Contracts & Category Professional

• Title: Contracts & Category Professional – IT & Digital
• Location: Stavanger, Oslo or Trondheim
• Duration: Dec 2024 – end of December 2026

Introduction

On behalf of our client, we are looking for a Contracts & Category Professional (IT & Digital) to work across several oil and gas projects. As a Contracts & Category Professional, you will play a vital role in optimizing the contract portfolio, driving sourcing projects, and building effective and valuable supplier relationships. With deliverables stretching across the whole contract management spectrum, you will get the chance to practice and develop your supply chain competence further.

Tasks

• Contract Portfolio Management: Be the single point of contact for, and manage a digital contract portfolio, execute terminations, amendments and renewals.
• Supplier Relationship Management: Lead the commercial dialog and monitor performance, develop and maintain relationships with suppliers
• Stakeholder Engagement: Collaborate closely with internal stakeholders and cross-functional teams, business representatives and the SCM Digital & Indirect team to secure alignment on initiatives and compliance with the clients governing principles.
• Procurement Management: Drive sourcing initiatives through all steps of the procurement process, from development of procurement strategies, via RfXs, to negotiation and contracting.

Desired experience

• Relevant Experience: You have worked with contracts in Digital Categories, preferably in the oil and gas sector. You have experience in managing contracts in large organisations, working closely with suppliers, evaluating bids and contract terms, and ensuring projects adhere to contractual obligations. 
• Strong commercial and negotiation skills.
• Knowledge of relevant Norwegian contract law.
• You thrive in a collaborative environment and can effectively communicate and work with stakeholders across different layers of the organization.
• Good at problem-solving: You approach challenges with an analytical and solution-oriented mindset, finding creative ways to overcome obstacles and utilize opportunities.
• You take ownership over your work: You can autonomously drive progress and ensure the quality of your work, taking ownership to your tasks and responsibility.
• Fluent English is required, fluent Norwegian is preferred. 

This is a 2-year contract, and can be lead from Stavanger, Oslo or Trondheim. 

Interested? 

If this sounds like the position for you, then we look forward to receiving your CV! Candidates will be reviewed continuously. Candidates must be elligible for work in Norway. 

For questions regarding the role, please contact Leah Jespersen on 413 32 939.