Job Title: Contract Specialist

Job Location: Pangbourne, Reading

Contract Length: 9 month contract

Industry: Oil and Energy, Legal and Procurement

Working Hours: 8 per day/40 per week

What you will do:

Understanding the specific contracting requirements of BP’s Castrol Business, Procurement and Supply Chain Management Segment (“PSCM”) and BP Group, and shaping the Global Operations team’s contracting plans and priorities to ensure compliance in the most efficient and effective way.
Actively participating in Castrol business projects that involve contracting.
Liaising with Legal Teams and BP’s central PSCM function on BP standards & contracting specifics, including supporting the deployment of new BP contract templates.
Understanding Castrol’s business objectives and requirements for contracting processes.
Working with the relevant market sector and commodity managers to implement source-to-contract processes to ensure delivery of business plans and market sector/commodity strategies.
Participating in some aspects of the full sourcing process which include development of scope, contract writing, and contract execution.
Ensuring the BP PSCM common processes and digital tools are implemented, used and continually improved.
Selecting the correct contract templates for use in creating a contract, being able to use the templates appropriately, and amending clauses where necessary.
Ensuring local contracts comply with master/global agreements.
Ensuring appropriate engagement with BP SMEs when negotiating specific contract content (eg Quality, HSSE, Labour Rights, Sustainability etc)
Participating in company networks, sharing information, best practices and lessons learned
Engaging, challenging, and influencing internal customers, and providing guidance on PSCM processes and risk management.
Undertake training sessions for internal stakeholders on contract clauses.
Where required, liaise with suppliers to support internal stakeholders with complex contract negotiations.

What you will have:

Deep knowledge of contracting processes, tools and systems ideally with experience in the “directs” supply sector, as well as a strong understanding of critical clauses and T&Cs
Deep contracting practitioner knowledge – either a legal or procurement (preferably both) background.
Excellent stakeholder management and engagement skills. Ability to engage with multiple stakeholders at all levels of the organisation, in multiple countries / time zones.
A proven track record of delivering and supporting sourcing processes and services in a complex blue chip global organisation, ideally within a procurement function dealing with multi-billion $ spends.
Ability to prioritise personal tasks and assist others with managing their workload.
Graduate or equivalent qualification/experience.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

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