Category Specialist, Maintenance & Construction

Chevron is accepting online applications for the position of Category Specialist, Maintenance & Construction through April 15th 11:59 PM. Responsibilities for this position may include but are not limited to:

• Works with business partners to define procurement and category strategies based on market insights and demand forecasts.
• Develops and executes category plans, leads strategic sourcing and manages supplier relationships to improve service outcomes and deliver the lowest total cost of ownership (TCO).
• Category management segments spend into related products and services to enable better planning, standardization, and value delivery.
• Supports a wide range of DMC internal customers and may lead functional projects with infrequent supervision, building deep expertise in the work function.
• Partner with Maintenance, Operations and Construction stakeholders to understand demand, criticality, and service requirements across the Maintenance & Construction category.
• Lead competitive performance initiatives to improve cost competitiveness and service performance across the category.
• Conduct market analysis and supplier intelligence to identify trends, cost drivers, risks, and opportunities, incorporate insights into category and sourcing strategies.
• Develop and maintain category plans that define strategy, sourcing pipeline, supplier segmentation, contracting approach, and value delivery targets (cost, reliability, service, innovation, etc.).
• Lead end-to-end strategic sourcing events (RFx development, bid evaluation, negotiations, award recommendations) in alignment with governance requirements and business needs.
• Develop, negotiate, and manage commercial agreements to optimize total cost of ownership (TCO) and manage contract risk in partnership with Legal and other functions.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives with suppliers and internal stakeholders.
• Identify and implement standardization to reduce complexity and improve compliance.
• Support operational execution by resolving supplier or contract issues, ensuring continuity of supply/services, and escalating risks as needed.
• Track and report value delivery (e.g. savings, cost avoidance, performance improvements, etc.)

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, Business, or a related field.
• Proficiency in sourcing/procurement and supply chain fundamentals, with working knowledge of refinery/plant maintenance and construction categories (e.g., craft labor, mechanical, scaffolding/insulation/painting, civil/structural).
• Strong analytical, negotiation, and problem-solving skills to drive category strategy, total cost of ownership, supplier/contractor performance, and supply risk mitigation in a refinery/plant environment with rigorous safety and compliance requirements.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in supply chain, Engineering, Construction Management, or an MBA.
• Experience in category management supporting refinery/plant operations, including maintenance services, construction services, and turnarounds/shutdowns/outages.
• Knowledge of contracting for refinery/plant services (e.g., MSA/SOW, turnaround scope packaging, unit rates/T&M, SLAs/KPIs, change orders) and contractor performance management aligned to site safety requirements.
• Experience with ERP/eSourcing/procurement platforms and plant systems (e.g., SAP, SMART by GEP), including PO execution, catalogs, contract compliance, and spend analytics; continuous improvement experience (Lean/Six Sigma) is a plus

Relocation Options: Relocation may be considered within Chevron parameters.

International Considerations Expatriate assignments will not be considered.

Chevron regrets that it is unable to sponsor employment Visas or consider individuals on time-limited Visa status for this position