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1This role is part of Chevron’s Contracting team based in Makati, Philippines. The position is responsible for preparation and finalization of commercial contracts supporting Chevron’s crude oil and gas trading and cargo movement through various methods of transport. The position provides an exciting opportunity to handle trading contracts for crude, refined products, NGLs, and LNG with varying deal complexities while collaborating directly with the Chevron traders in Singapore and communicating with the third-party buyers or sellers across many cultures. It requires a strong business focus, expertise in commercial contracting, critical thinking, a confident communication style, and the ability to effectively collaborate and communicate with internal Chevron stakeholders and external third parties.Chevron is accepting online applications for the position of Contracts Specialist (Crude oil and gas supply and trading contracts) located in Makati City, Philippines, through July 2 at 11:49 pm.
If you have a strong business focus, expertise in commercial contracting, critical thinking, a confident communication style, and the ability to effectively collaborate and communicate with stakeholders and third parties, we encourage you to apply.
Responsibilities:
Legal Terms: Understand and fluently apply key legal terms needed for crude oil and gas trading and/or cargo movement through various methods of transport within the Chevron business context.
Contract Drafting and Negotiation: Draft, negotiate, and finalize commercial contract that align with the negotiated trading deal, ensuring all contracts are comprehensive, clear, and enforceable.
Unambiguous trade deals: Turnaround large volumes of contracts while maintaining quality and clarity on the negotiated trade deals and ensuring commercial/contract risks are mitigated and discrepancies are resolved.
Collaboration: Collaboratively work with the traders in the Singapore office and SMEs located across the world specializing in various areas like compliance, tax, risk, legal, demurrage, finance, accounting, import, export, etc.
Communication: Maintain clear and effective communication with all parties involved in the contracting process, including third parties, legal or other SMEs, traders, and internal teams.
Required Qualifications:
>5 yrs of relevant work experience in supply and trading contracts for crude, refined products, NGLs, and LNG.
Strong organization skills to manage large volumes of contract requests and email traffic with <5 days turnaround.
Strong analytical and critical thinking skills to understand the deal and application of contract provisions in a real-life context to cover for any risks.
Ability to communicate effectively and clear with the third parties to resolve discrepancies
Proficient in collaborating skills to build rapport with team members.
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience working in the Oil & Gas Industry related to crude oil and gas trading and/or cargo movement through various methods of transport.
Knowledge of shipping law.
Bachelor's or master’s degree in law with strong legal drafting skills.
Working with us
There are two Chevron companies operating in the Philippines: Chevron Holdings Incorporated (CHI) and Chevron Philippines Incorporated (CPI).
CHI is a shared services center providing transactional, processing, and consulting services in the areas of finance and accounting, information technology, supply chain management, human resources, downstream customer service and marketing. Established in 1998, CHI serves Chevron affiliates in six continents around the world. Over the years, it has grown to be one of the leading members of the shared services industry in the Philippines.
CHI has received various recognitions as a top employer: the 2022 Diversity Company of the Year; the 2021 Asia’s Best Employer Brand Award; 2021 Global Best Employer Brand Award; 2020 HR Asia Best Companies to Work for in Asia; 2019 Circle of Excellence, Top Employer Category at Asia CEO Awards and the 2018 Wellness Company of the Year at the same Asia CEO Awards.
CPI markets the Caltex brand of top-quality fuels, lubricants and petroleum products through a network of service stations, terminals and sales offices.
At Chevron, we are committed to fostering diversity and inclusion at all levels of our company and at all stages of the employee experience. We constantly strive to attract, develop and retain diverse Filipino talent. Globally, Chevron Corporation has achieved a rating of 100 percent in the Human Rights Campaign Equality Index for the past 17 years. The Index ranks American companies based on their commitment to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender equality in the workplace.
Benefits
Competitive salary
Allowances, medical and optical reimbursements
Health care coverage for you and your eligible dependents
Robust employee centred programs for health and wellness
Time-off to promote healthy work-life balance or to care for your family
Annual corporate incentive bonus when the company meets established goals
Recognition & awards program
Long-term savings plan
Life insurance
Career development opportunities to all employees through onboarding, training and development, mentoring, volunteering opportunities and employee networking groups
Hybrid work model - work remotely from home several days a week
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