• Application Deadline: Wed, 11 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMT
• Position: Senior Contracts Engineer / Senior Buyer



• Job Type Contract



• Qualification BA/BSc/HND



• Experience 7 years



• Location Lagos




• Job Field Engineering / Technical  , Procurement / Store-keeping / Supply Chain 
  
  

The Service holder ensures compliance - Ensure that all local contracts personnel under his/her supervision is in line with the company’s standardized norms and codes of conduct

• Ensure compliance of the purchasing process with all internal Company rules (including guide to
  
  conduct) and all applicable laws and regulation (JV rules, Country laws...)


• Ensure the application of COMPANY and/or affiliate General Terms and Conditions for purchase of equipment


• Ensure the good administration and filing of all the purchasing documents and ensure that all approvals, justifications, circulation forms etc... are filed in line with the applicable procedures.


• Ensure that all purchasing activities meet audit requirements in order to minimize any potential partner/audit claims or court actions.


• The Service holder liaises with other teams and participates to the processes and communication of the
  
  contracts entity by performing the following tasks - Work closely with the DUET counterpart to create the contracts dossier, maintain a clear definition of contractual responsibilities and discuss the agenda including:


• Preparation of contracts strategy


• Negotiation and analysis of commercial bids


• Preparation of recommendations to award in all Call for Tenders - Participate in the TGP CATMAN network


• Ensure that all insurance issues of company assets and personnel are dealt with


• Supervise and train contract engineers and Graduate contracts engineers


• Define the workload of his/her team


• Ensure the update of the contracts management tool


• Keep informed of best practices in contracts procedures in other entities and affiliates for improvement of contracts practices in his/her affiliate - Use frame agreements FALTC signed by headquarters.

The Service holder executes the following contracts activities - Prepare and maintain an up-to-date list of qualified contractors/suppliers/potential tenders/contracts

with updated information in order to perform market studies; analyze and assess all possible answers

from the market - Participate to the validation of the contracts strategy through: - Arranging and attending Contracts Committee Meetings - Pre-qualifying bidders - Contributes and ensures criteria for evaluation are apt - Creation of CFT commercial documents - Preparation and issuance of call for tender to contractors and suppliers on the bidders list

• Ensure the preparation and send out the dossiers of pre-consultation and Standard or Complex


• invitations to bid - Verify the alignment with HSE clauses, Company rules, Procedures, Instructions and applicable


• legislation when issuing all technical contracts and when drafting contractual and commercial terms and


• conditions - Verify the Terms & Conditions (standard, general and financial) - Participate in the establishment of the technical, contractual and commercial agreements of complex


• contracts - Conduct the Terms & Conditions bid analysis and negotiation - Conduct the commercial bid analysis and negotiation thereby creating a clear definition of


• responsibilities and documents together with the DUET - Participate in Recommendation to award (RTA) through contract committee/DOA and award validation


• where he/she evaluates RTAs - Handle the approval from authorities and partners, clarification of rights and obligation of signing


• parties and the signature process of formal documents - Ensures that own contracts are created and managed in UNISUP and AGORA, ensure effective use of


• tools and systems (Ariba, NIPEX, REX+, AGORA) for optimum productivity. - Ensure the handover of contracts to the Métier Partner - Assist the head of contracts in the settlement of claims and lawsuits, in relation with the Juridical,


• Insurance, Finance and TGP Directors by proposing strategies and actions and participating to the


• negotiations - Monitor contractor’s performance with Duet, promoting and attending service quality meetings, claims,


• amendments and contract renewal discussions with contractor and manage and maintain a network


• with Stakeholders such as NAPIMS, NCD, Department of Petroleum Resources, etc.


• The Service holder executes the following purchasing activities - Handles Purchases in the Lab Office designated to him through PR assignment - Analysis all Purchase Requisitions for adequate material specification, budget authorizations and cost


• centres to which the purchases are being charged - Reviews all PRs assigned, Group requisitions to reduce process costs, compile tender packages and


• organize call for tender / request for quotation, ensure the use of e- sourcing tools - Answer to tenderers requests for clarification - Study, compare and evaluate offers in order to have the most economical and contractual advantageous


• conditions - To optimize by all means possible by bringing his professional experience to bear, Purchases with emphasis


• on making Savings for the Company - Pay attention to TUCN General Conditions and terms of purchase to ensure the Company is not exposed to


• legal liabilities. - Organize and lead negotiations with suppliers associated with award and performance of POs - Issue RTAs in Duet with Métier Partners - Where applicable to clearly state in purchase orders QA/QC requirements (in the form of Mill/Test


• Certificates, MSDS, other certificates). - Ensure the follow-up of purchase orders until complete reception and payment


• Ensure rapid and correct validation of PO’s


• Ensure reception of acknowledgement of receipt for PO’s from suppliers


• Ensure Suppliers’ deliveries on time


• Follow-up of goods receipt until affiliate’s central warehouse.


• Negotiate and solve all changes leading to amendment from Métier Partners or suppliers/contractors

Clarify discrepancies between material received and orders, if any with suppliers

Input all purchase data in SAP.

ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Ensure 100% compliance to COMPANY rules, SOX and local rules


• Ensures the establishment of suitable lists of potential bidders in accordance with vendor management policies and procedures to obtain good value for money.


• Ensures contracts are drafted in accordance with approved model which reflect to company’s ethic policy, procedure thereby minimizing company’s exposure to risk.


• Contributes during negotiation either for dispute resolution and claim settlement or for generation of saving.


• Mentors Contracts Engineers, Buyers, Contracts Administrators

Job Requirement

• A degree in Engineering, Management or Social Sciences (preferably Supply Chain)


• Membership of relevant professional bodies in the Supply Chain and in Operational functions will be an added advantage.


• 7years work experience (preferably in Oil and Gas Industry) of which 3 should be in contract administration.


• Demonstrable general knowledge and understanding of commercial, legal and insurance issues affecting the company in general.


• Good command of English language and excellent communication skills.