Specialist, Contracts & Procurement (Ref ID: 520)

About Nextdecade Corporation
NextDecade Corporation is an energy company accelerating the path to a net-zero future. Leading innovation in more sustainable LNG and carbon capture solutions, NextDecade is committed to providing the world access to cleaner energy. Through our subsidiaries Rio Grande LNG and NEXT Carbon Solutions, we are developing a 27 MTPA LNG export facility in South Texas and have proposed a carbon capture and storage project at the site. We remain committed to advancing and lowering the cost of utilizing carbon capture and storage and helping companies reduce their facility emissions and achieving their clean energy goals.. NextDecade’s common stock is listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market under the symbol “NEXT.” NextDecade is headquartered in Houston, Texas. For more information, please visit www.next-decade.com.

Summary Of The Role
Reporting to the Sr. Manager, Contracts & Procurement (C&P) for Rio Grande LNG, the Specialist, Contracts & Procurement will be responsible for supporting implementation and administration of the newly created company procurement function with focus on support of the Rio Grande LNG facility. The role requires a strategic mindset, technical ability to implement, administer and oversee newly developed C&P policies and guidelines and the ability to ensure that contracted goods and services meet required commercial and business objectives and performance standards. The role will perform procurement activities through highly complex professional work, including working with technical specifications, assessing markets, qualifying bidders, bid request preparation, bid evaluation and recommendation for award, procurement process quality assurance, and execution of contract awards in collaboration with NextDecade legal, technical, operations and commercial teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Implementation and adherence to company C&P policies, procedures, and processes
• Championing within the company adoption and adherence of new C&P processes
• Reviewing and attentively monitoring and enforcing company compliance of C&P procedures while continuously seeking to optimize and make improvements
• Targeting optimization of total commitments against company’s C&P plan
• Maximizing commercial benefit from company commitments
• Always protecting and enhancing the company’s reputation and conducting activities in compliance with approved policies and procedures
• Always protecting and enhancing the company’s supply chain relationships through proactive relationship management, ensuring transparency and evidencing at all times adherence to the highest ethical standards
• Help develop strategic procurement plans across the company’s businesses, including identification of leveraging contractor and supplier synergies
• Facilitating the company successfully securing required goods and services
• Maintaining day-to-day relations with company stakeholders related to procurement demands
• Supporting C&P negotiations of pricing, payment terms and delivery schedules
• Understanding the category plan and prioritizing accordingly for critical procurement activities
• Supporting the overage, shortage, or damage process
• Analysis of alternative procurement strategies, including logistics
• Developing and maintaining a procurement compliance log and providing weekly and monthly KPI reports
• Minimal travel expected, mostly to the Rio Grande LNG facility, located in Brownsville, TX
  
  
  
  
  

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain, Industrial Engineering, or related field, or significant experience in procurement processes of large facility operations
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in strategic sourcing and procurement across a broad set of categories and within a complex corporate environment, as well as project, program, and account management
• Experience working within SAP (experience in SAP deployment is a plus)
• Ability to follow compliance with, policies and procedures for all procurement activities
• Knowledge of supply risk minimization and mitigation
• Ability to practice preservation and enhancement of company’s reputation
• Excellent communication and people skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret data and make strategic recommendations
• Works well in dynamic team environment with matrixed objectives
• Knowledge of industry trends, market dynamics, and supplier behavior
• Strategic thinking and problem-solving abilities
• Effective time management
• Adaptability to manage changes in work environment, adhering to updated deadlines or unexpected delays
  
  
  
  
  

PREFERRED REQUIREMENTS:

• Knowledge of SAP PTP and MM modules, S4/HANA
• Knowledge of procurement budgets, compliance, and supplier monitoring
• Experience with negotiation, communication, and people skills
• Knowledge of contract law and procurement principles
• Knowledge of contract management and procurement software
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and other data analysis tools
• Knowledge of maintenance and optimization of effective, efficient and compliant procurement processes
• LNG or energy industry related experience
  
  
  
  
  

Work Environment

This position operates in a professional office environment with occasional work within or outside of a complex construction environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers/fax, filing cabinets, etc.This is primarily a sedentary role; however, the incumbent must be able to stand and/or sit continuously to perform all essential job functions for a full shift.

Able to meet the following physical demands of the job, with or without reasonable accommodations:

• Ability to lift up to 20 lbs. as required in order to lift files, boxes and office equipment as necessary
• Ability to lift files, open filing cabinets and bending, standing on a stool, or climbing as necessary to perform these functions
• While performing the duties of this role, the incumbent may be required to talk or hear
• The incumbent is required to stand, walk, use hands to handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms
• Ability to move throughout all areas of each office/site location and facilities
• Able to wear all necessary PPE equipment to perform job functions
  
  
  
  
  

Other Duties
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

• In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification document form upon hire
  
  
  
  
  

NEXTDECADE VALUES

• Safety – We make safety a priority. Everything we do relies on the safety of our people and the communities around us
• Integrity – We do the right thing, and are open, ethical, and fair. We hold ourselves to the highest standards in all that we do
• Honesty – We value truth and honesty in ourselves and others. We honor our commitments and take responsibility for our actions
• Respect – We listen, and respect people, the environment, and the communities in which we live and work
• Transparency – Transparency builds trust. We promote open communication with our people, our customers, and all our stakeholders
• Diversity – We value diversity of people and thought. It takes people with different strengths, ideas, and cultural backgrounds to make our company succeed
  
  
  
  
  

NextDecadeprovides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. NextDecadecomplies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities.