Supply Chain Lead Projects

, India

Job Family Group:

Contracting and Procurement

Worker Type:

Regular

Posting Start Date:

January 13, 2026

Business Unit:

Projects and Technology

Experience Level:

Experienced Professionals

Job Description:

What’s the role?

As Supply Chain Lead Projects, you will work closely with asset, project, and Supply Chain colleagues to ensure the safe, reliable, and efficient delivery of materials, equipment, and services from third-party suppliers across Shell LNG operations. Shell LNG is a global leader in LNG production, marketing, and supply, providing approximately one-fifth of the world’s LNG and playing a critical role in global energy security and the energy transition.

You will support Shell’s Goal Zero ambition with a strong focus on Contractor Safety Management, business safety, and sustainable procurement practices. You will create and lead collaborative Contract Management Teams, delivering sourcing and contracting strategies aligned with business objectives across greenfield and brownfield projects, including capacity expansion at the Hazira LNG Terminal.

Moreover, you will partner with the global Supply Chain organization to leverage enterprise-scale capabilities, best practices, and category strategies, while ensuring sourcing activities align with Shell’s commitments to DEI, social performance, Local Content, and Indigenous participation.

What you’ll be doing

• Support all ongoing greenfield and brownfield projects, including capacity expansion projects at the Hazira site.
• Manage the execution of the complete Category Management & Contracting Process (CMCP), including contract strategy, tactics, and contract management activities for the assigned portfolio.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders during the pre-award phase to develop and execute procurement strategies that maximize value.
• Work with internal and external stakeholders during the post-award phase to ensure delivery of maximum value from awarded contracts.
• Manage the end-to-end supply chain in collaboration with Maintenance, Engineering, Projects, and Materials Management.
• Ensure procurement of OEM spares as per specifications and delivery timelines.
• Explore possibilities of using Enterprise Framework Agreements where feasible and cost-effective.
• Review contract scope, conduct vendor evaluations, and manage the tendering process to finalize fit-for-purpose contracts.
• Ensure post-award contract management for timely completion in line with scope and Shell HSE standards.
• Proactively manage contract renewals to ensure uninterrupted provision of services.
• Ensure procurement and contracting comply with Shell CMCP policies, Supply Chain Charter, HSE, Code of Ethics, and business principles.
• Support the asset reliability agenda from a supply chain perspective across the value chain.
• Manage end-to-end logistics arrangements, including customs clearance for imported items, in accordance with agreed Incoterms.
• Drive data quality excellence through integrated collaboration among Supply Chain, Projects, Maintenance, and Engineering.

What you bring

• Graduate in Engineering with 10–15 years of experience in supply chain, procurement, or contracting roles within LNG operations or energy projects.
• Strong experience in developing and implementing sourcing strategies during the pre-award phase, including commercial negotiations and structuring contracts for operational and capital projects.
• Proven ability to manage post-award contract performance with internal stakeholders and contract partners.
• Demonstrated business acumen and commercial delivery experience, with a track record of value creation and execution excellence.
• Hands-on front-line negotiation experience as a supply chain or commercial professional.
• Strong interpersonal and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence at all levels.
• A learner mindset and agility, with adaptability and leadership capabilities.
• Experience in performance and risk management oversight, including contractor performance assessment and continuous improvement.
• Commitment to Shell’s values on HSE, ethics, diversity & inclusion, social performance, and sustainability.

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What we offer

You bring your skills and experience to Shell and in return you work with talented, committed people on one of the most important challenges facing our planet. You’ll have the opportunity to develop the skills you need to grow in an environment where we value honesty, integrity, and respect for one another. You’ll be able to balance your priorities as you become the best version of yourself.

• Progress as a person as we work on the energy transition together.
• Continuously grow the transferable skills you need to get ahead.
• Work at the forefront of technology, trends, and practices.
• Collaborate with experienced colleagues with unique expertise.
• Achieve your balance in a value-led culture that encourages you to be the best version of yourself.
• Benefit from flexible working hours, and the possibility of remote/mobile working.
• Perform at your best with a competitive starting salary and annual performance related salary increase – our pay and benefits packages are considered to be among the best in the world.
• Take advantage of paid parental leave, including for non-birthing parents.
• Join an organisation working to become one of the most diverse and inclusive in the world. We strongly encourage applicants of all genders, ages, ethnicities, cultures, abilities, sexual orientation, and life experiences to apply.
• Grow as you progress through diverse career opportunities in national and
• international teams.
• Gain access to a wide range of training and development programmes.

We'd like you to know that Shell has a bold goal: to become one of the world’s most diverse and inclusive companies. You can get to know more about how we're working towards that goal, click here.

Who We Are

Shell is a global group of energy and petrochemical companies, employing 103,000 people and with operations in more than 70 countries. We use advanced technologies and take an innovative approach as we seek to help the world build a sustainable energy future.

Shell is a customer-focused organisation, serving more than 1 million commercial and industrial customers, and around 33 million customers daily at more than 47,000 Shell-branded retail service stations.

Our approach

Powering Progress sets our strategy to become a net-zero emissions energy business by 2050, generating value for our shareholders, our customers and wider society. As we move forward on this journey, we will power lives and respect nature while maintaining our core values of honesty, integrity, and respect for people.

Our values

At Shell, we share a set of core values – honesty, integrity and respect for people – which underpin all the work we do. The Shell General Business Principles, Code of Conduct and Ethics and Compliance Manual help everyone at Shell act in line with these values and comply with relevant laws and regulations.

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