What are you going to do

The Job holder leads and organizes the Drilling Wells and Logistics activities of Contracts and Procurement entity by performing the following tasks:

  • Assist the Partner entities for all Contracts and Procurement activities
  • Organize and control the Contracts and Procurement function on a daily basis
  • Supervises and ensure that the strategy is appropriate, transparent and justified for subjects to be presented to the Contracts Committees
  • Lead the drive on cost optimization and reduction through usage of Market intelligence information, suppliers' qualifications & evaluations, Cost Models, target prices, etc.
  • Establish and promote continuous improvement of Contracts and Procurement practices, procedures & reference documentation - Lead Duet/Triplet meetings with partner entities and technical managers
  • Coordinate the workload within the entire Contracts and Procurement workforce
  • Manage the DW Contracts and Procurement team in cooperation with the Partners entities, respecting the C&P system of reference, the local constraints, and the eventual « synergy » action plans defined by TEPMA1
  • Ensure the maintenance of the necessary level of competencies for the realization of the Contracts and Procurement activities
  • Ensures the involvement of CATMAN for all Contracts and Procurement activities for which a category exist
  • Ensure the communication of good practices and lessons learned to TEPMA1 on contractual matters - Participate in the job specification, competence assessment & recruitment processes for personnel The job holder manages the D&W activities:
  • Participate in anticipation of the needs of partner entities through the creation of the procurement planning
  • Supervises the establishment of the technical contracts, directly participate to the most complex contracts and purchase orders - Manage the contracts processes correctly
  • Carries out contracting and procurement process in accordance with TEPMA1's rules and procedures
  • Receive, control and manage proper distribution to Procurement team of all Purchase Requisitions (PRs) for Materials coming from all other entities of TEPMA1
  • Ensures effective use of tools and systems for optimum productivity
  • Maintains a log of all savings generated for Contracts and Procurement in own domain and obtains validation of such savings - Validate or ensure validation of all the contractual documents and formal letters issues by Contracts and Procurement entity - Verify the operation, utilization and updating of supplier's database
  • Conduct selective contractual audits in order to guarantee the performance of contractual terms and conditions
  • Intervene in the settlement of lawsuits, in relation with the Juridical, Insurance, Finance by proposing strategies and actions and by participating to the negotiations
  • Define and monitor KPIs to ensure improvement of efficiencies
  • Keep local content of the contract's templates (General conditions, particular conditions) up-to-date, and adapt international versions to local requirements
  • Ensure global reporting of DW Contract and Procurement activity to the C&P management - Define, adopt and monitor adapted Contracting and Procurement strategies (by categories, etc…)

Essential skills and knowledge 

  • C&P competencies
  • Advanced Contracts and Procurement Technical Competencies required
  • Basic or intermediate on other technical competencies
  • C&P tools advanced certification required
  • Qualification and background
  • Diploma:
  • International Experience Required:
  • Professional experience: 10-15 years with excellent knowledge of the Supply Chain
  • Understanding of core operational activities (Project Management, Exploration, Drilling, Engineering, Field Ops)

What we offer

12 Month renewable contract

Based in Pau, France

Closing: October 12, 2025

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Vacancy reference: CR-264849

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