Supervisor-Procurement Contracts

Job Overview

The Procurement Supervisor for IT Contracts and Services is responsible for enabling, facilitating, and collaborating across Procurement, Legal, and key stakeholder groups to ensure efficient and effective issuance of procurement contracts that meet Company standards.

This role focuses on drafting, reviewing, and negotiating contracts, as well as developing and enforcing compliance with procurement contract standards, guidelines, and best practices.

• Lead, coach and advise the Procurement team on IT contract drafting, negotiation, execution and management; serve as the team lead and subject-matter expert for all contract activities
• Mentor and support team members to develop negotiating strategies, interpret contract language, and close agreements in alignment with Procurement objectives
• Own and manage the end-to-end lifecycle for IT contracts and service agreements, ensuring timely execution to meet stakeholder requirements
• Actively manage the status of outstanding contracts and open agreements to drive queue reduction and timely completion
• Review supplier redlines, interpret the business and legal impact of proposed changes, approve acceptable changes within authority, and propose alternative language when appropriate
• Negotiate contract terms and commercial clauses within Procurement’s delegated authority and obtain approvals for non-standard terms through Legal as required
• Serve as liaison between Procurement, Legal, stakeholders and suppliers throughout negotiation and execution to minimize cycle time and resolve escalations
• Communicate legal and commercial risks clearly to stakeholders and recommend mitigations and practical approaches to complex contracting issues
• Ensure each contract includes an appropriate business case, risk assessment, compliance and record-retention components
• Verify stakeholder adherence to Procurement and Legal contracting standards and advise internal functions on contractual rights and obligations
• Request or approve contract amendments, extensions and work directives; execute material purchase orders and work directives against agreements when authorized
• Manage contract performance, develop and monitor KPIs and metrics, and report on contracting quality and timeliness
• Devise and drive standardization of contract language, templates, guidelines and best practices to improve contracting outcomes
• Interpret internal and external business issues and recommend contracting best practices and pragmatic solutions
• Promote Procurement services across the organization and support stakeholders to help achieve key organizational goals
• Build and maintain strong, professional relationships with internal and external stakeholders, engaging with tact, courtesy and professionalism
• Communicate clearly and concisely in person and virtually, using strong active listening and stakeholder-management skills
• Manage multiple projects concurrently in a fast-paced environment and meet commitments with a high level of independence and accountability
• Adhere to company policies, procedures, guidelines, delegation of authority and record-retention requirements
• Maintain dependable attendance and a consistently high level of performance
• Work non-traditional hours as needed to support business requirements
• Maintain a high regard for personal safety, the safety of company assets and employees, and the general public
• Perform other daily, weekly, monthly or special project duties as identified and assigned

Education

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution in Supply Chain Management, Business, Engineering, Accounting or a related discipline.
• A minimum of fifteen (15) years of relevant direct work experience may be considered as a substitute for a degree.

Experience/Specific Knowledge

• A minimum of five (5) years direct work experience in Procurement authoring contracts and negotiating both commercial and legal T&Cs.
• Advanced/expert understanding of contract law, terms and conditions.
• Must be familiar with energy industry-related services, commodities, risk structure and contracting practices.
• Intermediate proficiency level in MS Office applications, including Excel,…