Supply Chain Lead

Wood is recruiting for a Supply Chain Lead to join its Operations Americas business focusing on Power & Industrials and Oil & Gas projects. This opportunity is onsite, based in Houston, TX , United States, for an 8-month assignment .

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The Role

As Supply Chain Lead, you will be responsible for supervising and guiding a deployed supply chain project team across all aspects of supply chain management. This includes procurement, subcontracting, materials management, warehousing, expediting, and reporting. You will play a key role in ensuring commercial, technical, and compliance alignment across multiple projects, while driving performance and value through strategic sourcing and supplier management.

Our Clients and Projects

Designing the future. Transforming the world .

Wood’s Operations business delivers solutions to an ever-broadening range of clients across the energy and materials industries globally. We deliver operations, maintenance, modifications, brownfield engineering, asset optimization and management, supporting our clients through the asset lifecycle. We are focused on developing strategic relationships with our clients, providing solutions that deliver efficiency, integrity and reliability.

What we can offer

- Meaningful and interesting projects delivered to leaders of industry across Power ^ Industrial sectors

- Flexible working arrangements that balance client, team and individual needs.

- Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion across our business with employee networks committed to giving all employees a voice

- Competitive salary with regular salary reviews to ensure we are rewarding at the right level in line with the market.

- Flexible benefits package that can be adapted to suit your lifestyle

- Commitment to continued professional development through development plans tailored to individual needs and interests

- Global connections with leading industry experts around the world who are shaping the standards of our profession

Typical responsibilities

Subcontractor Management

- Develop and execute strategies for sourcing, onboarding, and managing subcontractors across multiple projects.

- Lead prequalification processes, capability assessments, and ensure alignment with company standards (HSE, technical, commercial).

- Negotiate and finalize subcontract agreements (MSA and T&C) ensuring optimal commercial and legal outcomes.

- Monitor and evaluate subcontractor performance, including KPIs, adherence to scope, and change management.

- Manage claims, disputes, and contractual obligations in collaboration with Legal and Project teams.

Procurement Leadership

- Oversee the full procurement lifecycle including strategy development, tendering, evaluation, award, and post-award management.

- Develop category strategies for key spend areas, especially services and specialized contracting.

- Ensure cost-effective and timely procurement aligned with project timelines and quality standards.

- Collaborate with project managers and engineering to ensure technical alignment of subcontract scopes.

Compliance & Governance

- Ensure adherence to internal controls, procurement policies, and regulatory compliance (including local content and ESG standards).

- Maintain strong documentation and audit trails for all procurement activities.

- Lead procurement risk assessments and mitigation strategies for subcontracted scopes.

What makes you remarkable?

At Wood, we are committed to equal opportunities and welcome all talented individuals to consider joining our team. So even if you don't match every statement below but feel you have some of the experience, knowledge or skills needed for this role, we encourage you to apply. It will take all of us working together to deliver solutions to the world’s most critical challenges.

Expected:

- 10+ years of experience in supply chain roles within the energy or industrial sectors

- Strong knowledge of subcontractor management, procurement strategy, and contract negotiation

- Familiarity with regulatory compliance, ESG standards, and local content requirements

- Excellent communication, stakeholder engagement, and team leadership skills

- Proficiency in procurement systems and documentation best practices

Desirable:

- Degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, or related field

- Experience with ERP systems and procurement risk management

Wood is a global leader in consulting and engineering, helping to unlock solutions to critical challenges in energy and materials markets. We provide consulting, projects and operations solutions in 60 countries, employing around 35,000 people. www.woodplc.com

Diversity Statement

We are an equal opportunity employer that recognises the value of a diverse workforce. All suitably qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective criteria and without regard to the following (which is a non-exhaustive list): race, colour, age, religion, gender, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or other characteristics in accordance with the relevant governing laws.