Director, Contract Labor & Field Services Sourcing

Par Pacific; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Par Pacific is seeking a Director of Category Management for Contract Labor Services to lead enterprise sourcing across refining, midstream, and terminals. You will shape master service agreements, alliance models, and performance-based contracts, driving value while ensuring safety, reliability, and cost competitiveness across multiple sites.

The role reports to the VP of Procurement and requires extensive experience in strategic sourcing, supplier relationships, and leadership of

Qualifications

• Legal authorization to work permanently in the United States without visa sponsorship.
• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, Construction Management, Business, Finance, or related field; MBA preferred.
• Minimum 15 years of progressive experience in strategic sourcing, supply chain leadership, construction, maintenance, turnaround management, or field operations in refining, midstream, petrochemical, or heavy industrial environments.
• Minimum 10 years leading teams and developing leaders.
• Demonstrated success managing large, complex contract labor and field services spend portfolios and enterprise negotiations.
• Strong commercial acumen with ability to influence senior stakeholders in operations, maintenance, turnarounds, and capital projects.
• Working knowledge of contractor safety management, PSM, OSHA, and refinery site execution practices.
• Experience in downstream refining, midstream pipelines, terminals, petrochemicals, or heavy industrial construction preferred.
• Direct experience with turnaround sourcing, alliance contracting, and master service agreement portfolios preferred.
• Knowledge of craft labor markets, prevailing wage, union environments, and contractor productivity benchmarking preferred.
• Experience with performance-based contracts, integrated services, and digital field execution tools preferred.
• Knowledge of emerging artificial intelligence (AI) technologies and their practical application to strategic sourcing, procurement, category management, contract management, spend analytics, and process optimization preferred.
• Familiarity with contractor pre-qualification platforms (e.g., ISNetworld) and PSM-covered process compliance preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute enterprise-wide category strategies across contract labor and field services for refining, pipelines, and terminals.
• Lead complex multi-site RFx events, rate negotiations, contracting strategies, and commercial model transformation.
• Ensure category strategies support turnaround readiness, capital project execution, planned and emergency maintenance, regulatory inspections, and business continuity.
• Lead, coach, and develop Category Managers, Sourcing Specialists, Contract Administrators, and field services analysts.
• Establish goals and performance expectations aligned to refining and midstream priorities.
• Support a culture of safety, accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Drive succession planning and capability development for craft labor and field services sourcing.
• Prioritize resources across turnarounds, capital projects, and run-and-maintain cycles.
• Partner with senior leaders across Refining Operations, Logistics, Capital Projects, Maintenance, HSE, Legal, Finance, and Risk.
• Present category strategies and risk mitigation plans to executive leadership.
• Serve as executive sponsor for strategic contractor relationships and alliance partners.
• Influence contractor selection, contracting models, scope packaging, and site execution strategy.
• Lead governance with contractors and service providers; implement scorecards and performance-based agreements.
• Drive contractor accountability and pre-qualification compliance via HSE systems.

Skills

Strategic sourcing

Leadership

Contract labor management

Stakeholder management

Turnarounds

Education

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, Construction Management, Business, Finance, or related field

MBA preferred

Job description

Par Pacific is seeking a Director of Category Management for Contract Labor Services to lead enterprise sourcing across refining, midstream, and terminals. You will shape master service agreements, alliance models, and performance-based contracts, driving value while ensuring safety, reliability, and cost competitiveness across multiple sites.

The role reports to the VP of Procurement and requires extensive experience in strategic sourcing, supplier relationships, and leadership of