Lead Sourcing and Contracts

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Job Summary

Description

This position provides Supply Chain support to our Corp. Digital & Information Technology (D&IT) organization and North American Business Units (L48, Alaska and Canada), for IT/Operational Technology (OT) hardware/software requirements as well as related professional/consulting services and/or managed service programs. You will proactively support IT/OT-related capability streams, managing your clients’ respective projects, suppliers, and contracts.

Job Description

Your responsibilities may include:

• Proactively engages clients to understand and align on future programs & plans
• Lead all aspects clients’ contracts portfolio, ensuring alignment with clients’ requirements, such as annual renewals, contract renegotiations, license optimization & compliance, service level agreements and post-award contract management plans
• Identifies unique sourcing strategies
• Conduct supplier & market research
• Conduct and evaluate detailed spend analytics and conducts reviews of supplier / product capabilities
• Identifies supplier / product convergence and/or leveraging opportunities
• Leads RFx events, collaborate with clients on bid evaluations, and/or designs and executes direct negotiations with selected suppliers
• Negotiates solid contractual and commercial terms and conditions
• Develop non-traditional commercial structures that drive pay for use / performance outcomes
• Understands and adheres to Corp. Supply Chain standard (policy)
• Maintain contracts portfolio and conducts all sourcing events in SMART (GEP) P2P tool
• Strategic Sourcing and Contracts/Category Management expertise
• Technical Sourcing & Contracting competencies in:
• Hardware, networking, on-prem software, Cloud / SaaS (Software as a Service), including PaaS / IaaS (Platform / Infrastructure as a Service)
• Lean-agile contracting methodologies, as it relates to software implementation and the solution integrators
• Large, complex IT/OT software contracts
• Migrating internal IT/OT support to Manage Service Providers (MSPs)
• Engages with Legal and respective Core-Clause owners to deliver favorable contractual terms & conditions
• Proactively handles Corp. D&IT and North American Business Units (clients) suppliers and contracts. Efficiently responds to client requests.
• Actively collaborates, aligns, and drives business value opportunities with clients.
• Conducts key supplier analysis and/or market analysis and raises concerns / opportunities with clients and/or Supply Chain management.
• Identifies, develops, and executes unique sourcing strategies, including RFx events, bid evaluations, supplier / contract negotiations, and post-award contract management.
• Develops and/or negotiates robust commercial pricing models (scopes and call-off orders) to control costs and deliver quality products and services.

Basic/Required:

• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis for anyone other than current employer
• Bachelor’s Degree or higher with a Business, Engineering, related field, or foreign equivalent
• 5 or more years of experience in Supply Chain, Information Technology/Industrial Process Automation, or a related field
• Willing and able (with or without reasonable accommodations) to travel 15% of the time on a yearly basis

Preferred:

• 1 or more years of experience with Contract Management / R2P Systems (i.e. SMART, SAP, etc.) and complete Microsoft Office 365 suite (including Power BI)
• Takes ownership of actions and follows through on dedications by holding others accountable and standing up for what’s right
• Delivers results through realistic planning to accomplish goals
• Analyzes stakeholder needs, global, political, and market trends to understand how they shape the future and impact business results
• Listens actively and invites new ideas for exchanged opinions, then influences and acts to drive positive performance and achieve results
• Builds positive relationships based on trust and seeks collaboration across organizational boundaries to achieve goals
• Understands how key financial and quantitative indicators impact the business
• Drives thoughtful and pragmatic change, encourages innovative thinking and continuous improvement, and models adaptability through resourcefulness, flexibility and positivity

Apply Before: August 11, 2024

Sponsorship:

ConocoPhillips’ sponsorship for employment authorization in the U.S. is NOT available for this position.

EEO:

In the US, ConocoPhillips is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, gender identity or expression, genetic information, or any other legally protected status.