Company Overview:
Shell Mobility & Convenience proudly operates over 200 Timewise convenience stores and Shell gas stations in Texas and New Mexico. Our friendly team provides great customer service while supporting our employees with growth opportunities. Shell Mobility & Convenience is based in Houston, Texas and became part of the Shell Group in 2022. Join our friendly and hard-working Timewise family!
Job Summary
The Contracts & Procurement Manager is responsible for developing and executing strategic sourcing and contracting activities that deliver value, mitigate risk, and support business objectives. This role partners closely with business stakeholders to develop fit-for-purpose contracting strategies, lead competitive tendering and sourcing events, negotiate commercial agreements, and drive continuous improvement across the requisition-to-pay (R2P) process.
The successful candidate will bring extensive commercial contracting expertise, strong negotiation capabilities, and a continuous improvement mindset to enhance procurement efficiency, governance, and supplier performance. The role also leads and develops a team of procurement professionals, fostering a high-performance culture focused on collaboration, accountability, and business partnership.
Key Responsibilities
- Strategic Contracting & Category Management: Partner with the business to develop category and supplier strategies that optimize cost, quality, service, risk, and long-term value.
- Tendering & Sourcing Leadership: Lead end-to-end sourcing activities, including market analysis, Request for Information (RFI), Request for Proposal (RFP), bid evaluations, supplier selection & contract award recommendations
- Contract Negotiation & Management: Lead negotiations of complex commercial agreements with suppliers and service providers that appropriately balance risk and commercial value. Partner with Legal, Finance, Operations, and other stakeholders to ensure contractual compliance and governance.
- Procurement Operations & Process Excellence: Drive continuous improvement initiatives across the requisition-to-pay (R2P) process to improve efficiency, control, and user experience. Champion procurement process automation and digital transformation initiatives. Maintain procurement policies, procedures, governance frameworks, and controls.
- Compliance: Ensure compliance with internal controls, delegated authorities, procurement policies, and applicable regulatory requirements.
- Supplier Relationship Management: Lead supplier performance reviews and business reviews driving performance and continuous improvement initiatives.
Leadership & Team Development
- Lead, mentor, and develop a team of two procurement professionals.
- Establish clear performance expectations, development plans, and objectives.
- Foster a collaborative, customer-focused, and results-oriented culture.
- Support talent development, succession planning, and knowledge sharing within the procurement function.
Qualifications
Education
- Bachelor's degree: Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Finance, Law, or a related discipline.
- MBA preferred but not required.
- Professional procurement certification preferred but not required (CPSM, CPSD, CIPS, ISM, or equivalent).
Experience
- Minimum of 10 years of progressive procurement, sourcing, and commercial contracting experience.
- Demonstrated experience developing and executing complex contracting and sourcing strategies & negotiations
- Previous people leadership experience preferred.
- Experience designing and/or implementing procurement systems, workflow automation, and process improvement initiatives.
Key Skills & Competencies
- Commercial & Technical Skills: Strategic sourcing, life cycle contract management, commercial negotiation, analytics, requisition-to-pay (R2P) processes & governance, procurement systems & automation
- Leadership Skills: Team leadership, coaching & mentoring, stakeholder management, cross-functional collaboration, influencing, problem solving, decision making
- Personal Attributes: Strong commercial acumen and business judgment, results-oriented with a focus on value creation, ability to influence at all organizational levels, highly organized with strong attention to detail, continuous improvement mindset, strong integrity and commitment to governance and compliance, team mindset
Reporting Relationship: Chief Financial Officer
Direct Reports: 2 Procurement Professionals
Location: Houston, TX
Travel: Up to 15% as required
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Finance, Law, Engineering, or related discipline
- Minimum of 10 years of progressive procurement, sourcing, and commercial contracting experience
- Demonstrated experience developing and executing complex contracting and sourcing strategies
- Proven track record leading competitive tendering events (RFI/RFP/RFQ) and commercial negotiations
- Experience managing supplier relationships and contract portfolios, including contract lifecycle management
- Procurement certification (CPSM, CPSD, CIPS, ISM, or equivalent)
- Previous people leadership experience (managing procurement professionals)
- Experience implementing procurement systems, workflow automation, or process improvement initiatives
- Strong skills in strategic sourcing, contract management, commercial negotiation, and R2P processes
- Willingness/ability to travel up to 15% as required
What We Do
Shell Mobility and Convenience USA operates over 200 Timewise convenience stores and Shell gas stations in Texas and New Mexico. As part of the Shell Group, the company's mission is to make life's journeys better by providing an evolving range of quality fuels, a welcoming and comfortable break, and a retail experience that offers customers convenience, quality, and choice.
