# SC Commercial Lead - Buyer

**Company**: Shell
**Location**: Shell Business Operations-DOT
**Work arrangement**: hybrid
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: The annual base salary range for this position: Individual pay will be based on various factors such as relevant work experience, education, certifications, skill level, seniority, and internal equity.
**Category**: Logistics & Supply Chain
**Industry**: Energy

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## Description

This role operates on a mid-shift schedule to provide support for the Americas region.

The SC Commercial Leads are a part of a team that translates contracting strategies developed by category managers into operational results across their regional portfolio.

Responsibilities:

- Value Creation and Risk Management: Drives cost reduction and value improvement through supplier management, market insights, and sourcing strategies.

- Supplier and Market Engagement: Profiles suppliers and assesses market conditions to enhance relationships and unlock competitive advantages.

- Strategic Collaboration: Aligns procurement strategies with business objectives by collaborating with Contract Holders and stakeholders.

- Category and Performance Management: Develops category strategies to maximize contract interlinkages, ensuring efficient resource deployment and reduced variability.

- Sourcing and Contracting Process and Buying Channel Optimization: Ensures smooth execution of pre-award and post-award activities per the internal supply chain management framework.

- Category Execution: This role works closely with Strategic Supplier Leads and Category Managers to drive category-centric strategies, maximize enterprise scale, and strengthen strategic supplier performance.

- Demand Management, Supplier Readiness, and Risk Oversight: Optimizes demand and specifications to meet business needs, verifies supplier readiness for purchase orders, and monitors performance.

Requirements:

- Relevant experience in Supply Chain, Strategic Sourcing, Procurement, or Commercial Management.

- Bachelor’s degree in Commerce major in Supply Chain Management or a related discipline.

- CIPS certification is an advantage.

- Proven experience in developing and executing sourcing strategies, including commercial negotiations and contract structuring to achieve business objectives.

- Strong knowledge of the source-to-contract lifecycle, including contract implementation, governance, and performance management.

- Demonstrated commercial acumen with a track record of delivering value creation, operational excellence, and measurable business outcomes.

- Hands-on experience leading commercial negotiations and managing supplier relationships.

- Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills, with the ability to build effective partnerships across all organizational levels.

- Growth mindset with strong adaptability, initiative, and the ability to drive change in dynamic business environments.

- Experience in performance and risk management, including contractor performance evaluation, risk mitigation, and continuous improvement initiatives.

- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making capabilities.

- Willingness to work a mid-shift schedule.

Benefits Overview:

- Employees working on afternoon shift are entitled to extra pay of 30% of their daily base salary for each day of work on the afternoon shift.

- Annual performance bonus paid in February, along with a comprehensive benefits package.

- Shell-sponsored medical and life insurance, with options to extend coverage at competitive rates.

- Diverse and inclusive culture where care and wellbeing are a priority.

- Vacation benefit, three additional Personal Leave Days, dedicated wellbeing spaces, subsidized canteen, 24/7 access to psychologist, a Cafeteria program and sports cards.

- Participation in a voluntary long-term savings plan (PPK), discounts on pension products (IKE/IKZE) and a discounted share purchase program.

## Skills

### Required
- Supply Chain Management
- Strategic Sourcing
- Procurement
- Commercial Management
- Contract Management
- Risk Management
- Analytical Skills
- Communication Skills
- Stakeholder Management

### Nice to have
- CIPS certification
- Experience in performance and risk management

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