Commercial Analyst

Job Description

Our client, an Oil and Gas Operator, are currently hiring a Commercial Analyst to join the team on a contract basis in Aberdeen

Summary

The primary role of a Commercial Analyst is to analyse bids, develop solutions, and negotiate contracts to support business objectives. They play a crucial role in ensuring the profitability and success of commercial ventures.

Job Responsibilities

• Analyse bid requirements and develop comprehensive solutions to meet client needs.
• Collaborate with internal teams to gather necessary information for bid proposals.
• Conduct market research and competitor analysis to inform pricing strategies.
• Prepare and review contract documents, ensuring compliance with legal and financial requirements.
• Negotiate contract terms and conditions with clients, vendors, and partners.
• Monitor contract performance and identify opportunities for optimization and improvement.

Skills

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills for effective negotiation and proposal writing.
• Strong analytical and problem solving abilities to assess bid requirements and develop tailored solutions.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively within cross functional teams.
• Attention to detail and organizational skills to manage multiple bids and contracts simultaneously.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite, particularly Excel and PowerPoint, for data analysis and presentation.

Education / Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, Finance, or related field preferred.
• Familiarity with CRM software and procurement processes is advantageous.

Experience

Looking for candidate who has worked in North Sea commercial areas for over 5 years and is familiar with Decommissioning security agreements and administering key tasks within such agreements

• Experience in negotiating a range of commercial agreements
• Able to work in a small team and engage with key internal and external stakeholders
• Familiar with North Sea and existing players and infrastructure that exists
• Good team player and self starter

Assignment Deliverables

Commercial lead covering range of commercial areas with particular focus on administration of Decommissioning Security Agreements for existing and previous fields.

• Review calculations provided by Operators under various DSAs ensuring DSA terms and assumptions followed and ensuring operator activates expert referral where required
• Manage security with local and central stakeholders, ensuring security agreements for existing and previous fields are in place
• Ensure security provided in accordance with agreements and that security is received in accordance with agreements
• Track and update exposure on previous legacy fields
• Respond on decommissioning plans to gov including providing letters of support
• Track and respond to section 29 notices
• Work with AR local and US team and provide regular updates on progress/exposure
• Provide support on other commercial areas covering a wide range of agreements transportation, proximity, JOA, pipelines, crossing etc