- Title: Senior Contracts Professional
- Location: Stavanger
- Duration: 06.01.25 – 31.12.26
Introduction
The Senior Contracts Professional is responsible for an effective deployment and ongoing execution of the procurement processes. Furthermore, the Contract professional will be responsible for liaising with the respective SCM Professionals and buyers to achieve seamless cooperation and deliverables.
Main tasks
- Ensure compliance with the SCM Common Processes and Category Management processes in support of the assigned project(s).
- Single point of contact regarding contracts and procurement matters, in projects towards alliances, suppliers, internal key stakeholders across business units and license partners to ensure alignment of objectives and to build a clear understanding of business requirements for third party goods and services.
- Lead the development of contract strategies, plans and priorities, identifying opportunities to leverage value or mitigate risk from changes in markets.
- Manage prequalification activities (Request for Information), sourcing activities (Request for Quotation (RFQ) / Invitation to Tender (ITT)) and contracts/call-off award, ensuring new contracts are in placed timely, finalize contract execution, ensuring the appropriate business involvement at all stages of the process.
- Manage and review of specific project agreement, call-offs’ and VDM/Most Likely Cost in alliances agreements.
- Contribute to improvement on contractual terms and conditions, involving legal when required, lead contract negotiations, employing best practice in contracting methods to manage risk and maximize value.
- Appropriate level of resources is assigned to contracts and procurement positions within the project portfolio, contributing to lean project execution.
- Provide input to the Project Execution and Overall Procurement Strategy as needed.
Qualification requirements
Education
- MSc, MBA or similar recognized engineering / economics degree
- Relevant experience may compensate for lack of formal education
Experience
- Skilled professional with broad exposure to full life cycle projects in the industry
- Experience from work with subsea tiebacks on the NCS
- Tender/SCM/Subcontracting experience from the oil and gas sector is mandatory.
- Contract drafting and administration experience
- Experience from both operator- and contractor project positions considered an advantage.
Personal characteristics
- Self-starter with a strong delivery focus, excellent problem solving and analytical skills
- Competent to lead, mentor and inspire an integrated SCM team
- Strong and effective communication skills. Willing to receive/give constructive feedback.
- Flexible and adaptable to handle changing priorities and new tasks
- Open minded team player with ability to influence, share knowledge and interface with a wide range of teams / disciplines / strategic partners
- Driving continuous improvement, using Lean methodology
- Ability to recognize and solve problems, make decisions and drive progress
This is a 1-year contract based in Stavanger, and our client would like the candidate to start in January.
As a consultant with us, you will receive competitive compensation and benefits, and regular follow-up throughout your
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