Commercial Lead - Buyer in Katowice

To identify candidates for the SC Commercial Lead role. This role operates on a mid-shift schedule to provide support for the Americas region. The SC Commercial Leads are part of a team that translates contracting strategies developed by category managers into operational results across their regional portfolio. Team members work collectively to support the production and logistics portfolio, with work assignments allocated based on business priorities and needs across categories.

Roles are not fixed to a single category or supplier but flex dynamically to where support is required, ensuring broad exposure across the portfolio and region. This SC Commercial Lead role will support the Americas region and be expected to lead complex sourcing activities, manage high value and risk contracts, and provide strategic commercial support in collaboration with category managers and strategic suppliers.

What you’ll be doing:

• Value Creation and Risk Management: Drives cost reduction and value improvement through supplier management, market insights, and sourcing strategies. Assesses market risks, ensures compliance, and implements mitigation strategies for supply chain continuity and business resilience.
• Supplier and Market Engagement: Profiles suppliers and assesses market conditions to enhance relationships and unlock competitive advantages. Uses data-driven approaches and strategic supplier management for optimized procurement outcomes and long-term partnerships.
• Strategic Collaboration: Aligns procurement strategies with business objectives by collaborating with Contract Holders and stakeholders. Ensures sourcing decisions are informed by demand, supply, and risk assessments, integrating best practices and driving consistency across operations.
• Category and Performance Management: Develops category strategies to maximize contract interlinkages, ensuring efficient resource deployment and reduced variability. Monitors supplier performance, fosters accountability, and aligns with contract objectives to deliver total business value.
• Sourcing and Contracting Process and Buying Channel Optimization: Ensures smooth execution of pre-award and post-award activities per the internal supply chain management framework. Prioritizes efficient buying channels, assessing demand patterns to select the most suitable channel for cost-effective procurement aligning them with the relevant delivery models strategies.
• Category Execution: Works closely with Strategic Supplier Leads and Category Managers to drive category-centric strategies, maximize enterprise scale, and strengthen strategic supplier performance.
• Demand Management, Supplier Readiness, and Risk Oversight: Optimizes demand and specifications to meet business needs, verifies supplier readiness for purchase orders, and monitors performance. Manages risks, ensures adherence with legal and Shell requirements, and addresses issues through escalation processes for seamless contract implementation and operational alignment.

What you bring:

• Relevant experience in Supply Chain, Strategic Sourcing, Procurement, or Commercial Management.
• Bachelor’s degree in Commerce major in Supply Chain Management or a related discipline.
• CIPS certification is an advantage.
• Proven experience in developing and executing sourcing strategies, including commercial negotiations and contract structuring to achieve business objectives.
• Strong knowledge of the source-to-contract lifecycle, including contract implementation, governance, and performance management.
• Demonstrated commercial acumen with a track record of delivering value creation, operational excellence, and measurable business outcomes.
• Hands-on experience leading commercial negotiations and managing supplier relationships.
• Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills, with the ability to build effective partnerships across all organizational levels.
• Growth mindset with strong adaptability, initiative, and the ability to drive change in dynamic business environments.
• Experience in performance and risk management, including contractor performance evaluation, risk mitigation, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making capabilities.
• Willingness to work a mid-shift schedule.

Benefits Overview:

Employees working on afternoon shift are entitled to extra pay of 30% of their daily base salary for each day of work on the afternoon shift. We offer an annual performance bonus paid in February, along with a comprehensive benefits package. This includes Shell-sponsored medical and life insurance, with options to extend coverage at competitive rates. Our employees benefit from a diverse and inclusive culture where care and wellbeing are a priority. Our employees enjoy vacation benefit, three additional Personal Leave Days, dedicated wellbeing spaces, subsidized canteen, 24/7 access to psychologist, a Cafeteria program and sports cards. We foster integration through team activities, employee clubs, and networks. Our hybrid work model is supported by a Workplace Accessibility program, and we offer access to online learning platforms and a broad range of development resources. Additional benefits include participation in a voluntary long-term savings plan (PPK), discounts on pension products (IKE/IKZE) and a discounted share purchase program.

Why Shell:

We are committed to creating a more equitable, inclusive and diverse company and we strongly encourage applicants of all genders, ages, ethnicities, cultures, abilities, sexual orientation, and life experiences to apply. Shell is an Equal Opportunity Employer.