Contracts Advisor II - Geoscience Contracting

Airswift; Spring (TX); On-site; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Airswift is seeking a Contracts Advisor II to support geoscience contracting activities in a refinery and chemical complex setting. The role focuses on maximizing contract value, developing strategies, and delivering commercial outcomes through competitive bids, negotiations, and supplier management.

Based in Spring, Texas, this contract position offers exposure to upstream oil and gas procurement, portfolio ownership, and cross-functional collaboration with technical teams to ensure timely,

Qualifications

• BS in Supply Chain, Industrial Engineering, or similar.
• 10+ years in Supply Chain, procurement or contracting.
• Experience managing full P2P contract portfolios.

Responsibilities

• Lead procurement and contracting activities for geoscience programs.
• Develop contracting strategies and bid event plans.
• Coordinate with stakeholders to implement contracts and monitor performance.

Skills

Negotiation

Stakeholder management

Sourcing & contracting

Procurement background

Contract lifecycle

Education

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain or related field

Tools

Ariba Suite

DocuSign

SAP

Job description

Job Title

Contracts Advisor II – Geoscience Contracting

Contract Duration

12 months contract

Schedule

5/40

Location

Spring, Texas

Opportunity

This opportunity supports global Geoscience contracting activity within a refinery and chemical complex environment, covering geophysical and geotechnical scopes across the purchase-to-pay process. The role focuses on maximising agreement value, developing contracting strategies, and delivering commercial outcomes through competitive bids, negotiations, and supplier relationship management. This position offers strong exposure to upstream oil and gas procurement, contract portfolio ownership, and stakeholder collaboration in a technically demanding setting.

Requirements

• BS in Supply Chain, Industrial Engineering, or another relevant Business or Engineering degree from an accredited institution.
• Minimum of 10 years of Supply Chain experience, preferably in Procurement/Purchasing, including contracting, sourcing, or buying.
• Experience managing contract portfolios across the full purchase-to-pay process, from strategy through implementation.
• Experience executing competitive bids, negotiations, auctions, renewals, and related sourcing activity.
• Experience working with stakeholders and suppliers to implement contracts in a timely and cost-effective manner.
• Strong procurement and purchasing capability, with the ability to develop and maintain contracts within a technical portfolio.
• Experience using Ariba Suite, DocuSign, or similar platforms for bid events and contract documentation.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills with sound judgement.
• Ability to negotiate effectively and influence internal and external stakeholders.
• Ability to build strong working relationships and collaborate across teams.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and deliver results in a fast-paced environment.
• Capability to identify business value, rationalisation opportunities, contract leakage, overheads, and third-party markups.

Preferred Qualifications

• Upstream oil and gas experience, with preference for exposure to geoscience, geotechnical, or seismic domains.
• Category knowledge in Drilling and Exploration, Rigs, Upstream Operations, Geoscience, Capital Projects, or Buying.
• Knowledge of requisition and purchase-to-pay processes.
• Knowledge of total system cost models and procurement methods such as RFIs, RFQs, competitive bids, and auctions.
• Experience with enterprise resource planning systems such as GEP or SAP.
• Project planning and execution experience.
• International business experience.

About Airswift

Airswift is an international workforce solutions provider within the energy, process and infrastructure industries. Airswift serves as a strategic partner to clients, offering a turnkey workforce solution to capture and deliver the top talent needed to complete successful projects by aligning with unique project needs. With over 1000 employees and 9,000 contractors operating in over 60 countries, Airswift's geographical reach and pool of talent available is unmatched in the industry.