Venture Global LNG (“Venture Global”) is a long-term, low-cost provider of American-produced liquefied natural gas. The company’s two Louisiana-based export projects service the global demand for North American natural gas and support the long-term development of clean and reliable North American energy supplies. Using reliable, proven technology in an innovative plant design configuration, Venture Global’s modular, mid-scale plant design will replace traditional designs as it allows for the same efficiency and operational reliability at significantly lower capital cost.
We are seeking an experienced Sourcing & Contracts Specialist to join us within the Procurement function in downtown Houston. This person is responsible and accountable for the sourcing of third-party goods and services for Venture Global LNG Operations.
Responsibilities:
- Independently conducts RFx and bidding processes minimizing risk and maximizing value in terms of quality, delivery and cost.
- Execute sourcing plans that secure supply and minimize disruptions, in accordance with Annual Contracting Plan.
- Leads the negotiation of terms and conditions with limited Legal support.
- Utilizes sourcing best practices to efficiently and effectively lead initiative and project teams.
- Assist stakeholders in scope of work development.
- Conduct spend analysis in order to support sourcing initiatives, inform strategic sourcing plans, and drive improved forecasting.
- Collaborate with Asset-level Procurement staff to deliver sourcing initiatives.
- Effectively communicates with and maintains relationships with internal stakeholders, challenging stakeholders when inefficiencies, process deviations, and strategy deviations are identified and working together to drive optimal business results.
- Monitors asset and industry trends to identify strategic sourcing opportunities, leveraging stakeholder relationships to develop innovative and optimal tendering strategies and deal frames.
- Monitors supplier performance and contract activity, using data and supplier collaboration to find areas for improved cost savings and best-in-class supplier performance.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in business, supply chain management, engineering or related discipline.
- Minimum of five years supply chain experience in the energy industry; Experience in LNG liquefaction facilities highly preferred.
- Skills:
- Demonstrated ability to negotiate commercial terms with suppliers and achieve best-in-class results.
- Ability to build relationships and engage with stakeholders across the organization, with a collaborative, service-oriented approach.
- Demonstrated ability to build and manage supplier relationships and long-term partnerships.
- Robust commercial and analytical acumen; able to distill meaningful implications from market intelligence and internal data and translate to impactful actions for the business.
- Strong knowledge of maintenance practices and operations processes.
- Understands supplier landscape, practices and contract structures in industrial operations and maintenance space.
- Ability to work collaboratively with other teammates and other functions.
- Self-starter with ability to work strategically under little direction.
- Experience with SAP, various E-Procurement platforms, and digital B2P/P2P electronic and automated payment platforms.
Venture Global LNG is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status or any other basis covered by appropriate law.
