Part Time Principle Contracts Specialist

s1jobs; Aberdeen City; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 52,000; Part time

Job summary

Cammach are currently seeking a Part Time Principal Contracts Specialist (2-3 days per week) on behalf of our client, an independent oil and gas operator, based in Aberdeen. The role offers a 12-month contract with a hybrid working arrangement.

You will lead end-to-end contract lifecycle management, develop sourcing strategies, and manage supplier performance to deliver value and ensure risk and compliance across projects in energy transition.

Qualifications

• Understanding of category management principles and end-to-end processes
• Understanding of contract law and LOGIC contracting models
• Experience in leading complex negotiations
• Skills in contract development, execution and dispute resolution
• Ability to lead supplier performance and relationship management
• Competent user of SAP procurement, finance, GR/IR; Ivalua and MS Office tools

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end contract lifecycle management from strategy to close-out
• Conduct category and market assessments to evaluate sourcing options
• Create and deliver category plans aligned with business objectives
• Develop and implement sourcing strategies for assigned categories
• Continuously review category performance to improve value and efficiency
• Forecast future spend and identify value improvement opportunities
• Lead end-to-end procurement activities across designated categories
• Identify and execute competitive tendering opportunities
• Source goods and services to achieve optimal value for money
• Apply commercial judgement to balance cost, risk and supply resilience
• Develop negotiation strategies and lead complex commercial negotiations
• Draft, negotiate and finalise contracts, ensuring risks are minimised
• Manage contract lifecycle, including implementation and close-out
• Ensure compliance with contractual, legal and commercial terms
• Build and maintain strong supplier relationships and drive performance improvements
• Monitor supplier performance, resolve issues, and manage disputes
• Act as commercial interface between suppliers and the business
• Challenge business requirements to drive better commercial outcomes
• Ensure delivery of negotiated value and cost savings
• Identify, assess, and manage contractual, regulatory and commercial risks
• Ensure compliance with regulatory, legal, and internal governance requirements
• Lead discussions on risk mitigation and remediation strategies
• Maintain accurate systems, documentation, and audit readiness
• Ensure adherence to HSE standards, policies, and procedures
• Promote a culture of safety, compliance, and continuous improvement
• Identify and elevate operational and regulatory risks
• Any other associated duties as reasonably required

Skills

Category management

End-to-end processes

Contract law

LOGIC contracting

Negotiation

SAP

Ivalua

MS Office

Education

Science/Engineering degree

MBA/MSc in SCM

CIPS membership

Tools

SAP

Ivalua

MS Office

Job description

Cammach are currently seeking a Part Time Principle Contracts Specialist (2-3 days per week) on behalf of our client, an independent oil and gas operator. Based in Aberdeen, this is a 12-month contract opportunity, offering the added flexibility of a hybrid working arrangement.

ROLE

Leads end-to-end contract lifecycle management and strategic sourcing, delivers commercial value, manages supplier performance, and ensures risk-controlled, compliant procurement aligned with business objective of commercialising the company’s portfolio of energy transition opportunities.

Responsibilities

Category Management

• Lead end-to-end contract lifecycle management, ensuring maximum value from strategy through to contract close-out.
• Conduct category and market assessments to evaluate sourcing options and trade-offs.
• Create and deliver category plans aligned with business objectives.
• Develop and implement sourcing strategies for assigned categories.
• Continuously review category performance to improve value, efficiency, and leverage.
• Forecast future spend and identify value improvement opportunities.

Procurement & Tendering

• Lead end-to-end procurement activities across designated categories.
• Identify and execute competitive tendering opportunities.
• Source goods and services to achieve optimal value for money within quality and service requirements.
• Apply commercial judgement to balance cost, risk, and supply resilience.

Contract Management & Negotiation

• Develop negotiation strategies and lead complex commercial negotiations.
• Draft, negotiate, and finalise contracts, ensuring risks are minimised.
• Manage contract lifecycle, including implementation and close-out.
• Ensure compliance with contractual, legal, and commercial terms.

Supplier & Stakeholder Management

• Build and maintain strong supplier relationships and drive performance improvements.
• Monitor supplier performance, resolve issues, and manage disputes.
• Act as commercial interface between suppliers and the business.
• Challenge business requirements to drive better commercial outcomes.
• Ensure delivery of negotiated value and cost savings.

Risk & Compliance Management

• Identify, assess, and manage contractual, regulatory and commercial risks.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory, legal, and internal governance requirements.
• Lead discussions on risk mitigation and remediation strategies.
• Maintain accurate systems, documentation, and audit readiness.

Safety & Operational Compliance

• Ensure adherence to HSE standards, policies, and procedures.
• Promote a culture of safety, compliance, and continuous improvement.
• Identify and elevate operational and regulatory risks.
• Any other associated duties as reasonably required

Requirements

Technical Skills

• Understanding of category management principles & the end-to-end processes
• Understanding of contract law and LOGIC contracting models
• Experience in leading complex negotiations
• Skills in contract development, execution and dispute resolution
• Ability to lead supplier performance and relationship management
• Competent user of SAP (procurement, finance, GR/IR …); Ivalua and MS Office tools

Qualifications

• Degree educated (preferably in Science or Engineering) or appropriate relevant in work experience
• MBA or MSc in Supply Chain Management will be an added advantage
• Membership of CIPS (or equivalent)