Category Specialist, Maintenance & Construction

Houston, MS - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 8 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Chevron is accepting online applications for the position of Category Specialist Maintenance & Constructionthrough April 15th 11:59 PM.

Responsibilities for this position may include but are not limited to:

Works with business partners to define procurement and category strategies based on market insights and demand forecasts.
Develops and executes category plans leads strategic sourcing and manages supplier relationships to improve service outcomes and deliver the lowest total cost of ownership (TCO).
Category management segments spend into related products and services to enable better planning standardization and value delivery.
Supports a wide range of DMC internal customers and may lead functional projects with infrequent supervision building deep expertise in the work function.
Partner with Maintenance Operations and Construction stakeholders to understand demand criticality and service requirements across the Maintenance & Construction category.
Lead competitive performance initiatives to improve cost competitiveness and service performance across the category.
Conduct market analysis and supplier intelligence to identify trends cost drivers risks and opportunities incorporate insights into category and sourcing strategies.
Develop and maintain category plans that define strategy sourcing pipeline supplier segmentation contracting approach and value delivery targets (cost reliability service innovation etc.).
Lead end-to-end strategic sourcing events (RFx development bid evaluation negotiations award recommendations) in alignment with governance requirements and business needs.
Develop negotiate and manage commercial agreements to optimize total cost of ownership (TCO) and manage contract risk in partnership with Legal and other functions.
Drive continuous improvement initiatives with suppliers and internal stakeholders.
Identify and implement standardization to reduce complexity and improve compliance.
Support operational execution by resolving supplier or contract issues ensuring continuity of supply/services and escalating risks as needed.
Track and report value delivery (e.g. savings cost avoidance performance improvements etc.)

Required Qualifications:

Bachelors degree in Supply Chain Engineering Business or a related field.
Proficiency in sourcing/procurement and supply chain fundamentals with working knowledge of refinery/plant maintenance and construction categories (e.g. craft labor mechanical scaffolding/insulation/painting civil/structural).
Strong analytical negotiation and problem-solving skills to drive category strategy total cost of ownership supplier/contractor performance and supply risk mitigation in a refinery/plant environment with rigorous safety and compliance requirements.

Preferred Qualifications:

Masters degree in supply chain Engineering Construction Management or an MBA.
Experience in category management supporting refinery/plant operations including maintenance services construction services and turnarounds/shutdowns/outages.
Knowledge of contracting for refinery/plant services (e.g. MSA/SOW turnaround scope packaging unit rates/T&M SLAs/KPIs change orders) and contractor performance management aligned to site safety requirements.
Experience with ERP/eSourcing/procurement platforms and plant systems (e.g. SAP SMART by GEP) including PO execution catalogs contract compliance and spend analytics; continuous improvement experience (Lean/Six Sigma) is a plus

Relocation Options:

Relocationmay beconsidered within Chevron parameters.

International Considerations:

Expatriate assignmentswill not be considered.

Chevron regrets that it is unable to sponsor employment Visas or consider individuals on time-limited Visa status for this position

U.S. Regulatory notice:

Chevron is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religious creed sex (including pregnancy) sexual orientation gender identity gender expression national origin or ancestry age mental or physical disability medical condition reproductive health decision-making military or veteran status political preference marital status citizenship genetic information or other characteristics protected by applicable law.

We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities. If you need assistance or an accommodation please email us at .

Chevron participates in E-Verify in certain locations as required by law.

Required Experience:

Chevron is accepting online applications for the position of Category Specialist Maintenance & Constructionthrough April 15th 11:59 PM.Responsibilities for this position may include but are not limited to:Works with business partners to define procurement and category strategies based on market insi...

Chevron is accepting online applications for the position of Category Specialist Maintenance & Constructionthrough April 15th 11:59 PM.

Responsibilities for this position may include but are not limited to:

Works with business partners to define procurement and category strategies based on market insights and demand forecasts.
Develops and executes category plans leads strategic sourcing and manages supplier relationships to improve service outcomes and deliver the lowest total cost of ownership (TCO).
Category management segments spend into related products and services to enable better planning standardization and value delivery.
Supports a wide range of DMC internal customers and may lead functional projects with infrequent supervision building deep expertise in the work function.
Partner with Maintenance Operations and Construction stakeholders to understand demand criticality and service requirements across the Maintenance & Construction category.
Lead competitive performance initiatives to improve cost competitiveness and service performance across the category.
Conduct market analysis and supplier intelligence to identify trends cost drivers risks and opportunities incorporate insights into category and sourcing strategies.
Develop and maintain category plans that define strategy sourcing pipeline supplier segmentation contracting approach and value delivery targets (cost reliability service innovation etc.).
Lead end-to-end strategic sourcing events (RFx development bid evaluation negotiations award recommendations) in alignment with governance requirements and business needs.
Develop negotiate and manage commercial agreements to optimize total cost of ownership (TCO) and manage contract risk in partnership with Legal and other functions.
Drive continuous improvement initiatives with suppliers and internal stakeholders.
Identify and implement standardization to reduce complexity and improve compliance.
Support operational execution by resolving supplier or contract issues ensuring continuity of supply/services and escalating risks as needed.
Track and report value delivery (e.g. savings cost avoidance performance improvements etc.)

Required Qualifications:

Bachelors degree in Supply Chain Engineering Business or a related field.
Proficiency in sourcing/procurement and supply chain fundamentals with working knowledge of refinery/plant maintenance and construction categories (e.g. craft labor mechanical scaffolding/insulation/painting civil/structural).
Strong analytical negotiation and problem-solving skills to drive category strategy total cost of ownership supplier/contractor performance and supply risk mitigation in a refinery/plant environment with rigorous safety and compliance requirements.

Preferred Qualifications:

Masters degree in supply chain Engineering Construction Management or an MBA.
Experience in category management supporting refinery/plant operations including maintenance services construction services and turnarounds/shutdowns/outages.
Knowledge of contracting for refinery/plant services (e.g. MSA/SOW turnaround scope packaging unit rates/T&M SLAs/KPIs change orders) and contractor performance management aligned to site safety requirements.
Experience with ERP/eSourcing/procurement platforms and plant systems (e.g. SAP SMART by GEP) including PO execution catalogs contract compliance and spend analytics; continuous improvement experience (Lean/Six Sigma) is a plus

Relocation Options:

Relocationmay beconsidered within Chevron parameters.

International Considerations:

Expatriate assignmentswill not be considered.

Chevron regrets that it is unable to sponsor employment Visas or consider individuals on time-limited Visa status for this position

U.S. Regulatory notice:

We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities. If you need assistance or an accommodation please email us at .

Chevron participates in E-Verify in certain locations as required by law.

Required Experience:

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