The Role:
Procures goods and services in support of the overall needs and objectives of the business unit. Liaises between the business unit and other Supply Chain functions.
The principle accountabilities of the role are as follows:
* Works with the business unit to assess all requirements and develop sourcing and contracting strategies for goods and services.
* Negotiates the acquisition of goods and services, which satisfy specifications, delivery requirements, and performance and reliability expectations while optimising the cost of materials and services within the business unit.
* Conducts and controls bid processes, oversees the preparation of bid packages, prepares bid analysis and participates in final contract award decisions.
* Prepares and coordinates the execution of contracts and other supply documents in a manner that ensures compliance with procurement strategies and policy.
* Prepare recommendations throughout the procurement process for bid lists, evaluations, negotiations and the final award. This will take various forms of documentation and presentations and will involve JV partners.
* Maintains a working knowledge of legal requirements, governmental rules and regulations related to contractual documents, performance of contract work, quality assurance requirements and business relationships. Supports the Law department in the examination and litigation of legal matters related to commercial transactions.
* Monitor post-award activities, develop and agree programme with internal customers for monitoring contractor performance and further develop integration with Marathon Supply Chain and Internal Customer goals and activities. Utilise the FPAL performance assessment process.
* Provide guidance, support and mentoring to other developing supply chain professionals in the UK and throughout the wider organisation. Provide similar guidance to internal client personnel concerning supply chain practices. Participate in the alignment of practices and objectives with Global Supply Chain organisation.
Qualifications, experience and attributes required are:
Qualifications required:
* Degree in Supply Chain Management, Law, Quantity Surveying or Business Management
Skills required:
* Communication - must have the ability to communicate effectively with all levels of management as well as other disciplines, using verbal, written and presentation skills
* Organisation - manages priorities within assigned tasks to meet multiple internal client deadlines and seeks advice from supervisors as necessary.
* Teamwork - ability to work within a cross functional team
Specialised job knowledge:
* Contracts Analyst with an Oil and Gas Operator or main-contractor with a broad range of experience in respect of service areas.
The Company:
My Client is a global market leader among the worlds integrated energy companies - applying innovative technologies to discover and develop valuable energy resources, providing high-quality products to the marketplace to meet growing energy needs and is proud to be a part of this vital industry and has a net Income of over $3.5 billion.
About Fircroft:
Fircroft has been placing people in specialist technical industries for approaching half a century, focusing on mid to senior level engineers for contract and permanent roles worldwide. By applying for this job you give consent for Fircroft to contact you, via email & telephone, to discuss your application along with future positions and Fircroft's services.
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