ethical and business practices, and ensure operational consistency across Client.
• Monitor new and innovative practices within the industry and continuously improve contracting procedures and documents based on these learnings.
• Monitor compliance with approved documents and Contract Management procedures and recommending corrective actions as required.
• Identify and leverage synergies across client’s operational divisions, including through the implementation of key contractor agreements and master service agreements.
• Ensure comprehensive contracting strategies and plans are prepared that reflect the project's execution plan and result in best value for the project.
• Monitor internal client satisfaction with contracts and recommend corrective actions as required.
• Manage contracts with suppliers to ensure supplier compliance; evaluate supplier performance through review of reports and client feedback; resolve issues and implement solutions to address negative supplier performance.
• Together with SCM colleagues, develop new country entry contracting strategies that comply with all local laws, customs and with Productions Sharing Agreements or Joint Operating Agreements terms.
• Participate in SCM sourcing teams for the research, bid and contract management of supplies and services.
• Participate in strategic planning to target future cost savings.
• Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local laws.
• Assist in the development of annual business objectives for the Global Contracts team.
• Forecasts market category developments and client demand.
• Works with and leads senior multi-disciplinary and cross business teams
• Acts as an expert and is regarded as a leading authority within client.
• Leads multi-discipline negotiating teams in complex negotiations.
• Demonstrates full understanding of negotiation dynamics and consistently utilizes successful negotiating and influencing behaviors.
• Trains and coaches others around complex negotiating and influencing techniques.

Qualifications/Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree
• Minimum 7 years’ experience in the oil and gas industry, in supply chain overseeing contract preparation and review, contract negotiations, contract compliance and vendor performance management, at least 4 of those supporting Drilling and Completions.
• Excellent communication and coaching skills.
• Strong MS Suite skills.
• Competency level of Mastery of Contract and skillful in negotiation and risk management.

Desired/Preferred Qualifications:

• 10 or more years of relevant industry experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain or related field.
• Background in Law, whether as a lawyer or certified paralegal.
• Strong SAP experience.
• Icertis experience preferred, but not necessarily required.
• Knowledge of French, Portuguese and/or Vietnamese.