Senior Contracts Specialist - VR/18668
Our client, an oil and gas operator based in Aberdeenshire, has a requirement for a Senior Contracts Specialist on a rolling 12-month contract.
The Senior Contracts Specialist will be responsible for management and coordination of the procurement process – including tender strategy, contract negotiation and post-award performance / relationship management.
Duties and Responsibilities will include:
- Developing pre-tender strategy documents.
- Pre-qualification of the market to evaluate and identify suitable vendors.
- Leading detailed tender evaluation and contractual/commercial negotiation.
- Liaising with key internal stakeholders to evaluate tenders and prepare high quality contract award recommendations.
- Presenting contract award recommendations to a range of stakeholders and obtain contract award approvals.
- Processing requisitions once approved by budget holders into call-off/purchase orders.
- Negotiating commercial contracts and system generated call-off orders against master service contracts across the business.
- Responsible for contract risk mitigation and commercial optimisation ensuring best value.
- Providing post-award administration support including contract amendment and negotiation of variations.
- Supporting key supplier performance and relationship management including KPIs and FPAL feedback.
- Development and management of detailed project procurement plans.
- Ensuring that the Supply Chain Department Procurement Plan is kept up to date on a monthly basis.
Applicants to this role should offer the following:
- Considerable experience in a similar role, ideally within an oil operator.
- Strong contractual and commercial negotiation skills.
- Knowledge of LOGIC model contracts.
- Educated to degree level (Business/Commercial/QS) and ideally working towards CIPS accreditation.
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