Strategic Procurement Lead & Contract Negotiator

NES Fircroft; Stavanger; On-site; NOK 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

NES Fircroft in Stavanger seeks a Procurement Specialist / Contract Lead to lead the company’s procurement activities, establish and manage supplier agreements, and ensure compliance with approval requirements.

You will oversee end-to-end contracting, risk-based follow-up, supplier relations, and SOX controls, coordinating with internal stakeholders to achieve cost-effective outcomes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor/Master degree in supply chain management, finance, economics or law.
• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience within contracting work.
• Good communication skills (written and oral), in English and/or Norwegian.
• Are performance driven, have a strong interest for commercial aspects, being cost-conscious, are engaged and proactive, curious and have a high level of professional- as well as personal integrity.
• Contribute to an attractive, inspiring, healthy and secure working environment, share experiences and help others to succeed, and being a caring colleague.
• Address safety performance, caring for sustainability, engage and collaborate with our suppliers to avoid major accidents, reduce personal injuries, and reduce carbon footprint

Responsibilities

• Establish agreement: Lead process and team compliant and efficiently.
• Ensure safety, security, and sustainability in procurement.
• Establish Specific Procurement Strategy according to business need and relevant Category Strategy.
• Understand relevant market and how to connect this to business need.
• Produce and issue request for information (RFI).
• Establish bidders list.
• Prepare evaluation procedure.
• Establish, issue and manage enquiry.
• Handle bid clarifications and conduct bid clarification meetings.
• Plan and conduct negotiations.
• Perform evaluation and agreement award, including partner approval.
• Ensure proper hand-over to management phase, including strategic objectives.
• Manage agreement: Agreement start-up activities, including: Implement contract(s) in all systems (Plan-to-Pay) Receive and archive guarantees.
• Contribute to the establishment and management of a risk-based follow-up plan, linked to strategic objectives Contribute to ensure agreement understanding and compliance (training of internal and external users).
• Contribute to contract start-up meetings with supplier(s).
• Manage performance and relations, including: Safeguard correct use of the contract.
• Give input on and analyse cost performance data.
• Stakeholder management
• Initiate and implement improvements
• Perform supplier relations management
• Ensure SOX-control
• Handle change, including: Variation order requests (VOR) and variation orders (VO)
• Amendments Options Request for rate adjustments
• Handle supplier quality deviation
• Handle contractual issues, including Force Majeure
• Perform cancellation and termination of contract
• Perform close out, including: Accept of delivery, Completion and final account, Closing of contract

Skills

Procurement

Contract management

Supplier relations

Negotiation

Stakeholder management

Risk management

Education

Bachelor/Master in supply chain management, finance, economics or law

Job description

NES Fircroft in Stavanger seeks a Procurement Specialist / Contract Lead to lead the company’s procurement activities, establish and manage supplier agreements, and ensure compliance with approval requirements.

You will oversee end-to-end contracting, risk-based follow-up, supplier relations, and SOX controls, coordinating with internal stakeholders to achieve cost-effective outcomes.