Contracts Manager

Position: Central Contracts Manager
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Position Summary:

Marathon Petroleum Corporation's (MPC) Corporate Supply Chain team currently has a vacancy for a Central Contracting Process Manger to lead the Central Contracting Process (CCL) group. This position will report directly to the Category Management Senior Director and will be required to provide supervision, technical support and development for a team of contract advisors who support or lead contract development and negotiations.

The successful candidate will be highly motivated, team-oriented individual. The position requires the ability to interface with numerous stakeholders including Law, Category Management, Operations, and Supply Chain.

Key Responsibilities

* Leads, coordinates, and participates in the pursuit of continuous improvement, cost, performance, and process efficiencies/opportunities associated with contracts management and procurement of materials and services.

* Oversees strategic development and management of the Central Contracts Team driving Supply Chain objections including Safety, Customer Service, Operational Excellence, Employee Development and Value Creation

* Establishes goals and objectives that support overall Supply Chain strategic plans and eliminates obstacles to achieve integrated, efficient, and quality service.

* Reviews and understands the company's business component and corporate group key performance metrics and targets; develops complimentary metrics and benchmarks that represent the performance.

* Collaborates with Central Contracts, Corporate & IT Stakeholders to align work across business units, optimizing value to the company as a whole.

* Possesses strong understanding of Supply Chain procedures and policies, MPC Law's requirements for contract Terms & Conditions, total cost of ownership, resources for safety and risk mitigation and day-to-day operations of procurement systems.

* Communicate expectations to personnel; evaluate individual performance versus expectations to determine the areas of strength and weakness of personnel. Appraise personnel of their performance status in a timely manner. Provide leadership and develop Contracts Advisors. Handle personnel and department conflicts tactfully and professionally. Make a decision when there is technical conflict between contractual needs and / or departments. Manage the college co-ops assigned to the team.

* Distribute workloads strategically; considering team members' interests and strengths, ensures that projects are funded and completed within the intended budget year. Develop members to gain diverse detail design knowledge in refining, category management, midstream, corporate and information technology with focus on understanding the process and business needs behind projects, making the work environment more meaningful and fulfilling.

* Supervise the development, management, and completion of a wide range of engineering and construction projects. Apply project management and technical engineering knowledge and experience to ensure engineering packages are accurately and safely developed, also monitor and ensure that projects are completed within the budget and schedule.

* Oversee all phases of engineering for their teams' projects. As supervisor and the last line of defense, check and approve all construction work package and Management of Changes (MOC) s done by their team. Ensure that designs include current engineering and construction technology and that projects maximize operations efficiency, quality, flexibility, safety, scheduling, and reliability, while minimizing costs.

Minimum Qualifications

* Must have a bachelor's degree. (Education must be obtained/completed prior to start date) (Degree must be accredited in US.)

* Must have at least 10 years of experience in relevant business, including but not limited to contract drafting, procurement, or law.

* Must have strong technical aptitude, communication, problem-solving, and interpersonal skills.

* Must have project and budget management experience with the ability to make practical technical and business decisions.

* Must be proficient in Microsoft:
Word, Excel and Outlook.

* Must be legally authorized to work in the US without the need for future VISA sponsorship

Preferred Qualifications

* Prior supervisory and/or leadership experience is preferred.

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Location:

Findlay, Ohio

Additional locations:

Job

Requisition :

Location Address:

539 S Main St

Education:

Bachelors (Required)

Employee Group:

Full time

Employee Subgroup:

Regular

Marathon Petroleum Company LP is an Equal Opportunity Employer and gives consideration for employment to qualified applicants without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex, gender (including pregnancy,…