Contract Lead

Petrolink is looking for an experienced Contract Lead to assist with ensuring the best commercial agreements by setting and realizing strategic directions and capitalizing on market opportunities. You will have an important and valued role as we handle important risk and influence agreements of great technical and commercial value.

Contract location: Stavanger or Bergen, Norway

Tasks

A Contract Lead is responsible for our client's procurement activities related to establish and manage agreements. The Contract Lead holds the mandate to legally commit the company to suppliers.

As Contract Lead you will take on strategic procurement responsibilities and challenging tasks through:

• Lead contract establishment

• Lead enquiry processes (strategy, enquiry, evaluation, negotiation)

• Act as commercial leader in tender processes

• Implement and operationalize new agreements (frame agreements and single source)

• Manage existing agreements

• Shape our client's global contract portfolio through segment strategies together with business line and suppliers, drive change in contract relationship to maximize value

• Ensure contract compliance, identify and manage risk (safety, security, sustainability, commercial, financial, local requirements)

• Contribute to correct and optimal use of agreements, including procurement support and operational tasks

As Contract Lead you will conduct/facilitate strategic workshops, risk assessment, stakeholder management by working closely with the business line. You will be part of a global team with great colleagues based in Stavanger, Bergen, UK, US, Brazil among others.

Qualifications

We are looking for the right candidate with the following qualifications:

• Bachelor/Master degree in supply chain management, finance, economics or law.

• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience within contracting work.

• Solid supply chain and business understanding.

• Strong and fluent oral and written communication skills in Norwegian and English

• Project procurement experience

• Independent and flexible, with the ability to work within and lead multidisciplinary teams across the organization.

• Skilled in developing, utilizing and extending network of internal and external stakeholders.

• Demonstrate high level of personal integrity and ethical awareness.

• Strategic and Commercial mindset with strong negotiation and interpersonal skills.

• Have a 'searching for better' attitude and actively contributes to improving our work.

Personal qualities

We are looking for people with the following qualities:

• Performance driven.

• Have a strong interest for commercial aspects.

• Cost-conscious.

• Engaged and proactive, and have a high level of professional- as well as personal integrity.

• Contribute to an attractive, inspiring, healthy and secure working environment, share experiences and help others to succeed, and being a caring colleague.

• Engage and collaborate with our suppliers to avoid major accidents, reduce personal injuries.

• You identify with core values: open, collaborative, courageous and caring.

• You make safety your priority and contribute to our zero-harm culture.

We can offer

• Employment with competitive terms

• Good insurance schemes

• Exciting projects and challenges

• Competence building and further education

• AFP

Contacts

David Thaddeus, Project Coordinator, +47 95914108

Location

Kanalsletta 4
4033 Stavanger

Key information:

Employer: Petrolink as

Reference number: 4992328758
Percentage of full-time: 100%
Project
Start date: 03/08/2025
End date: 03/08/2026
Application deadline: 10/07/2025