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United Kingdom

Aberdeen, United Kingdom

Management of the Contracts team responsible for the delivery and subsequent management of strategic contracts in support of the UK Business Unit. The scope of the role was to oversee the development of contract strategies, contractor selection, contract negotiation and commercial management of 200+ contracts covering the following operational areas: Decommissioning; Well Operations and Subsea; Logistics; major Operations. Key achievements within this role have included:- Coaching and… Show more Management of the Contracts team responsible for the delivery and subsequent management of strategic contracts in support of the UK Business Unit. The scope of the role was to oversee the development of contract strategies, contractor selection, contract negotiation and commercial management of 200+ contracts covering the following operational areas: Decommissioning; Well Operations and Subsea; Logistics; major Operations. Key achievements within this role have included:- Coaching and development of the early and mid-career professionals within my team in support of succession planning within the function;- Leadership role in ConocoPhillips’ “Relational Contracting” initiative, which focused on identifying and implementing improvements in how we do business with contractors;- Building ConocoPhillips’ capability in contracting for decommissioning; Show less

Aberdeen, United Kingdom

Responsible for management of the Brownfield & Hook-Up Project Services team comprising the following functions:- Cost (management of costs against a budget of circa £850MM);- Logistics (marine, aviation and warehousing activities);- Contracts (award and management);- Procurement (management of all material procurement activities);- Materials Management (control and reporting of all materials required for the project);- Document… Show more Responsible for management of the Brownfield & Hook-Up Project Services team comprising the following functions:- Cost (management of costs against a budget of circa £850MM);- Logistics (marine, aviation and warehousing activities);- Contracts (award and management);- Procurement (management of all material procurement activities);- Materials Management (control and reporting of all materials required for the project);- Document Control;- Planning;- Project close-out;This role has greatly expanded my breadth of experience beyond my core discipline of supply chain. Show less

Stavanger, Norway

Responsible for the management of the UK and Norway Operational Contracting groups (i.e. all BU contracting activities except for Capital Projects). The team comprised of approximately twenty contract specialists and supervisory personnel. Achievements in this role included:- Improved alignment of contracting strategies between UK and Norway, particularly in Well Operations;- Leveraging the BU’s collective contracting spend to reduce contract prices across both locations;

Stavanger Area, Norway

This role was responsible for the supervision of the Norwegian Operational Contracts group of approximately ten people. The scope of the role was for the development and implementation of contract strategies for all Operations contracts for the Greater Ekofisk Area. One of the greatest challenges of this role was on shifting the emphasis of the group and their customers from a culture of continual contract extensions/ rate increases to improving commercial terms through contract re-negotiations… Show more This role was responsible for the supervision of the Norwegian Operational Contracts group of approximately ten people. The scope of the role was for the development and implementation of contract strategies for all Operations contracts for the Greater Ekofisk Area. One of the greatest challenges of this role was on shifting the emphasis of the group and their customers from a culture of continual contract extensions/ rate increases to improving commercial terms through contract re-negotiations and/ or re-bidding. Show less

Aberdeen, United Kingdom

In this role I was a member of the ‘International Procurement’ team, responsible for providing functional expertise to all ConocoPhillips Business Units outside of the Americas. My role within the team was to identify best practices in our Supply Chain functions across the globe and to implement these wherever possible in other locations.

United Arab Emirates

Seconded to Dubai Petroleum Company (“DPC”) and working within their Sourcing function. During my time in this role, I undertook a complete overhaul of the group’s contracts portfolio, closing a large volume of sub-optimal contracts and re-bidding others. I was also responsible for the training of the Contracts team and for re-writing all Procurement procedures. Most notable achievements included:- development of a contracting strategy to support DPC’s Maintenance function. This led to… Show more Seconded to Dubai Petroleum Company (“DPC”) and working within their Sourcing function. During my time in this role, I undertook a complete overhaul of the group’s contracts portfolio, closing a large volume of sub-optimal contracts and re-bidding others. I was also responsible for the training of the Contracts team and for re-writing all Procurement procedures. Most notable achievements included:- development of a contracting strategy to support DPC’s Maintenance function. This led to the award of a single (incentivised) contract for the management of all of DPC’s maintenance activities;- led a cross-functional team that developed and implemented a contracting strategy to support DPC’s Well Operations, which included a significant reduction in the number of contractors supporting Well Operations;- delivered a 40% reduction in the number of contracts required to support DPC’s operations. Show less

Aberdeen, United Kingdom

During this period, I provided commercial/ contractual support to a number of different Conoco projects and functions. Significant achievements included:- project lead for a cross-functional team responsible for the development and implementation of Conoco’s Well Operations contracting strategy, reducing the total number of contractors from 30 to 3.- linked to the above, development and commercial management of a multi-contractor alliance, where each contractor’s remuneration… Show more During this period, I provided commercial/ contractual support to a number of different Conoco projects and functions. Significant achievements included:- project lead for a cross-functional team responsible for the development and implementation of Conoco’s Well Operations contracting strategy, reducing the total number of contractors from 30 to 3.- linked to the above, development and commercial management of a multi-contractor alliance, where each contractor’s remuneration was linked to the performance of the team in meeting Conoco’s well objectives;- member of Conoco’s ‘Contracts Convergence Team’, set up to develop and implement a Contracting strategy for Conoco's Southern North Sea assets. The team reduced the number of contracts supporting Operations from 100+ to 7. Show less

Aberdeen, United Kingdom

Responsible for the procurement of all engineering and construction materials for Opex and minor Capex projects

Aberdeen, United Kingdom

Member of the Materials function, which was responsible for all of Conoco’s materials management activities in support of offshore operations.