Contracts Advisor - Tullow Oil

Tullow is an independent energy company dedicated to building a better future through responsible oil and gas development in Africa, with producing assets in Ghana. We are committed to achieving Net Zero on our Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions by 2030. Our Shared Prosperity strategy ensures we deliver lasting socio-economic benefits to host nations by investing in local skills development, community partnerships and sustainable infrastructure.

At Tullow, our people are our greatest asset. We foster a value-led culture underpinned by Aim High, Own It and Be True, where continuous improvement, collaboration and inclusion are at the heart of everything we do.

The Opportunity

Tullow is offering an exciting opportunity within the Operational Procurement team. We are looking for a dynamic Contacts Advisor to join us on a Permanent basis, located at our office in Accra, Ghana.

Job Purpose

Support the Business Unit in meeting its objectives through relevant C&P (Contracts & Procurement) activity, including:

• Strategy: Development of contracting strategies, including their approvals, and implementation;
• Sourcing: Composition, issuance and management of Request for Information/Proposals/Quotations, bid evaluation and negotiation of terms and conditions and pricing, preparation of the recommendation to award documents (internal and external), and award of the final contract;
• Management: Post-award contract management, administration and reporting, including contractor performance management and for some areas strategic relationship management.

Key Roles And Responsibilities

Key Objectives

• Responsible to source and execute O&M (Operations & Maintenance), L&M (Logistics & Materials), Subsea contracts and the daily execution of associated procurement objectives and strategy;
• Serve as the C&P Subject Matter Expert for sourcing and contracting of assigned contracts.

Core Responsibilities

• Demand Planning / Concept / Strategy Development
• Review annual business plan to understand forward demand and document key findings, priorities and assumptions from anticipated spend and contracts portfolio;
• Analyse the business landscape, spend by sub-category and suppliers to feed into category strategy and identify value optimisation opportunities;
• Develop contract strategies and sourcing plans for assigned contracts with due consideration for EHS, technical, local content, pricing and commercial aspects.

Contracting / Sourcing / Tendering

• Develop and execute tenders, this includes tender requests, tender evaluation, negotiations and supplier due diligence, contract drafting and award of contracts;
• Incorporate Local Content requirements during sourcing events and ensure that the contracts meet the expected Local Content requirements;
• Secure contracts (drafting and development) and ensure proper storage of contracts and associated documentation in-line with company requirements.

Stakeholder Relationship Management

• Drive contracts management with end users to ensure that suppliers deliver their performance obligations and comply with the terms and conditions of the contract;
• Provide oversight and conduct contracts renewal and closure and communicate the updates with relevant stakeholders;
• Collaborate with and develop suppliers to create sustainable long-term relationships where applicable;
• Identify opportunities to create synergies across the business to obtain increased value from the overall procurement contract portfolio;
• Support internal and external audits where required;
• Serve as the C&P Subject Matter Expert for sourcing and contracting.

Capability Development and other areas

• Assist in the development and implementation of capability development initiatives to improve procurement outcomes;
• Actively support rollout of supply chain transformation initiatives (e.g., Contract Lifecycle Management and Supplier Management);
• Uphold and work within the company values and Code of Ethical Conduct Policy.

Experience

Experience & Education

• Proven experience in energy or extractive/heavy industry (ideally with exposure to O&M, L&M, Subsea) sourcing, contracting, negotiation, and contract management;
• Good understanding of complex supply chains operating across international boundaries with multiple source points for supply of equipment, materials, personnel and services;
• Good understanding of significant legal and commercial issues within supply chain;
• Proven experience of negotiating contracts (simple and complex);
• Working within a joint venture and/or production sharing environments typically found in the oil and gas industry;
• Awareness of oil and gas field development and production operations activities.

Academic Qualifications

• Degree qualification relevant to job description;
• Preference for additional SCM related qualification, e.g. CIPS, MBA.

Skills

• Formulating, evaluating and negotiating complex contracts;
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with diverse business drivers and variables;
• Ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously and often competing priorities;
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form and articulate and present solutions;
• Advanced English language and numeracy skills;
• High level of competency in MS Office Software (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).

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