Contract Analyst / Writer

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Summary:
Energy Transfer is looking for a Contract Analyst to join our Crude Accounting team in Houston, Texas. We foster a culture of curiosity-encouraging our team to ask "why," transform data into actionable insights, and embrace technology to streamline and strengthen our processes.

The Contract Analyst supports the Crude Marketing and Trading functions in the full contract lifecycle, from preparation and review of contracts and amendments through execution and on-going tracking of obligations. The essential duties of this position are designed to ensure accuracy, timeliness, and completeness of the full contract lifecycle, to prevent disputes, and to support contractual compliance.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job duty satisfactorily. The requirements for this position are listed below:

• Draft contracts outside the pre-approved templates, coordinating closely with Legal and Commercial teams to ensure timely and accurate finalization
• Serve as a liaison between Commercial, Legal, and Accounting to clarify contract terms, obligations, and interpretive requirements
• Analyze contract obligations to identify responsible stakeholders (people, teams, or processes), and establish effective tracking and alignment to ensure ongoing compliance
• Prepare, review, and amend contracts using approved templates, ensuring accuracy and adherence to internal policies and legal standards
• Manage the trade confirmation process, ensuring alignment on commercial terms, drafting contracts as needed, and resolving discrepancies timely and proactively
• Maintain a comprehensive and well-organized electronic contract database to support accessibility, auditability, and reporting
• Independently identify, investigate, and resolve contract related issues in a timely manner
• Stay current on procedures, systems, and industry developments, providing recommendations to management for operational improvements
• Support system enhancements, upgrades, and user acceptance testing for CLM, ETRM, and related platforms

Key Attributes

• Consistently fulfills commitments, maintains transparency, and meets deadlines
• Works well in a fast-paced, dynamic environment, responding to change with professionalism and a positive solution-oriented attitude
• Significant level of personal accountability and ownership to identify and address issues with minimal oversight, and assist in implementing innovative solutions for process improvement
• Embraces and adapts to changes with enthusiasm, contributing to a culture of innovation and efficiency
• Takes initiative to learn various systems and processes
• Assumes personal ownership of development and learning
• Drives communications with other teams/functions as needed
• Cultivates and maintains productive relationships with internal counterparties to enhance process improvements that are in the best interest of the company
• Navigates stressful situations professionally, aiming for optimal outcomes
• Accepts feedback professionally and translates it into positive changes in behavior and performance

Education and/or Experience, Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Education: Bachelor's degree preferred
• Experience: 5-8 years' experience

• Required Skills: Proficiency in Word required
• Technical Skills: Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) system experience required; Rightangle, SAP, and/or Salesforce is a plus

Required experience is commensurate with the selected job level:

• The Specialist/Analyst level requires a bachelor's degree or 2-5 years of relevant job-related experience
• The Senior Specialist/Analyst level requires a bachelor's degree or5-8 years of relevant job-related experience
• The Lead Specialist/Analyst level requires a bachelor's degree or equivalent experience and 8+ years of relevant job-related experience

Preferred Qualifications: Experience working in Oil & Gas preferred

Working Conditions

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

• Usually, normal office working conditions
  
• Must be able to remain in a stationary position 50% of the time due to prolonged periods of sitting or standing