Cheniere Energy, Inc. · 16 hours ago
Lead Specialist / Advisor, Category Management (Capital OEM)
Houston, TX
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
8+ years expCheniere Energy, Inc. is a global leader in LNG providing flexible, reliable and affordable energy to the world while powering the transition to a lower-carbon future. The Lead Specialist / Advisor in Category Management will oversee OEM equipment category strategies, sourcing, contracting, and supplier management for capital projects and operations.
EnergyOil and GasRenewable Energy
Responsibilities
Communicates across business stakeholders to align the strategic intent Contract and Procurement Strategy, sourcing strategy, and the business needs
Actively influences senior leaders to gain alignment and access to appropriate resources
Integrates other SCM resources into the development and delivery of the C&P Strategy
Develops and maintains the Capital Project Contract and Procurement Strategy papers
Project manages and reports SCM activities tied to the capital Project portfolio
Supports innovation and the introduction of changes considering internal and external market challenges
Develops and owns relationships with Engineering and Construction and Operations business partners and suppliers to align business needs, supplier capability, and drive performance and best practices
Maintains ownership of business relationships across the businesses
Assumes responsibility for a category-based contract portfolio discussion with various business partners
Develops Project and business-based cost models that align supplier costs to Project budgets
Collaborates with business partners to assure their way-of-working is compliant with company compliance, ethics, and delegated authorities
Leverages Cheniere’s scale to coordinate business needs with suppliers
Accountability for all SCM activity being delivered in support of the Capital Projects
Collaborates with other SCM team members to assure work is delivered with quality and on time
Provides current business requirements and incumbent supplier contract input to the development of comprehensive category strategies
Leverages category strategies to develop and implement sourcing and contracting which enable the strategy
Maintains ownership of category strategy implementation and maturity
Implements category strategies for delegated categories
Maintains supplier relationship performance based on category strategy expectations
Performs pre-qualification and qualification of new suppliers
Ensures all sourcing and contracting is compliant, timely and delivered with quality
Builds and designs requests for proposal to consider total cost models to understand value, operating costs, and supplier price impacts on existing budgets
Performs negotiations to establish contracts with qualified suppliers to secure quality services, materials, and equipment on time at optimum cost
Prepares bid evaluation and supplier award documentation for business partner approvals
Drafts, evaluates, negotiates, and executes various contract commercial structures
Ensures timely delivery of quality contracts in support of safe, reliable, and competitive operations
Maintains post contract award awareness of supplier activity to ensure supply of materials, equipment, and services to meet current and future needs
Hands over contracts to the Engineering and Construction and Operations contract owns for post award contract management
Ensures contractual records and documentation and contract correspondence maintained and logged into the appropriate systems
Works with Operations, Capital Projects and the SCM Delivery team to develop and implement the purchase of operational spares and inventory plans
Supports the Delivery Purchasing team in the creation of Contract Purchase Agreements (CPA’s) and Blanket Purchase Agreements (BPA’s) as appropriate
Supports the Delivery Purchasing team to establish transactional purchases against established contracts
Qualification
Required
Understanding of LNG, Electric Utility, pipeline or Oil & Gas experience
Understanding of capital project stage gate processes
Understand owner furnished equipment contracting in capital projects
Advanced knowledge of category management strategies, inventory management and purchasing
Demonstrated ability to manage cross-functional teams
Collaborative, teamwork approach with alignment with company values
Excellent communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management abilities
Strong organizational and problem-solving skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously
Advanced MS Office skills
Proficiency in ERP or similar procurement software and central contract management system
Bachelor's degree preferred. Equivalent combination of education, experience, and certifications may be considered in lieu of degree
Lead Specialist: Minimum of eight (8) years of relevant, progressive Supply Chain Management experience
Advisor: Minimum of ten (10+) years of relevant, progressive Supply Chain Management experience
SCM support associated with large Capital Projects
Thorough understanding of Capital Project stage gate processes
Owner furnished equipment sourcing, contracting, contract novation, and purchasing of capital equipment and spares
Any of the following spend and/or contracting activities: OEM Equipment (pumps, valves, compressors, etc.), Engineering Services, Technical Consulting Services, Construction Services, Engineering Procurement & Construction (EPC), Project Construction, Project Management, etc
Hands-on experience with sourcing, negotiation of general material and service contract provisions, commercial terms, and contract management
Hands-on experience with source-to-contract and purchase to pay systems i.e. Oracle, SAP, GEP, Coupa, JDE, etc
Benefits
Free parking
Metro ticket
Great IT (Information Technology) equipment and support
Good work life balance
Annual stock-grant program
Comprehensive compensation and benefits offerings
Company
Cheniere Energy, Inc.
Cheniere Energy, Inc.
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
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Public CompanyTotal Funding
$5.1B2025-06-25Post Ipo Debt· $1B
2024-05-08Post Ipo Debt· $1.2B
2024-03-05Post Ipo Debt· $1.5B
Leadership Team
Zach Davis
Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
Brandon Smith
Vice President and Chief Information Officer
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