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Energy Transfer, recognized by Forbes as one of America's best large employers, is dedicated to responsibly and safely delivering America’s energy.  We are driven to inspire our employees to create superior value for our customers, our investors, a sustainable future and giving back to the community where we have long-standing commitments to causes including MD Anderson Children’s Cancer Hospital, The Salvation Army, American Heart Association, Ronald McDonald House and many more. 

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Summary:

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Strategic Sourcing and Service Contract Manager to join our team. The ideal candidate will possess comprehensive knowledge and hands-on experience in service contract management, combined with a customer-centric approach, strategic thinking, meticulous attention to detail, strong interpersonal skills, and effective leadership capabilities to ensure the successful execution of strategic sourcing initiatives, service contracts and docs control contribute to the organization's overall success.

The role will also entail supervisory responsibilities, including, but not limited to, auditing direct reports' work to ensure strict adherence to bidding and contracting policies, ensuring analysts are minimizing risk to the Partnership, and bringing forward opportunities for process improvements and enhancements to implement. 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Manage and supervise a team of work offer analyst responsible for executing a high count of work offers (service contracts) and related invoices (document controls) and ensuring compliance with company. Manage and supervise a team of buyers focused on strategic sourcing initiatives for services and goods. Review and analyze trends with vendors or commodities to recommend to supply chain management additional savings opportunities. This includes gathering and analyzing data related to the utilization and spend of vendors for materials and services to identify opportunities to leverage ET’s buying power.   Responsible for ensuring all initiatives are completed in a timely manner. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to finalize service agreements and strategic initiatives with internal and external stakeholders when necessary. Conduct regular audits of analyst workloads to verify compliance with company policies to reduce audit findings and provide weekly reports of audit findings to upper management.  Lead and oversee the RFP process including, but not limited to, defining scope of initiative, identifying stakeholders, performing spend analysis, create an timeline and actionable items by initiatives, issuing the RFP process, lead supplier evaluations and final supplier selection in conjunction with stakeholder alignment. Establish various purchasing agreements as appropriate to enhance supplier relationships and mitigate supply chain risks. Negotiate contracts and agreements. Develop strategies for goods and services based on an understanding of market knowledge, business requirements and balance leveraging with competition. Review, monitor and analyze actual spend results compared to negotiated discounts with preferred vendors.  Manage rollout and training if applicable with all of Operations and Engineering and Construction departments to encourage use of discounts negotiated. Prepare and/or assist in research and preparation of requests for information, special projects and reports requested by Operations and Engineering, other departments and third parties. Build strong working relationships with internal customers to understand their requirements, drivers and timelines. Implement corrective actions and process improvements as necessary to enhance efficiency and mitigate risks. Cultivate relationships with internal and external stakeholders, serving as the primary point of contact for strategic sourcing and work offer/doc control related inquiries and concerns. Proactively address customer needs and expectations to ensure satisfaction and loyalty. Provide leadership and guidance to a team of analysts and foster a culture of accountability and continuous improvement. Work with leads to facilitate training sessions and/or refreshers to enhance team members' understanding of work offer and docs control processes and procedures and ensure a consistent approach to the work is done globally. Enforce bidding and contracting policies and procedures across the organization, promoting a culture of transparency and integrity. Manage multiple tasks simultaneously with changing priorities and deadlines. Be able to engage efficiently with individuals at all levels, including legal and executive management and vendors, professionally and courteously, regardless of the situation. Must be able to work with minimal supervision and be self-driven. Use proper time management and be able to deal with a high volume of data. Be a team player and work well with others. Adapt well to change.  Other duties as assigned by management. 

Requirements:

Education and/or Experience, Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job duty satisfactorily. The requirements for this position are listed below:

·         -Bachelor’s degree in business administration, Supply Chain Management, or a related field or knowledge gained through work experience. Advanced degree or certification (e.g., CPCM, CFCM) is a plus.

·         -Minimum of 8+ years of experience with emphasis on strategic sourcing related to goods and services, service agreements or contracts related to the construction and operation functions in the natural gas/crude oil industry preferred.

·         -Good working knowledge and experience in the creation and administration of service contracts, invoice processing, and SAP.

·         -Demonstrated proficiency in contract negotiation, drafting, and administration, with a keen eye for detail and accuracy.

·         -Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to effectively assess and mitigate contractual risks.

·         -Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with a customer service-oriented mindset and the ability to build rapport with internal and external stakeholders.

·         -Proven leadership capabilities, including experience supervising and mentoring team members to achieve collective goals.

·         -Familiar with applicable legal and contract terminology and conditions.

·         -Familiarity with construction and operations contractual terms and intent.

·         -General understanding and experience with contract management software, Veriforce, and applicable requirements, processes, and procedures. 

  Working Conditions:
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.
Usually, normal office working conditions. Must be able to remain in a stationary position 50% of the time due to prolonged periods of sitting or standing. Occasional overnight travel may be required. Occasional visits to industrial/manufacturing settings, which may include exposure to various materials and chemicals, as well as extreme temperature conditions and loud machinery, and require appropriate personal protective equipment.

An equal opportunity employer/disability/vet

Energy Transfer is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against qualified applicants on the basis of actual or perceived race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, pregnancy, veteran status, genetic information, citizenship status, or any other basis prohibited by law.

The nature and frequency of the above working conditions and requirements may vary depending on individual operational circumstances. Where feasible, the Partnership will make reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities to enable them to perform the essential functions of the job.

DISCLAIMER: The statements listed in this job posting, which are subject to change, are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so classified.