Position Summary
The Contract Analyst will support the development, negotiation, execution, and administration of master service agreements, supply and goods agreements, long-term service and maintenance agreements, professional/engineering services agreements, amendments, and other strategic supplier agreements for an oil and gas/midstream organization.
The role partners with Supply Chain, Category Management, Legal, Risk, Safety, Insurance, business stakeholders, and suppliers to ensure the appropriate contracting approach is used and agreements are negotiated and executed efficiently.
Key Responsibilities
Draft, review, negotiate, and administer master service, supply/goods, long-term service/maintenance, and other commercial agreements.
Review scopes of work and business requirements to determine the appropriate contracting approach based on risk, complexity, spend, and nature of the work.
Review supplier redlines, lead negotiations within established guidelines, and coordinate Legal, Risk, Insurance, Safety, and other subject-matter reviews as needed.
Support long-term and strategic supplier agreements, including multi-year pricing, escalation provisions, performance requirements, warranties, service levels, renewals, and termination provisions.
Coordinate supplier readiness requirements, including insurance, contractor safety, and other compliance activities.
Ensure agreements are properly executed, documented, and appropriately connected to purchase orders, statements/scopes of work, work orders, or other releases.
Manage amendments, renewals, expirations, and other contract lifecycle activities.
Maintain accurate contract records and status within applicable contract and procurement systems.
Identify opportunities to improve contract templates, negotiation practices, cycle time, and contracting processes.
Qualifications
Bachelor's degree or equivalent relevant experience.
5+ years of experience in contracts, procurement, supply chain, or commercial contract management preferred.
Experience drafting, reviewing, and negotiating commercial agreements.
Experience with master/framework agreements, service contracts, supply agreements, equipment or maintenance agreements, or other long-term commercial agreements strongly preferred.
Oil and gas, midstream, pipeline, construction, energy, or other asset-intensive industry experience preferred.
Working knowledge of commercial terms involving liability, indemnity, insurance, warranties, pricing, escalation, termination, and payment.
Strong negotiation, communication, organization, and stakeholder-management skills.
Experience with contract lifecycle management and procurement platforms such as Icertis and Oracle is preferred.
