Contracts Specialist

Qatar Energy LNG; Doha; On-site; QAR 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the oil and gas sector is seeking a Contract Manager to oversee contract development and procurement strategies. The role involves ensuring compliance, optimizing costs, and enhancing service offerings. Candidates should have a Bachelor's degree and 8 years of relevant experience in contracting and procurement.

Qualifications

• 8 years' direct experience in the oil and gas industry with contracting/procurement experience.
• Good knowledge of supplier relations and industry best practices.

Responsibilities

• Design and conduct contract development and tendering processes.
• Provide subject matter expertise during the contracting process.
• Conduct cost analysis and develop optimal compensation models.

Skills

Supplier relations

Contracts law

Negotiation strategies

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Bachelor's degree in supply chain management

Bachelor's degree in commercial discipline

Job description

Job Purpose

• Design and conduct the contract development, tendering, execution, and support administration of service contracts, ensuring contract compliance and corporate controls are in place, to provide end users with best-in-class service at the optimal cost.

Key Job Accountabilities - I

• Implement and achieve annual objectives, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) with associated metrics, to achieve department and corporate strategic objectives. Coordinate with end users to prepare procurement demand requirements and recommend best tactical / strategic approach to meet both end user and department objectives.
• Provide Subject Matter Expertise during the tendering and contracting process to ensure all required information (pricing, technical, commercial, etc) are correctly documented and included to ensure corporate controls are maintained and risk exposure is mitigated.
• Advise, coordinate, and conduct and efficient hand over of contracts to facilitate seamless transition to the post award process while continuing to support effective contract administration to best in class service offering and customer satisfaction.
• Analyse, evaluate and provide historical demands trends with correlated corporate spend profiles to best facilitate optimal procurement strategies to optimize cost and meet end user(s) requirements.
• Conduct detailed reviews and formulate subsequent accurate interpretation of complex tendering and contract documents to effectively advise and respond to clarification during the tendering process to ensure corporate interest are maintained.

Key Job Accountabilities - II

• Analyse the effectiveness of applicable division L3 processes and associated procedures to eliminate process bottlenecks by proposing business improvements opportunities to enhance service offerings and customer satisfaction for end users and stakeholders.
• Examine service providers performance and align with Market Intelligence commodity trend analysis to determine and implement the best negotiating strategies that optimize service cost and facilitate quality service.
• Conduct cost analysis with respective service contracts / commodities to develop and design optimal compensation models that align the required scope of work while capturing cost savings opportunities.
• Prepare for peer reviews, internal and external audits, Table of Financial Authority (TOFA) compliance reviews, and other applicable areas associated with Service contracts to ensure the controls are maintained and identified gaps are corrected.
• Coordinate and propose on the annual demand plan development and oversight the compliance to the timely execution of the demand plan while maximizing the procurement value and meeting the end user expectations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, supply chain management or commercial discipline.

Knowledge and/or Experience - I

• 8 years' direct experience oil and gas industry with contracting / procurement experience.
• Good knowledge of supplier relations, contracts law, and industry best practices.