Contracts Lead II

Airswift; Spring (TX); On-site; USD 95,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Airswift is seeking a Contracts Lead II for a 1-year assignment at client facilities in Spring, Texas. This role focuses on managing agreement portfolios and new procurement requests to ensure efficient purchases and strong value delivery.

The candidate should bring extensive experience in procure-to-pay, commercial negotiation, and stakeholder relationships within a technical procurement environment to drive on-time delivery and favorable cycle times.

Qualifications

• Experience managing agreement portfolios and new procurement requests across the full purchasing lifecycle.
• Experience negotiating contract pricing, terms and conditions with suppliers while working closely with internal stakeholders.
• Experience handling complex contracts or operating with strong business knowledge in a senior procurement, specialist, or contract management capacity.
• Experience monitoring supplier performance, resolving issues, and supporting contract compliance and utilisation.
• Experience identifying business value opportunities and contributing market intelligence to category or commercial strategy discussions.

Responsibilities

• Manage a portfolio of agreements and new procurement requests to support efficient purchasing of goods and services.
• Negotiate terms and conditions with suppliers and coordinate with internal stakeholders.
• Monitor supplier performance and support contract compliance and utilization; drive value opportunities.

Skills

Contract negotiation

Contract management

Procure-to-pay

Stakeholder management

Analytical thinking

Process improvement

Communication skills

Job description

Vacancy Overview

Airswift is an international workforce solutions provider within the energy, process and infrastructure industries. Airswift serves as a strategic partner to our clients, offering a turnkey workforce solution to capture and deliver the top talent needed to complete successful projects by aligning with the unique needs of our clients. With over 800 employees and 6,000 contractors operating in over 50 countries, our geographical reach and pool of talent available is unmatched in the industry and the level of experience, exposure, and expertise that the organization has is unparalleled. One of our major oil and gas clients is seeking a Contracts Lead II to work on a 1-year assignment in their facilities in Spring, TX.

Summary

This opportunity focuses on managing a portfolio of agreements and new procurement requests to support the efficient purchase of goods and services. The role offers exposure to contract negotiation, contract management, supplier performance monitoring, and procurement process improvement, with a strong emphasis on business value, on-time delivery, and cycle time. This position will suit candidates with strong experience in procure-to-pay activities, commercial negotiation, and stakeholder relationship management within a technical procurement environment.

Required Experience

• Experience managing agreement portfolios and new procurement requests across the full purchasing lifecycle.
• Experience negotiating contract pricing, terms and conditions with suppliers while working closely with internal stakeholders.
• Experience handling complex contracts or operating with strong business knowledge in a senior procurement, specialist, or contract management capacity.
• Experience monitoring supplier performance, resolving issues, and supporting contract compliance and utilisation.
• Experience identifying business value opportunities and contributing market intelligence to category or commercial strategy discussions.

Required Skills

• Strong contract development and contract management capability.
• Proven negotiation and influencing skills.
• Good knowledge of procure-to-pay processes and transactional efficiency.
• Ability to apply business and procurement technical knowledge with a controls-focused mindset.
• Analytical thinking and the ability to make sound decisions.
• Effective communication and strong relationship management skills.
• Ability to support process improvement and deliver service excellence.
• Understanding of total system cost and commercial value delivery.

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