Rigs Contracts Manager

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What role you will play in our team

• Develop and manage portfolio of agreements for offshore drilling rigs (drill ships, semisubmersibles, jack ups, and/or platform drilling and workover rigs) including overall responsibility to drive value and efficiency and expand market advantage via end-to-end category management (from strategy to implementation)
• Located in ExxonMobil Houston Campus in Spring, TX

What you will do

• Responsible for stewarding contracting process with ownership of commercial negotiations for rigs agreements
• Act as a senior commercial expert with a deep market expertise towards the business
• Develop deep understanding of offshore rigs market – follow market trends, know the supplier landscape, and learn about the latest technologies- to provide early input to drill teams on rig contracting strategy and identify opportunities to improve commercial approaches.
• Build strong relationships / collaborate across the Wells organization and broader Procurement Team on category planning, contracting strategy development, and project execution
• Implement innovative commercial strategies and provide commercial guidance to the business in the rigs space
• Identify business value and rationalization opportunities within the portfo Create and implement innovative contracting strategies with guidance from Category Manager
• Execute competitive bids, concurrent negotiations, renewals, etc. for given portfolio
• Track cost avoidance, cost mitigation, and business enhancement results
• Supplier relationship management: establish and maintain regularly interface with rig contractors to resolve issues, negotiate contracts, and identify commercial optimizations
• Responsible for international portfolio with daily interactions both internally and externally with different cultures allowing development of International Business experience and opportunity to mentor procurement colleagues around the world as required
• Manage contracting process under complex regulatory and partner procurement requirements while achieving full compliance with ExxonMobil controls. Requiring a key mix of project management and organization skills, as well as ownership and sense of urgency to support the business partner through full contracting process and deliver contracts in a timely manner
   

About you

Skills and Qualifications

• BS, MBA, MS in Engineering, Supply Chain, or other applicable business degrees
• Strong analytical, negotiation, and communication skills
• A minimum of 10 years of Upstream/Drilling experience
• A minimum of 5 years of experience with contracting (marketing) offshore drilling rigs either from operator or rig contractor perspective

Preferred Qualifications/ Experience

• Procurement / commercial functional expertise
• Procurement experience in the Oil and Gas Industry (Upstream / Drilling strongly preferred)
• Strong commercial skills
• Effective negotiation skills
• Strategic
• Strong collaboration and influencing skills
• Project planning / execution / organization skills
• Analytical skills / understanding of total system cost concept
   

Your benefits

An ExxonMobil career is one designed to last. Our commitment to you runs deep: our employees grow personally and professionally, with benefits built on our core categories of health, security, finance, and life.

We offer you: 

• Pension Plan: Enrollment is automatic and at no cost to you. The basic benefit is a monthly annuity to be paid to you in retirement for the rest of your life
• Savings Plan: You can contribute between 6% and 20% of your pay and are encouraged to enroll right away. If you contribute at least 6% to your savings plan, the Company will contribute a 7% match
• Workplace Flexibility: We have several programs such as “Flex your Day”, providing ad-hoc flexibility around when and where you work, as well as longer-term programs such as leaves of absence and part-time work
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans
• Culture of Health: Programs and resources to support your wellbeing
• Employee Health Advisory Program: Provides confidential professional counseling for you and your family, including tools and resources promoting mental health and resiliency at no additional cost to you
• Disability Plan: Income replacement for when you cannot work due to illness or injury occurring on or off the job. Enrollment is automatic and at no cost to you
   

More information on our Company’s benefits can be found at www.exxonmobilfamily.com.

Please note benefits may be changed from time to time without notice, subject to applicable law.

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