Contract Specialist

Brunel; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Brunel is seeking a procurement professional to manage a portfolio of agreements and new requests, optimizing from purchase to pay with emphasis on value, on-time delivery and cycle time. The role blends contract development and management with stakeholder negotiation, PtP execution, and portfolio optimization to deliver cost efficiency and risk mitigation across business lines.

You will maintain relationships with suppliers, monitor performance, identify opportunities, and drive process

Qualifications

• Analytical mindset and ability to translate data into business value.
• Strong communication skills and stakeholder management.
• Sound decision making in procurement scenarios.
• Focus on delivering business value and cost optimization.
• Negotiation and influence to secure favorable terms.

Responsibilities

• Negotiate contract pricing and terms with suppliers while coordinating with internal stakeholders.
• Execute PtP (Procure-to-Pay) processes in full compliance with Sourcing & Acquisition Handbook and CIMS catalogs.
• Fully leverages Procurement processes and tools to ensure most effective procurement method is utilized.
• Maintain agreement portfolio: scope updates, pricing, Exhibits, amendments.
• Ensure contract compliance and utilization - monitor supplier performance, troubleshoot issues.
• Ensure transactional efficiency of agreements by leveraging systems.
• Identify business value and opportunities within the portfolio.
• Develop and maintain relationships to meet business line expectations.
• Provide fit-for-risk process improvements.
• Influence development and implements Category strategic and commercial guidance; share portfolio market intelligence.

Skills

Analytical

Effective communication

Decision making

Business value focus

Negotiation

Job description

Manages portfolio of agreements and new requests, enabling efficient and effective purchase of goods and services (from purchase to pay) with a focus on business value, on-time delivery, and cycle time

Works with moderate work direction and is skilled and knowledgeable to the position.

This position could be described as Procurement Associate / Specialist / Contracts Manager who, on top of level 1 duties, might be managing contracts with high complexity or deep business knowledge.

TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Negotiates contract pricing and terms & conditions directly with suppliers while working with internal stakeholders, seeking lowest total system costs and appropriate mitigation of supply and legal risk.
• Executes PtP (Procure-to-Pay) processes in full compliance with Sourcing & Acquisition Handbook and CIMS (Controls Integrity Management System) catalogs.
• Fully leverages Procurement processes and tools to ensure most effective procurement method is utilized.
• Maintains agreement portfolio: scope updates, pricing, Exhibits, amendments.
• Ensures contract compliance and utilization - monitors supplier performance, troubleshoots issues, etc.
• Ensures transactional efficiency of agreements by leveraging systems.
• Identifies business value and other opportunities within the portfolio.
• Develops and maintains internal and external relationships to meet business line expectations.
• Provides fit-for-risk process improvements.
• Influences development and implements Category strategic and commercial guidance; shares portfolio specific market intelligence to Category Networks.

SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS

• Behavioral Skills: analytical, applies learning, communicates effectively, creates business value & competes to win in marketplace, makes sound decisions.
• Functional Skills: PtP knowledge, system utilization & efficiency, total system cost, apply controls mindset, application of business & procurement technical knowledge, service excellence, contract development, contract management, negotiating and influencing, relationship management.