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ExxonMobil's state-of-the-art campus north of Houston serves as home to its Upstream, Product Solutions and Low Carbon Solutions businesses and their associated service groups. The facility opened in 2014 and accommodates more than 10,000 employees and visitors.

By bringing many global functional groups together, the campus provides employees with the tools and capabilities needed today, and in the future, to achieve business objectives and accelerate the discovery of new resources, technologies and products. It was designed to foster improved collaboration, creativity and innovation and enhance the company’s ability to attract, develop and retain the top talent in the industry.

The campus is located in Spring, Texas, on 385 wooded acres immediately to the west of Interstate Highway 45 (I-45), at the intersection of I-45 and the Hardy Toll Road, approximately 25 miles from the cultural vibrancy of downtown Houston.

The campus was constructed to the highest standards of energy efficiency and environmental stewardship. Its design incorporates extensive research into best practices in building and workplace design through extensive benchmarking of the world’s top academic, research, and corporate facilities.

Learn more about what we do in Houston here.

What role you will play in our team

Contracts Lead/Manager within Upstream Procurement supporting Wells Services contracting. The role’s primary responsibility is to maximize the total value of the agreement portfolio throughout the purchase-to-pay process (from strategy to implementation), while ensuring operational integrity. This role supports Wells Services contracting, globally, for Drilling, Completions, and Workover Operations including but not limited to directional drilling, wireline, fluids, remote operating vehicles, mudlogging, casing handling, well testing, liner hangers, and cementing scopes.

What you will do

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  Develop, own, and maintain a portfolio of contracts within Upstream – Wells Services Procurement
• Create and implement innovative contracting strategies
• Identify business value and rationalization opportunities within the portfolio
• Provide commercial guidance and contractual knowledge to business line contacts
• Execute competitive bids, concurrent negotiations, auctions, renewals, etc. for given portfolio
• Build strong working relationships with key stakeholders via in-person meetings, facility tours, lunch & learns, trade shows, market events, etc.
• Develop market expertise – follow market trends, know the supplier landscape, and learn about the latest technologies
• Know supplier capabilities and performance trends
• Identify efficiencies by continually reviewing contract leakage, overheads, third-party markups, etc.
• Test appropriate compensation methods (unit rate vs. T&M vs. lump sum, etc.)
• Track cost avoidance, cost mitigation, and business enhancement results
• Understand and monitor how agreements are being utilized at both the transactional and operational level

About you

Skills and Qualifications

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  Bachelor Degree in Supply Chain, Industrial Engineering, or other relevant Business or Engineering degree from accredited institution
• Minimum 3 years of Supply Chain experience, preferably in Procurement/Purchasing (contracting, sourcing, buying, etc.)
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills including use of sound judgement
• Effective negotiator and influencer at all levels of the organization – both internal & external
• Ability to create strong working relationships with key stakeholders
• Effective collaborator
• Team player with the ability to adapt to changing requirements or deadlines
• Ability to adapt to changing requirements or deadlines
• Demonstrate initiative & personal ownership
• Ability to balance competing priorities and deliver results

Preferred Qualifications/ Experience

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  Procurement (purchasing) and/or sales expertise
• Oil and gas industry experience
• Category-specific knowledge: Drilling & Exploration, Rigs, Upstream Operations, Geoscience, Capital Projects, and/or Buying
• Requisition/purchase-to-pay process
• Total system cost models
• Procurement Methods like RFIs, competitive bids, auctions, etc.
• Negotiation with challenging counterparties
• Enterprise resource planning systems (GEP, SAP, etc.)
• Project planning / execution
• International business experience

Your benefits

An ExxonMobil career is one designed to last. Our commitment to you runs deep: our employees grow personally and professionally, with benefits built on our core categories of health, security, finance, and life.

We offer you:

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  Pension Plan: Enrollment is automatic and at no cost to you. The basic benefit is a monthly annuity to be paid to you in retirement for the rest of your life
• Savings Plan: You can contribute between 6% and 20% of your pay and are encouraged to enroll right away. If you contribute at least 6% to your savings plan, the Company will contribute a 7% match
• Workplace Flexibility: We have several programs such as “Flex your Day”, providing ad-hoc flexibility around when and where you work, as well as longer-term programs such as leaves of absence and part-time work
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans
• Culture of Health: Programs and resources to support your wellbeing
• Employee Health Advisory Program: Provides confidential professional counseling for you and your family, including tools and resources promoting mental health and resiliency at no additional cost to you
• Disability Plan: Income replacement for when you cannot work due to illness or injury occurring on or off the job. Enrollment is automatic and at no cost to you

More information on our Company’s benefits can be found at www.exxonmobilfamily.com.

Please note benefits may be changed from time to time without notice, subject to applicable law.

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