Advisor, Category Management Project Execution

Advisor, Category Management Project Execution

At Cheniere, we provide the world with safe, reliable energy in the form of LNG. But more than that, we provide opportunities for our employees to make an impact on their local communities every day. Our diversity is key to our continued success and forges a path where our culture supports greater equity and inclusion for our employees, customers and beyond.

Cheniere Supply Chain Management (SCM) is shaping our future with a focused transformation program. We are mobilizing to establish an agile and resilient supply chain that is fit to support our company’s growth. The Cheniere SCM team are accountable to support our business partners to create value, mitigate risk and assure security of supply. We are building a team of SCM professionals that not only deliver value today but create a more agile and resilient supply chain for the future.

The Advisor, Category Management will report to Manager, Category Management Capital Projects and support the Project Development and Engineering and Construction (E&C) capital project functions. This position will specialize and focus on power generation and liquefaction materials, equipment and services, leading the sourcing, contracting, onboarding and contract management for major infrastructure projects, with responsibilities spanning strategy, supplier relationships management, post contract award activities, technical collaboration, and cost control.

The Advisor is responsible for overseeing, managing, and coordinating procurement activities for specifically assigned projects related to power generation. This role ensures that all materials, equipment, and services are acquired on time, within budget, and in compliance with specifications, SCM, Company, and regulatory requirements. The Advisor will be responsible to integrate and manage activities across various Company stakeholders, functions, and suppliers to support successful project delivery.

This is a non‑DOT position.

Deep understanding of electric power generation and/or utility plant construction or operations, with significant working knowledge of LNG or Oil & Gas plant or pipeline construction or operations.

• Manage power generation capital project supply chain activities, including but not limited to:
• Drive and manage third party service providers in connection with supply chain services efforts, which consist of preparing engineered equipment packages/orders including preparing RFx, commercial and technical bid evaluations, expediting, inspection, planning/coord traffic/logistics, import duties/tariffs, etc.
• Manage and maintain current and planned supply chain purchase orders, including preparation and issuance of purchase orders and contracts, processing confidentiality agreements, negotiating commercial and template terms and conditions with third parties and in coordination with multiple internal functions, managing third party service providers in respect of all matters noted above, together with all power generation capital project specific scoping requirements, which in addition to inside-the-fence requirements, will include transmission scope, aux boiler scope, raw water scope, potential for heavy haul surveys, or other subcontractor work needed to expedite third party procurement, construction, construction management, and other service providers.
• Support and coordinate with relevant internal functions in connection with all power generation capital project scoping/order requirements, including commissioning/start‑up scope/contract/order needs, related start‑up spare requirements as applicable, and operations and maintenance team planning and support
• Coordinate logistics/heavy haul with applicable owner‑furnished equipment suppliers
• Drive and manage third party construction contractor procurement efforts, which may include purchase orders on third party contracting forms, including, for example, bulk material orders such as pipe, structural steel, electrical cable, etc., as applicable
• Manage supply chain costs, invoicing, and peripherals associated with support for sales/use tax or…