Analyst, Sourcing and Contracts - Procurement

Venture Global LNG • Houston, TX

21d • Onsite

About The Position

Venture Global LNG (“Venture Global”) is a long-term, low-cost provider of American-produced liquefied natural gas. The company’s 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 qualified applicants for the position: Analyst, Sourcing and Contracts - Procurement. Located: Houston. Summary: We are seeking an Analyst, Sourcing and Contracts to join us within the Procurement function in Houston. This person is responsible and accountable for the sourcing of third-party goods and services for Venture Global LNG.

Requirements

• Foundational understanding of commercial terms common to third party procurement and contracting.
• Ability to build relationships and engage with stakeholders across the organization, with a collaborative, service- oriented approach.
• Good instincts and ability to learn to develop 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.
• Conceptual understanding of the role of procurement, contracting, and suppliers in an industrial business operation.
• Ability to work collaboratively with other teammates and other functions.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with SAP, E-Procurement platforms, and digital B2P/P2P electronic and automated payment platforms is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Conducts RFx and bidding processes minimizing risk and maximizing value in terms of quality, delivery and cost.
• Assists in the negotiation of simple and complex Purchasing Contracts, with support of procurement and legal teams.
• Learns and employs sourcing best practices to efficiently and effectively lead initiative and project teams.
• Assists stakeholders in scope of work development.
• Creates spend analyses and tools in order to support sourcing initiatives, inform strategic sourcing plans, and drive improved forecasting.
• Collaborates with Asset-level Procurement staff to deliver sourcing initiatives.
• Effectively communicates with and maintains relationships with internal stakeholders, identifying inefficiencies, process deviations, and strategy deviations 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.
• Aggregates and visualizes data and identifies trends and opportunities to find areas for improved cost savings and best-in-class supplier performance.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level