NES Fircroft are looking for a Category Specialist for a Major Oil and Gas client working on a major project in Iraq.
The position delivers business value by supporting demand planning and aggregation, leading contract strategy, sourcing and contract management activity and ensuring cost and production targets are enabled by effective and agile end-to-end supply chain management.   This role is also responsible for ensuring activity is compliant to the Technical Service Contract and governance.  The Category Specialist also play a key role in coaching and development of Iraqi colleagues to develop and build PSCM capability.
The Category Specialist will support our client and be based in Abu Dhabi embedded to one of the EPCM contractors’ organization, primarily to manage supplier performance and deliver category work remotely. The role will be reporting to Category Delivery Lead. 

Package:
Salary: $ negotiable
Location: Abu Dhabi
Hours: 40 hours per week
Rotation: 5 days on, 2 days off
Contract length: 6-8 months

Key responsibilities:
Main duties:
•            Developing sourcing strategies and delivering end-to-end sourcing and contracting including understanding our clients demand and external market analysis, RFx, evaluation, supplier selection, negotiations.  
•            Obtaining relevant sourcing governance approvals and ensure contracts are compliant to established contract standards.
•            Working with the Line to ensure contractor performance management is executed effectively to drive expected performance and provide commercial/contractual support to any operational issues that arise.
•            Maintaining a deep understanding of the supply market and drives productivity through supplier collaboration, simplification, and standardisation opportunities.
•            To demonstrate expert level knowledge of operations in region, local content obligations and regulations to ensure compliant and efficient delivery of business solutions to the asset(s) and provides technical coaching to the team.
•            Deliver robust contract management, including cost management and business risk analysis and support supplier management with the line Contract Accountable Managers.


Skills and Qualifications:
•              8 years’ experience in Operations Category Management and Procurement (P2P), including hands-on strategy development. sourcing, contracting and supplier management experience across production, maintenance and engineering.
•            Experience in EPCM contract management, including detailed supplier performance management skills, ensuring adherence to the contract, managing contract variations and disputes.
•            Good understanding of well operations and ability to interpret end user requirements to form robust sourcing events and fit for purpose contracts.
•            Deep understanding of the challenges relating to operations production or maintenance sourcing, evaluation, onboarding and performance management within this category.
•            Strong understanding of regional requirements and experience dealing with PSA/TSC /concessionaire approvals.
•            Strong business acumen with a proven track record of performance delivery and Continuous Improvement.
•            Customer-focused to meet the diverse needs across the procurement life-cycle. 
•            Excellent time management skills and ability to prioritise work demands in a dynamic work environment.
•            Able to deliver agile solutions, try new ways of working and displays a growth mindset.
•            Track record of collaboration and developing innovative and pragmatic solutions to complex business issues.
•            Strong influencing and communication skills and demonstrated ability to collaborate with internal stakeholders across multiple disciplines, cultures and with suppliers.
•            Proven ability to work under pressure and handle ambiguity with openness to change.
•            Knowledge of PSCM systems – P2P e.g. SAP/Maximo and Ariba OneSource.
•            University degree in Procurement, Engineering or other business/technical discipline






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