Supply Chain Analyst

**The Role**:
Supply chains are at the core of Shell’s competitiveness and Contract & Procurement (C&P) plays an instrumental role in Shell achieving all three strategic ambitions. We work with 29,000 suppliers, collaborate with all the businesses and functions across the Group, and handle around $40 billion third-party spend. C&P is an innovative, learning and compliant organization and by forging deep relationships with our business partners, we operate safe, competitive, sustainable and digitally connected global supply chains. In C&P we believe in creating an inclusive culture and work environment where you can thrive, innovate and develop.

C&P offer the opportunity to be part of a highly commercial environment with an emphasis on external focus and delivery of material value to the bottom line through delivering competitive, resilient supply chains, Powering Progress.

As a keen member of the Supply Chain group, this role will provide support to tactical and operational contracting and procurement activities, including the support to Upstream business as well as the functions and technology group. The SC commercial operation analyst will work in partnership with the SC commercial production and wells team to achieve common goals. It is also part of the remit of this role to ensure the Category Management Contracting Process (CMCP) and Request to Pay (RtP) processes are followed and managed effectively to ensure a smooth and compliant outcomes.

**Accountabilities**
- Understand the changes in the business, business drivers and external environment and trigger adjustment of supply chain end to end processes, category strategies and contracts
- Lead and support performance of key operational contracts including driving sourcing excellence across all contracts
- Drive total cost reductions and value towards business aspirational targets
- Identify opportunities in the category and contract portfolio to create more value and/or to eliminate waste
- Responsible for theend to endcategory management for the assigned categories, which includes building the category strategy with support from peers and key stakeholders
- Develop and maintain strong network in the market, being fully aware of supplier developments and opportunities coming up in the market and develop the category capability across the local supply chain community
- Responsibleforbuildinghighly collaborative relationships with key supply chain stakeholders and business partners
- Understand the changes in the business, business drivers and external environment and trigger adjustment of supply chain end to end processes, category strategies and contracts
- Determine the right commercial models (e.g.output-based contract) to encourage the right behaviors and expectations from suppliers to optimize alignment of supply chain and asset delivery
- Drive continuous improvement by replicating game changer improvements and recommended practices
- Facilitate discussions on process performance and inefficiencies
- Identify initiatives to drive simpler, more effective contracting and procurement processes
- Support end-to-end Request to Pay process including interface with accounts payable, when needed
- Provide insight into Business organization & ways of working, ensure changes meet needs of Line of Business

**Skills & Requirements**
- Minimum 3+ years of related role experience; supply chain experience
- A degree level (Business/Finance/Engineering) or proven long term comprehensive experience within CP
- Proven track record of execution excellence & delivering results. MCIPS (Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply) Qualification would be preferred but not mandatory
- Demonstrate knowledge of both Upstream Operations (offshore, shore-based, Wells, Projects, Production) and Upstream business priorities and strategic intent to adapt and optimize to fluctuating business demands
- Uncompromising on HSSE, ethics & compliance is a ‘must have’ in all CP
- Must have legal authorization to work in Brazil on a full-time basis for anyone other than current employer
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