Contracts Lead or Manager - Chemical Products

ExxonMobil’s affiliates in India

ExxonMobil’s affiliates have offices in India in Bengaluru, Mumbai and the National Capital Region. 

ExxonMobil’s affiliates in India supporting the Product Solutions business engage in the marketing, sales and distribution of performance as well as specialty products across chemicals and lubricants businesses. The India planning teams are also embedded with global business units for business planning and analytics.

ExxonMobil’s LNG affiliate in India supporting the upstream business provides consultant services for other ExxonMobil upstream affiliates and conducts LNG market-development activities.

The Global Business Center - Technology Center provides a range of technical and business support services for ExxonMobil’s operations around the globe.

ExxonMobil strives to make a positive contribution to the communities where we operate and its affiliates support a range of education, health and community-building programs in India. Read more about our Corporate Responsibility Framework.

To know more about ExxonMobil in India, visit ExxonMobil India and the Energy Factor India.

What role you will play in our team

• Procurement of Chemicals, Catalysts & Industrial gases for Refineries & Petrochemical Complexes - Drive value, efficiency and expanded market advantage (while maintaining operational integrity) via supplier negotiations, execution of competitive bids, development of new agreements as well managing a portfolio of existing agreements, consistent with defined Category Strategies.

What you will do

• Develop and maintain portfolio of agreements within a category.
• Support Category Manager with implementation of Category strategic and commercial guidance
• Provide portfolio specific market intelligence to Category Specialist and other Contracts Lead and Managers
• Steward tactical Client relationship for key portfolio activities
• Supplier relationship management   
• Identify Value Generation and agreement rationalization opportunities within the portfolio. 
• Ensure transactional efficiency of agreements (SAP friendly)
• Active contribution in Category networks 
• Support Procurement Associates work at other sites / regions as will be agreed
• Negotiate contracts/managing portfolio of agreements and interacting commercially with suppliers
• Proactively respond to security of supply issues/concerns within the portfolio 
   

About you

Skills and Qualifications:

• Bachelors in B.E / B.Tech or M.E/ M.tech in Chemical, Mechanical (non IT) or M.Sc in Chemistry with minimum 60% and above.  
• Minimum 5 years of experience in responsible roles in Quality Management and coordination of quality surveillance / inspection activities for projects in the Oil and Gas Industry.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in Procurement roles, handling Lubricant Additives, Base Oil etc. 
• Strong proficiencies in Negotiation and Influencing, Commercial Relationship mgt., and Technical/analytical skills.
• Experience in the field of processed chemicals and catalysts, reclamation and regeneration of catalysts used in refineries and chemical plant Procurement process expertise.
• OR Experience in Procurement of Industrial Gases.
• Analytical skills / knowledge of TSC - Total Systems Cost/ TCO - Total Cost of Ownership principles.
• General industry and global market knowledge.
• Effective negotiation, advocacy and influencing skills.
• Knowledge of PTP process including ERP systems.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to work across different cultures and organizations.
• Fast learner, results/customer oriented.

Preferences/Qualifications:

• Mainly with experience in Procurement of Industrial Gases, Chemicals & Catalysts used in Refineries / Petrochemicals Plants / Fertilizer Plants/ big Chemical Industries etc.

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: 

• Competitive compensation 

• Medical plans, maternity leave and benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment benefits 

• Retirement benefits 

• Global networking & cross-functional opportunities

• Annual vacations & holidays

• Day care assistance program

• Training and development program

• Tuition assistance program

• Workplace flexibility policy

• Relocation program

• Transportation facility

Please note benefits may change from time to time without notice, subject to applicable laws. The benefits programs are based on the Company’s eligibility guidelines. 

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