Contracts Specialist

Contracts Specialist

Boardwalk is a limited partnership operating in the midstream portion of the natural gas and natural gas liquids industry, providing transportation and storage services for our customers. Our 14,000 miles of pipeline and storage assets provide diverse market connectivity to producers and end-users who need reliable sources of natural gas for power generation, home heating or petrochemical feed stocks. We have the experience, knowledge, and flexibility to design service offerings and create system enhancements tailored to our customers' needs throughout the 13 states in which we operate.

As an organization focused on sustainability, we are committed to protecting the environment while delivering this energy source. This commitment is made to our customers, employees, and the communities in which we operate. This commitment is made to our customers, employees, and the communities we serve. Additional information about the company can be found online.

We are currently looking for a Contracts Specialist for our Houston, TX office.

The Contracts Specialist is responsible for managing a portfolio of contracts across the full contracting lifecycle — from sourcing and competitive bid execution through contract award, implementation, and ongoing performance management. This role works in close partnership with Category Managers and internal business stakeholders to ensure all contracting activity is compliant, timely, and aligned with Boardwalk's sourcing policy and commercial standards.

The Contracts Specialist also supports continuous improvement of Supply Chain's sourcing and contracting processes, tools, and systems.

• Collaborate with internal business partners across Engineering, Operations, Projects, and other functions to understand sourcing and contracting requirements and ensure procurement activity is aligned with business needs.
• Serve as the single point of accountability for all spend activity against assigned contracts, ensuring compliance with Boardwalk's delegation of authority, sourcing policy, and ethics standards.
• Support Category Managers in gathering and documenting contractor performance feedback to enable effective supplier management and informed renewal decisions.
• Assist in the delivery of category strategies as applicable to assigned contracts, ensuring sourcing execution is consistent with the broader commercial direction set by the Category Manager.

• Execute the full sourcing lifecycle for assigned contracts — including supplier prequalification, RFP and RFQ development and issuance, bid clarification management, commercial evaluation, negotiation, and award documentation.
• Build bid evaluation frameworks and requests for proposal that incorporate total cost of ownership considerations, including operating costs, supplier pricing structures, and budget impact.
• Conduct commercial negotiations with suppliers to establish contracts that secure quality services, materials, and equipment at optimum cost and appropriate risk allocation.
• Draft, evaluate, negotiate, and execute contract commercial structures in coordination with Legal, Insurance, Treasury, and Risk Management.
• Prepare bid evaluation summaries and supplier award documentation for business partner and leadership approval in compliance with Boardwalk's delegation of authority.
• Ensure all contractual records, correspondence, and documentation are maintained and logged in Boardwalk's contract management and ERP systems in accordance with records retention requirements.
• Support the creation and maintenance of blanket purchase agreements and contract purchase agreements in Oracle EBS as appropriate.
• Manage post-award contract administration including contract handover to the business, supplier performance monitoring, commercial assurance, and coordination of contract modifications and extensions.

• Collaborate with Category Managers in the development and implementation of category strategies for assigned spend areas, providing sourcing execution support and market-level input from supplier interactions.
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