Contracting And Procurement / Supply Chain
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Contracting and Procurement (CP) is one of the most powerful levers that Shell has in order to achieve commercial success. We play a vital role in managing Shell’s supply chain, unlocking opportunities and creating the best business value delivery.
We manage tens of thousands of contracts and millions of invoices annually and provide strategic and proactive market analysis while maintaining long-lasting relationships with our partners across the globe. It’s a thrilling environment for supply chain professionals keen to test and further develop their careers and commercial acumen.
Contracting and Procurement offers a wealth of opportunities across Shell’s businesses: Integrated Gas, Projects, New Energies, Functions & Technology, Systems, Processes, and Innovation (SP&I), Upstream and Downstream, where we build relationships with suppliers and support the global delivery of services.
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Contracting and Procurement at Shell Business Operations
Title: Contracting & Procurement at Shell
Duration: 1:37 minutes
Description:
The video discusses the role of Contracting & Procurement at Shell.
Contracting & Procurement at Shell Transcript
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Contracting & Procurement at Shell
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Supply chains are at the core of Shell’s competitiveness, and Contracting & Procurement plays an instrumental role in making Shell the Commercial Powerhouse that it is.
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Contracting & Procurement (C&P) at Shell
Delivering industry’s most purpose-driven and competitive supply chains.
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What is C&P?
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The aim of all of us working in C&P is to design, develop and manage innovative and integrated supply chains at Goal Zero, delivering the most competitive, risk-based value outcomes for all Shell businesses.
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Design
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Develop
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Manage
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Goal Zero
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Upstream
Downstream
New energies & Integrated Gas
Functions & Technology
Delivering competitive value outcomes for all Shell businesses
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The C&P Operations team is at the heart of Shell
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The CP Operations team is at the heart of Shell's Contracting & Procurement. Through innovative systems and process improvement initiatives, we supercharge and keep the C&P commercial and operational powerhouse engine running while forging deep relationships with our business partners and suppliers to co-create safe and competitive supply chains.
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Innovative Systems
Process Improvement Initiatives
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2,500 talented professionals
19,500 active contracts
32,000+ suppliers
Forging valuable business relationships
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Co-creating safe and competitive supply chains.
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Our business partnerships and a ‘One Team’ approach are at the core of everything we do.
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‘One Team’
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With a focus on delivering the most competitive supply chains, we perform meaningful work in a fun environment, where our people are constantly striving to be the best that they can be.
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3 million+ invoices generated yearly
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$42.7 billion+ in spends & payments
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We believe that our deal-making skills, commitment to operational excellence, our talent and the company culture drives the commercial mindset.
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Successful deal making skills
Commitment to operational excellence
Our diverse talent community
Strong performance culture
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Emerging megatrends and disrupters, such as digitalization and the energy transition, strongly influence how we are commercializing our activities to be fit for the future.
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In-sync with energy transition
Commercializing operations to be fit for the future
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We care deeply about our suppliers, our relationships and our impact on local and global society.
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CARE
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People
Community
Environment
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We are passionately curious and courageous deal makers, and we play to win.
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Passionately curious and courageous deal makers
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Explore and apply for a C&P role at Shell
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As an engineering graduate, Maeleen has always admired Shell's prominence in the industry. Its solid corporate culture that fosters community and inclusivity made her stay over the years. Now an Operations Manager for Australia's Contracting and Procurement team, Maeleen is a proud contributor to providing sustainable solutions for enterprises and powering progress by reducing carbon footprints. Read more about her remarkable journey.