Supply Chain Advisor - Logistics & Materials

Harbour Energy; Ciudad de México; Hybrid; MXN 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Harbour Energy, a leading oil and gas company, is seeking a Senior Logistics and Contracts Specialist in Mexico City. The role leads tendering, contracting, supplier evaluation, and project control interfaces, focusing on the Mexican market, customs compliance, incoterms, and end-to-end supply chain execution.

You will coordinate with offshore operations, ensure on-time delivery, manage vendor performance, and support governance and ethics in line with Harbour Energy's standards.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of logistics management experience in oil & gas projects.
• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field is required.
• Proficient in English and Spanish for international collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Lead tendering, contracting, and supplier evaluation for complex projects.
• Coordinate logistics, procurement, and supplier performance.
• Ensure compliance with Mexican customs and import/export procedures.
• Maintain supplier relationships to ensure continuous service delivery.

Skills

English (Proficient)

Spanish (Native)

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

Location:

Mexico City, MX

Advertised Salary: Competitive

Onshore/Offshore:

Working arrangement: Full Time

Since its creation in 2014, Harbour has grown to become one of the world’s largest and most geographically diverse independent oil and gas companies. Today, Harbour is producing between 475,000 and 485,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day with significant production in Norway, the UK, Germany, Argentina and North Africa. Harbour benefits from competitive operating costs and resilient margins, and a broad set of growth options including near-infrastructure opportunities in Norway, unconventional scalable opportunities in Argentina and conventional offshore projects in Mexico and Indonesia. With low GHG emissions intensity and a leading CO2 storage position in Europe, Harbour remains committed to producing oil and gas safely and responsibly to help meet the world’s energy needs. Harbour is headquartered in London with approximately 5,000 staff and contractors across its operations and offices.

Ours is an inclusive workplace where individuals can bring their whole selves to their job and feel recognised for the value they add. We are committed to creating a genuinely inclusive and supportive working environment to ensure everyone has a positive experience at work.

At Harbour Energy, we aim to recruit, retain and promote our people based on their unique skills, regardless of race, gender or background. We need excellent people to help shape and develop the future of our company. Could this be you?

Purpose of Role:

• This position should provide expert execution leadership support in contract development, tendering, negotiation, supplier evaluation, contract administration and project control-related interfaces while managing and maintaining complex contractor relationships related but not limited to such as Shoerbase, Vessels, Cranes, Forklift, Specialized Services, Aviation, Freight forwards, fuel etc; and materials. A key requirement for this position is a strong and practical understanding of the Mexican oil and gas market, including supplier capabilities, contractor landscape, logistics environment, and the commercial dynamics of the national upstream sector.
• The role supports offshore operations and project execution by ensuring the effective planning, sourcing, tendering, contracting, expediting, movement, control, and delivery of materials, equipment, services, and project cargo required to sustain business continuity and project performance. The position acts as an integrated Supply Chain focal point, combining logistics and materials expertise with buyer capability, tendering execution, bidder qualification, RFX preparation, commercial evaluation, supplier performance management, and post-award contract support.
• The successful candidate must be capable to lead full tendering and contracting lifecycle, including public tendering and private bid procedures, lead commercial tender evaluations, administer and support technical tender evaluations, document and facilitate negotiation processes, post-award execution support, and change management, while maintaining full compliance with applicable corporate, governance, regulatory, and ethical standards.

Critical Responsibilities (MAE/MATTE/HSES*):

• Ensure all activities are carried out in a safe manner complying with all regulatory requirements, legislation and Harbour Energy HSES Procedures.

Ethics and Compliance Responsibilities:

• Ensure that all activities and behaviours are carried out in accordance with Harbour Energy’s Ethics and Compliance Policies and Procedures and to complete any compulsory compliance training as required.

Areas of Accountability, Responsibility and Competence:

• Tendering, negotiation, supplier evaluation, contract administration and project control-related interfaces while managing and maintaining complex contractor relationships related to Logistic Categories such but not limited to Shoerbase, Vessels, Cranes, Forklift, Specialized Services, Aviation, Freight forwards, fuel etc; and materials
• Execute logistics-related contracts, service agreements, purchase orders, and operational supply chain activities, ensuring compliance with contractual terms, service expectations, cost controls, and delivery requirements.
• Support workshop, warehouse, shore base, materials, and offshore logistics interfaces by ensuring effective material control, handling, preservation, storage, traceability, and dispatch processes.
• Monitor shipment status and proactively resolve issues to prevent disruptions to operations. Ensure continuous supply chain support to maintain uninterrupted operational performance (“non-stop service delivery”).
• Ensure compliance with applicable customs regulations, including the Mexican Customs Law (Ley Aduanera), foreign trade requirements, tariff classifications, customs documentation, and import/export procedures.
• Provide guidance on the interpretation and application of Incoterms to support procurement activities, contractual obligations, risk allocation, and cost optimization.
• Support the preparation of complete and fit-for-purpose tender packages, including Scope of Work alignment, commercial requirements, pricing schedules, bidder instructions, evaluation criteria, contractual terms, HSES requirements, local content expectations, and key deliverables.
• Support market research and supplier pre-qualification activities to identify capable bidders, service providers, suppliers, contractors, and EPCI-related vendors suitable for Harbour Energy’s Mexico BU requirements.
• Support customs audits, government inspections, and trade compliance reviews by ensuring complete and accurate records are maintained in accordance with company and regulatory requirements.
• Monitor and evaluate supplier performance through KPIs, driving corrective actions and improvements where necessary. Support continuous enhancement of supplier performance and service reliability.
• Support clarification meetings, bid normalization, commercial comparisons, negotiation preparation, and award recommendation documents in line with company governance and delegation of authority requirements.
• Coordinate inputs from technical, logistics, project, commercial, contracts, HSES, and finance stakeholders to ensure balanced tender evaluations covering technical compliance, commercial value, operational deliverability, HSES, risk, schedule, local content, and supplier performance.

Maintain effective supplier interfaces with Customs Brokers, freight forwarders, shipping lines, airlines, transport providers, warehouse operators, shore base providers, EPCI contractors, and third-party logistics providers.

Technical Skills

• Proficient in ERP systems and supply chain tools, with focus on logistics tracking and performance.
• Solid understanding of inventory control, transportation, vendor service execution, Experienced in materials and inventory control practices within the oil and gas sector.
• Working knowledge of Mexican Customs Law (Ley Aduanera), foreign trade regulations, customs documentation requirements, tariff classifications, and trade compliance principles.

Non-Technical Skills

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to handle complex logistics scenarios.
• Excellent communication skills, capable of coordinating with multiple stakeholders and managing vendor relationships.

Professional Experience

• 10+ years of proven experience in successful logistics management in a project-driven operations in dynamic environment, in the Oil & Gas industry.
• Experience coordinating with Customs Brokers (Agentes Aduanales), freight forwarders, shipping lines, airlines, and third-party logistics providers.

Education

• Bachelor's degree in relevant field.

Language

• English: Proficient (written and spoken).
• Spanish: Native Speaker.

Harbour Principles and Values

• Strong alignment with Harbour Energy’s core values, behaviours, and commitment to operational excellence and integrity.

Inclusive recruitment is a vital part of our diversity, equity and inclusion strategy. Whatever your background, if you feel you need an adjustment during our selection process to suit your needs, please let us know, and we will be happy to help.

For further information or support on any of these points, please reach out to us at [e-mail]