Supply Chain Specialist

At Motiva, our employees' energy, passion, and dedication to excellence are what make us who we are and what allows us to generate energy that makes a house a home, gets us from point A to point B, and enables our health and wellbeing. We invest in every aspect of our employees' lives because, at Motiva, our people matter.



Headquartered in Houston, Texas, Motiva refines, distributes and markets petroleum products throughout the Americas. The company's Port Arthur Manufacturing Complex in Port Arthur, TX, is comprised of North America's largest refinery with a total throughput of 720,000 barrels per day, the largest base oil plant in the western hemisphere, and an integrated chemical plant. Under exclusive long-term brand licenses with Shell and Phillips 66 (for the 76® brand), Motiva's commercial operations supply more than 12 billion gallons of fuel to customers annually. Motiva is wholly owned by Aramco, one of the world's largest integrated energy and chemicals companies.



Position Overview:

The Supply Chain (SC) Specialist is responsible for developing and leading sourcing activities for assigned projects and initiatives. The role will drive strategic direction, ensuring cross-functional alignment within the Motiva structure. This is an individual contributor role in a fast-paced manufacturing environment and will report to the SC Team Lead.



Responsibilities:

• Work with internal stakeholders, external third parties, and the SC team to continuously improve value delivery through the Motiva SC Framework
  
• Ensure SC is perceived as a positive and value-adding partner to Motiva's Port Arthur Manufacturing Complex
  
• Actively engage with key stakeholders from different business units to gather requirements and specifications to incorporate into sourcing strategies, supplier selections and decisions
  

• Develop and implement sourcing strategies for assigned categories (materials and services) designed to support business needs
  
• Perform purchasing activities in compliance with procurement standards, controls, and ethical business practices
  

• Develop and maintain on-going relationships with relevant stakeholders to influence, shape and support key business initiatives
  
• Continuously seek out and identify ways of taking out cost to meet individual and team targets and work with stakeholders to optimize spending
  
• Negotiate key commercial terms and conditions, including equipment and labor rates
  
• Analyze RFx packages and make key stakeholders aware of risks
  
• Liaise with Legal and Risk Management staff as required to ensure contractual terms and conditions are acceptable and serve to minimize risk
  
• Communicate with contractors as focal point for issue resolution
  

Experience and Qualifications:

Required Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, or a related technical or commercial field.
  
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in procurement, supply chain, commercial negotiations, contract development, contract management or related field
  
• Available to work extended hours to support turnaround activities
  
• Able to build relationships with internal and external business partners
  
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  
• Capacity to manage concurrent projects in an extremely organized manner
  
• Strategic thinking skills with ability to analyze and simplify large data sets
  

Preferred Education and Experience:

• Knowledge of sourcing and contracting processes and procedures
  
• Manufacturing experience