Category Specialist, Operations

Chevronis acceptingonline applications for the positionCategory Specialist, Operationsthrough January 27th at11:59 p.m.

Responsibilities for this position may include but are not limited to:

• Create and maintain category strategies, contract plans, demand management plans, TCO models, and market intelligence for assigned PSLs—aligning to operational plans, business performance targets, and technical requirements

• Lead RFx events (RFI/RFP/RFQ), market analyses, bid evaluations, and award recommendations; negotiate commercial terms, rates, SLAs, and KPIs.

• Draft, negotiate, and maintain Master Service Agreements (MSAs), call offs, work orders, and commercial terms for service providers. Partner with Operations to develop high-quality, technical scopes of work, service level terms, and performance metrics

• Develop initiatives to reduce total cost of third-party services and materials in partnership with internal, technical stakeholders

• Manage end-to-end elements of assigned PSLs, including source-to-contract (pre-award and post-award) and source-to-pay (in collaboration with procurement and finance teams). Maintain contract records, rate sheets, and pricing catalogs in the company’s contract management system; ensure document control and audit readiness.

• Monitor contract compliance, pricing accuracy, and adherence to service delivery requirements; escalate deviations and drive corrective actions.

• Travel up to 30% of time depending on location of successful candidate

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in a business, finance, or engineering discipline with 5+ years experience in Category Management, Contracting, or Strategic Sourcing within energy, oil & gas, or industrial services.

• Hands-on experience with RFx, commercial negotiations, and contract formulation and administration for services-heavy categories (e.g., maintenance, operations, artificial lift, drilling, completions, well services, rentals, logistics).

• Demonstrated analytical skills and proficiency with ERP and eProcurement platforms (e.g., SAP, Ariba, Coupa, Smart by GEP) and strong Excel skills (pivot tables, lookups); basic Power BI or similar dashboarding.

• Demonstrated success in stakeholder management with field and HQ operations teams

• Track record of delivering cost savings / TCO improvements, cycle-time reduction, and supplier performance improvement

Preferred Qualifications:

• Familiarity with HSE requirements, service quality metrics, and contractor management in operational settings.

• Experience with Chevron’s source-to-pay system, Smart by GEP

Midland, Texas

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