Wells and Supply Chain Operations Advisor – Angola (Angola Nationals)

After being absent from Angola for over 20 years, Shell returned in 2025 with a significant entry into Exploration licenses. The Angola Exploration Venture is managed by a global team with primary locations in Houston and The Hague. To ensure local representation as well as management of critical local stakeholders, Shell is growing its Luanda based team with a Wells and Supply Chain Operations Advisor.

Role Purpose

Wells and Supply Chain Operations Advisor will provide integrated Wells and in-country Supply Chain support for the planning, readiness, and execution of offshore exploration drilling operations in Angola. The role combines deepwater Wells Engineering and Operations experience with end-to-end Supply Chain capability. This includes technical Wells knowledge, deep local supplier market and contracting and procurement expertise, logistics, materials management, import/export, regulatory and local-content requirements, and engagement with local authorities and stakeholders.

The role will help translate Wells plans into executable in-country arrangements to ensure operational readiness, regulatory and ethics compliance, safe and cost-effective execution of deepwater exploration drilling campaign. The role will serve as a key interface between Wells, Supply Chain, Finance, Legal, Joint Venture Partners, Government Authorities, and external service providers.

Preferred Candidate Profile:

A seasoned Wells professional with significant Supply Chain and Contracting and Procurement experience having supported exploration drilling campaigns in Africa, possessing a strong understanding of Angola's regulatory framework, local supplier market, customs requirements, and local content obligations, combined with proven leadership, stakeholder management and project management capabilities in delivering complex offshore drilling projects. The successful candidate must be fluent in English and Portuguese.

Key Accountabilities

• Work with the global and regional Wells team to develop drilling plans, operating requirements, schedules, risks, and critical execution dependencies.
• Provide comprehensive knowledge of the Angolan oil and gas market, supplier capability, infrastructure, logistics environment, and regulatory requirements, using this knowledge to develop practical in-country solutions.
• Translate Wells requirements into integrated Supply Chain execution and readiness plans covering contracts, services, materials, logistics resources, regulatory requirements, and local interfaces with clear visibility and reporting of demand, capacity, constraints, critical-path items, and contingency requirements
• Ensure compliance with technical, HSSE, Ethics and Compliance, contractual, regulatory, customs, quality control and assurance, and company requirements.
• Support pre- and post-award contract performance, including sourcing events, supplier evaluations, commercial negotiations, contract awards, and contract management activities across HSSE, assurance, service delivery, cost, schedule, quality, and continuous improvement, assuming contract duties as required.
• Coordinate across Wells, Supply Chain, Logistics, Finance, Legal, Tax, HSSE, Security, and other supporting functions to enable effective execution.
• Build and maintain effective relationships with Angolan authorities, partners, suppliers, service companies, logistics providers, customs and regulatory bodies, and other relevant local stakeholders.
• Coordinate regulatory submissions, approvals, reporting, and other Supply Chain-related requirements necessary to enable operations.
• Use SAP and other relevant Cost or Project Management systems to support procurement, materials management, commitments, goods receipt, cost control, forecasting, reporting, and operational visibility.
• Support coordination of the physical supply chain and tactical logistics required for Wells operations, including
• movement of personnel, equipment, and materials;
• marine, aviation, and road transport;
• ports, supply bases, warehouses, yards, and cargo-handling activities;
• importation, exportation, customs clearance, and associated documentation; and
• waste-management and emergency-response logistics, as applicable.

Experience and Competency Requirements

• Strong practical experience in deepwater Wells engineering and exploration drilling operations and understanding of how drilling plans translate into risk management and requirements for services, equipment, materials, personnel movements, logistics resources, permits, and local support.
• Demonstrated experience supporting drilling operational execution through Supply Chain, Logistics, materials management, contracting and procurement, or a combination of these disciplines.
• Deep knowledge of the Angolan oil and gas operating environment, supplier market, regulatory framework, customs requirements, and local-content expectations.
• Experience in contract strategy, tendering, contract award, mobilization, contract duty responsibilities, and post-award performance management.
• Experience engaging regulatory bodies, partners, local authorities, suppliers, and other external stakeholders.
• Experience working within multinational and multicultural environments.
• Working knowledge of SAP and associated procurement, materials-management, and financial processes.
• Experience coordinating logistics and materials for operational activities, including marine, aviation, road transport, supply-base, warehousing, and import/export interfaces.

Leadership Competency Requirements

• Strong HSSE, Ethics and Compliance, operational-risk, and contractor-management mindset. Commitment to operational excellence and continuous improvement.
• Strong integration, stakeholder-management, influencing, communication, proactive problem-solving and decision-making skills.
• Ability to operate effectively in a dynamic and high-pressure drilling environment.

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent professional qualification in Engineering, Supply Chain, Logistics, or a related discipline.
• Minimum 5 years of direct experience in Wells Engineering or Operations supporting active offshore drilling operations.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in Supply Chain, Contracting & Procurement or Logistics within Angolan oil and gas industry.
• Professional verbal and writing fluency in English and Portuguese
• Possession of (or ability to acquire) IWCF/IADC certification as well as Bosiet CA-EBS or equivalent
• Professional certifications such as CIPS, CILT, CPSM, APICS, or equivalent are preferred.
• HSSE competency assessed (or ability to acquire)
• This position requires flexibility and willingness to undertake offshore and international travel at company expense for up to 25% to 50% of working time, including travel arrangements made at short notice.