Strategic Contracting Specialist

 

 

 

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Strategic Contracting Specialist Location: Houston, Texas Summary: The Strategic Contracting Specialist serves as the commercial lead for assigned sourcing and contracting activities. This position develops sourcing and contracting strategies, leads complex commercial negotiations, and manages the full contract lifecycle for designated business areas. The role partners with Operations, Supply Chain, Legal, Finance, and other stakeholders to secure best value, manage commercial risk, strengthen supplier performance, and align agreements with operational requirements. Job Duties: Strategic Sourcing and Contracting

• Develop category and sourcing strategies, including market assessments and supplier consolidation opportunities, for review by Supply Chain leadership.

• Lead competitive sourcing events and evaluate supplier proposals based on total cost, service capability, delivery commitments, performance, and commercial risk.

• Develop and negotiate master service agreements, statements of work, pricing schedules, amendments, and other commercial agreements in coordination with Legal and business stakeholders.

• Prepare award recommendations and document commercial evaluations, negotiated exceptions, and required approvals in accordance with procurement policies and delegated authority.

• Translate operational requirements into clear scopes of work, service requirements, deliverables, performance measures, and commercial terms.

Commercial Negotiation and Contract Management • Lead complex commercial negotiations and develop positions that balance performance,

service, risk, and cost. • Manage contract renewals, amendments, pricing changes, commercial adjustments, and other

lifecycle activities. • Maintain complete and accurate contract records, including renewals, obligations, negotiated

terms, approvals, and commercial changes. • Communicate negotiated terms and contractual requirements to procurement teams, business

stakeholders, and other affected functions. • Provide the Procurement Manager with updates regarding negotiations, contract exposure,

supplier performance, and matters requiring escalation or approval. • Independently manage competing contracting priorities and deadlines in a schedule-driven

environment. Post-Award Contract Management

• Administer assigned agreements following award and support contract compliance throughout the agreement lifecycle.

• Coordinate with Legal, Operations, Finance, and other stakeholders to address supplier disputes, performance gaps, contractual exceptions, and corrective actions.

• Monitor contract utilization, supplier obligations, renewal dates, approval requirements, and commercial exposure.

 

 

 

 

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• Support the resolution of post-award commercial issues and ensure stakeholders understand applicable contractual commitments.

Supplier and Stakeholder Management • Build strategic supplier relationships while maintaining commercial discipline, accountability,

and clearly defined expectations. • Establish supplier performance measures and participate in regular supplier business reviews. • Partner with offshore and onshore stakeholders to define contracting priorities that support

operational requirements. • Collaborate across Operations, Supply Chain, Legal, Finance, procurement, and project teams to

support effective sourcing and contracting decisions. Commercial Analysis and Reporting

• Analyze spend, demand, supplier, and market data to identify sourcing opportunities and potential value.

• Compare commercial proposals and validate supplier pricing, assumptions, and contractual commitments.

• Track negotiated savings, cost avoidance, contract utilization, and other commercial outcomes. • Present sourcing recommendations, commercial evaluations, and negotiation outcomes clearly

to stakeholders and leadership. • Perform other duties as required.

Job Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, or a related field. • Minimum of six years of experience in strategic sourcing, commercial contracting, or

subcontract management within an offshore exploration and production environment. • Demonstrated experience with complex contract negotiations and contract lifecycle

management. • Upstream oil and gas experience is strongly desired. • Experience managing competitive bids, commercial evaluations, service agreements, renewals,

amendments, and post-award contract activities. • Strong knowledge of commercial contract structures, pricing models, negotiation strategies, and

risk allocation. • Demonstrated ability to evaluate total cost and negotiate best value by balancing cost, service,

supplier performance, and commercial risk. • Strong analytical skills with the ability to assess spend, compare supplier proposals, and validate

pricing and contractual commitments. • Ability to manage a diverse contract portfolio while maintaining visibility into renewals,

obligations, approvals, and competing deadlines. • Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to present sourcing

recommendations and negotiation outcomes to stakeholders. • Ability to build effective supplier partnerships while maintaining accountability and commercial

discipline. • High degree of integrity and the ability to address ethical situations appropriately. • Commitment to professional development and continuous improvement. • Experience working with ERP and contract management systems, including SAP, is preferred but

not required.

 

 

 

 

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• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, Microsoft Copilot, and other artificial intelligence productivity tools.

• No certificates, licenses, or registrations are required for this position. • Ability to travel approximately 10% of the time, primarily domestically. • Ability to travel to supplier facilities, offshore assets, and other office locations as required. • Ability to travel by airplane, helicopter, and boat. • Ability to access offshore platforms using swing ropes when required. • Ability to navigate offshore assets, including stairs and ladders, and work in extreme weather

conditions or hazardous environments when required. • Day-shift schedule consisting of approximately 40 hours per week.

Physical Requirements: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to sit, walk and stand; talk or hear, both in person and by telephone; use hands repetitively to finger, handle, feel or operate standard office equipment. The employee is frequently required to reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision and the ability to adjust focus. About Teal Energi: Teal Energi is a technical manpower provider with extensive experience supporting the successful execution and operation of major capital project investments. Forged through a desire to provide best- in-class service to clients, candidates, and contractors alike, Teal Energi works through its offices nationwide to provide regional support to a wide range of sectors including both traditional energy and energy transition initiatives (e.g., LNG, hydrogen, wind, solar), as well as manufacturing, mining, and infrastructure. Teal Energi is committed to fostering, cultivating and preserving a culture of diversity, equity and inclusion. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, disability, ethnicity, gender or gender identity, language, national origin, physical or mental ability, political affiliation, religion, sexual orientation, or protected veteran status.