Procurement Category Manager - Unconventional Wells

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What role you will play in our team

• The Category Manager for Unconventional Wells has overall responsibility to drive value and efficiency and expand market advantage via end-to-end category management (from strategy to implementation), while ensuring operational integrity and people development
• This role supports the Wells Procurement portfolio for our Unconventional Wells business in North America, with potential focus areas including Drilling Services, Completions / Workover, and Proppant
• The job is located at ExxonMobil's campus in Spring, TX (north Houston)

What you will do

• Provide category and commercial guidance to Contract Leads within the Wells category family
• Represent Procurement in category networks and maintain Category Planning knowledge sites
• Translate business strategies into commercial acquisitions strategies that deliver business value
• Responsible for developing and stewarding category-specific business value and cost savings plans
• Ensure category strategy penetration into various agreements and broader procurement plans via templates and tools (e.g. bid evaluation, scope of work, compensation tables, agreement action plans, ERP implementation, etc.)
• Develop and sustain business and category expertise for all category network participants
• Communicate category strategies to Contract Leads, Contract Managers, Procurement Managers, Business Line Representatives, and Procurement process owners
• Support development and execution of Procurement Plans in coordination with Senior Procurement management
• Ensure category terms and conditions and processes are fit-for-purpose
• Review and endorse process documents (Procurement Plans, Agreement Awards, Bid Evaluations, etc.)
• Lead or support key supplier relationship engagements and participate in operational business reviews
• Provide performance input, mentoring, and performance feedback for intra-category Contract Leads
• Support Contract Leads in T&C and commercial terms negotiations

About you

Skills and Qualifications

• Procurement / commercial functional expertise
• Experience / familiarity with the Oil & Gas, Drilling and Completions business
• Demonstrated ability to identify, capture and apply industry leading information
• Ability to identify and incorporate new information or insights to create opportunities
• Leadership skills / Communication skills
• Analytical skills / understanding of total system cost concept
• Proven ability to advocate and influence at all levels of the organization
• Strategic thinking and relevant Supplier Relationship Management experience
• Interpersonal skills; ability to lead virtual teams
• Ability to demonstrate a sense of urgency and personal ownership
• BS in Engineering, Supply Chain, or other applicable business degree

Preferred Qualifications/ Experience

• 10 years Oil and Gas Industry Procurement experience
• International business experience
• Effective negotiation, advocacy and influencing skills, including terms and conditions negotiations
• Experience with Purchase-to-Pay process
• Experience with procurement methods including RFIs, competitive bids, auctions
• Proven project planning and execution skills
• Experience using Enterprise Resource Planning systems
• Demonstrated Continuous Improvement approach to business processes

Your benefits

An ExxonMobil career is one designed to last. Our commitment to you runs deep: our employees grow personally and professionally, with benefits built on our core categories of health, security, finance, and life.

We offer you:

• Pension Plan: Enrollment is automatic and at no cost to you. The basic benefit is a monthly annuity to be paid to you in retirement for the rest of your life
• Savings Plan: You can contribute between 6% and 20% of your pay and are encouraged to enroll right away. If you contribute at least 6% to your savings plan, the Company will contribute a 7% match
• Workplace Flexibility: We have several programs such as "Flex your Day", providing ad-hoc flexibility around when and where you work, as well as longer-term programs such as leaves of absence and part-time work
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans
• Culture of Health: Programs and resources to support your wellbeing
• Employee Health Advisory Program: Provides confidential professional counseling for you and your family, including tools and resources promoting mental health and resiliency at no additional cost to you
• Disability Plan: Income replacement for when you cannot work due to illness or injury occurring on or off the job. Enrollment is automatic and at no cost to you

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Please note benefits may be changed from time to time without notice, subject to applicable law.

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