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SC Commercial Lead


Shell
9 days ago
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, Trinidad and Tobago

Job Family Group:

Contracting and Procurement

Worker Type:

Regular

Posting Start Date:

March 25, 2026

Business Unit:

Projects and Technology

Experience Level:

Experienced Professionals

Job Description:

What's the role

Shell Trinidad and Tobago Limited (STTL) plays a strategic role within Shell's LNG business, delivering value through an end‑to‑end gas value chain and enabling future growth opportunities across domestic gas supply and the NOV, Atlantic LNG. The Supply Chain (SC) organization is central to transforming STTL's operational and commercial performance.

Supply Chain is core to Shell's competitiveness, driving safe, compliant, digitally enabled and sustainable global supply chains. Through strong partnerships with business stakeholders, SC enables efficient operations, unlocks commercial value, ensures ethical and responsible sourcing, and contributes to Shell's HSSE, DE&I and GHG ambitions.

This role presents an excellent opportunity for an individual with strong Supply Chain Contracting experience in Upstream/Operations and deep commercial acumen, including negotiating complex deals, developing and executing contracting strategies, tendering, supplier management and embedding requirements for Ethics & Compliance, Health, Safety, Security, Environment & Social Performance (HSSE&SP), Supplier Diversity and GHG reduction. The SC Commercial Lead supports the Upstream team (Operations) to ensure delivery of production targets through efficient and value‑driven supply chain strategies.

What you'll be doing:

  • HSSE & Compliance

    • Drive HSSE excellence within the contracting and supplier management process, ensuring alignment with Shell's Goal Zero ambitions.
    • Embed Contractor HSSE Management requirements in all contracting strategies and post‑award processes.
  • Value Delivery

    • Develop and execute competitive, sustainable supply chain strategies for substantial and strategic contracts.
    • Apply commercial insights and market intelligence to maximize value and support STTL's transformation and cost competitiveness.
    • Co‑create opportunity funnels and leverage 40:40:20 value methodology across categories.
  • Business Partnership

    • Build strong understanding of business objectives, production challenges and value drivers.
    • Partner closely with the Upstream team (Operations) to ensure contracting solutions enable delivery of production targets while delivering significant value to the business.
    • Partner closely across Functions including but not limited to Development, Subsurface and Wells and Projects to support contracting solutions enable delivery of production targets.
  • Supplier & Market Management

    • Manage key supplier relationships, drive performance, and enable continuous improvement throughout the contract lifecycle.
    • Assess and influence supply market dynamics, opportunities and risks.
  • Collaboration & Integration

    • Work collaboratively across STTL, the end‑to‑end Integrated Has (IG) business and the global Supply Chain organization.
    • Leverage global Centers of Excellence and category teams to apply best practices and enterprise value opportunities.
  • People & Culture

    • Champion the One Supply Chain mindset, supporting knowledge sharing and functional capability development.
  • Process Excellence + Compliance

    • Apply end‑to‑end supply chain processes with strong commercial judgement and simplification mindset.
    • Ensure consistency with Shell's compliance requirements, Code of Conduct and Ethics & Compliance standards.


Key Responsibilities

  • Lead complex negotiations and develop robust negotiation strategies for strategic and operational contracts.
  • Drive cost improvement and continuous improvement initiatives, including automation and digitalization.
  • Apply Category and Supplier Management best practices and enterprise scale opportunities.
  • Embed Shell's commitments to Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DE&I), Social Performance and Local Content in sourcing strategies and contracts.
  • Oversee the Contract Portfolio to ensure competitiveness, compliance and local market alignment.
  • Maintain strong relationships with demand managers, contract owners/holders and suppliers.
  • Maintain a portfolio‑level view of supplier landscape performance and competitiveness.
  • Identify and implement operational improvements (e.g. contract coverage, automation etc.).
  • Support development of a high‑performing, commercially driven SC team.


What we need from you

  • Must have legal authorization to work in Trinidad & Tobago on a full-time basis for anyone other than current employer.
  • Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering or related field OR equivalent extensive experience in Supply Chain and Contracting.
  • MCIPS qualification is preferred but not mandatory.
  • A minimum of 7 years of relevant experience
  • Demonstrated experience in Upstream/Operations Supply Chain, including sourcing, contract management and supplier engagement.
  • Strong commercial acumen with proven ability to structure, negotiate and deliver complex contracting outcomes.
  • Ability to build strong working relationships across functions.
  • Experience working across local and international supply chains.
  • Strong influencing skills and ability to adapt communication style to diverse stakeholders.
  • Curious, externally oriented mindset with ability to bring market insights into business conversations.
  • High integrity with strong commitment to HSSE and Ethics & Compliance.
  • Continuous improvement mindset with proven ability to drive simplification and commercial excellence.


What we offer

You bring your skills and experience to Shell and in return you work with our team of talented, committed people on one of the most important challenges facing our planet. You'll have the opportunity to develop the skills you need to grow in an environment where we value honesty, integrity, and respect for one another. You'll be able to balance your priorities as you become the best version of yourself.

  • Progress as a person as we work on the energy transition together
  • Continuously grow the transferable skills you need to get ahead
  • Work at the forefront of technology, trends, and practices
  • Collaborate with experienced colleagues with unique expertise
  • Achieve your balance in a values-led culture that encourages you to be the best version of yourself
  • Benefit from flexible working hours, and the possibility of remote/mobile working
  • Perform at your best with a competitive starting salary and annual performance related salary increase - our pay and benefits packages are considered to be among the best in the world
  • Take advantage of paid parental leave, including for non-birthing parents
  • Join an organization working to become one of the most diverse and inclusive in the world. We strongly encourage applicants of all genders, ages, ethnicities, cultures, abilities, sexual orientation, and life experiences to apply
  • Grow as you progress through diverse career opportunities in national and international teams
  • Gain access to a wide range of training and development programmes


Note: We are keen to support flexible working arrangements, subject to local regulations and legislative frameworks. If this is of interest to you, please describe in your application the type of flexible working arrangements for which you would like to be considered (e.g., part-time, job share).

We'd like you to know that Shell has a bold goal: to become one of the world's most diverse and inclusive companies. You can get to know more about how we're working towards that goal, click here

Shell in Trinidad & Tobago

Shell has been in Trinidad & Tobago for over 100 years and has played a major role in the development of the country's hydrocarbon industry. At its pinnacle in the 1960s, Shell was said to be the largest private sector employer in the country, with a refinery at Point Fortin, the current location of the Atlantic LNG facility and a retail presence. Through more than 100 years of unbroken partnership, we have helped to unlock the country's oil and gas potential, to the benefit of both the government and people. We value this long-term relationship, which is built on the principles of mutual respect and collaboration, as well as a stable political and commercial environment, all of which continues to foster an attractive investment climate.

Currently, Shell delivers an integrated gas operation to supply the petrochemical market and Atlantic LNG through its offshore blocks (both operated and non-operated). We have an equity interest in the Atlantic LNG plant in Point Fortin and Trinidad is also a hub for the development of several opportunities in the wider region.

Our key pillars of economic diversification and livelihood development guide our engagement within the communities in which we operate, as well as at a national level.

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SC Commercial Lead
Shell
Port of Spain
9 days ago
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Full-time

SC Commercial Lead