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Position Description:

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**Job Posting End Date:** This job posting will be removed on November 12, 2025.

**Role Summary:** The Sourcing Specialist is responsible for managing contractor relationships and ensuring efficient contract execution. This role involves preparing, analyzing, negotiating, and communicating information regarding contractor reviews, bid proposals, negotiations, bid awards, and contract execution. The Sourcing Specialist assists stakeholders in identifying and fulfilling resource needs, assesses contractor capabilities, and develops resource solutions to support operational goals. Additional responsibilities include conducting targeted outreach to support compliance goals, identifying and addressing bottlenecks within the contracting workflow, facilitating continuous communication with internal departments and external partners, and streamlining contract processes to ensure efficiency, audit readiness, and regulatory compliance. The role requires proven experience in contract negotiation, administration, and compliance, strong analytical and communication skills, and the ability to manage multiple projects and meet deadlines. Operations experience is a plus.

_Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States. ONE Gas does not provide immigration-related sponsorship for this role. This includes direct company sponsorship, entry of ONE Gas as the immigration employer of record on a government form, and any work authorization requiring a written submission or other immigration support from the company (e.g., H1-B, OPT, STEM OPT, CPT, TN, J-1, etc)._

What You Will Do

Prepare, analyze, negotiate, interpret, and communicate information regarding contractor reviews, bid proposals, negotiations, bid awards, and execution of contracts with minimal complexity and associated risk.

Assist stakeholders to ensure resource needs are met through accessing and sourcing contractor needs, negotiations, bids, and executing contract fulfillment.

Assess and analyze contractor needs to assist with developing resource solutions for stakeholders.

Assist in sourcing processes for key business units, supports project management, and collaborates with the business.

Provide contract administration and review support, and processing information under existing contracts, work orders, change orders, contract terms, etc.

Maintain contractor database and research new contractor agencies available across ONE Gas territories.

Assist with scope of work for contractor needs to ensure appropriate bidding of jobs. Attend bid meetings regarding scope of work determined.

Assist with negotiating contract terms and provisions on existing contracts as needs change to current stakeholder projects.

Utilize discretion and knowledge to interpret legal documents and to ensure compliance with contract terms and federal and state regulations.

Collaborate with various stakeholders and outside contractors to clearly present work requirements of various bids and contracts.

Ensure compliance with all company standards, tariffs, policies, and procedures including complying with insurance requirements to satisfy the company risk management matrix.

Present bid options and contract terms to stakeholders and provide input on final bid selection.

Regular and reliable attendance is required in performance of job.

Employee may perform additional responsibilities as assigned.

What You Will Need

Preferred Bachelor's Degree Business Administration or another related field, or an equivalent combination of formal education and the following job-related experience:

Knowledge in reading, understanding, and interpreting legal descriptions and documents, contracts, bid proposals, industry and governmental regulations, forms, manuals, publications, and correspondence.

Research, analyze and prepare bid proposals and negotiate contract terms.

Experience with application of basic math and algebraic formulas used in calculations and various spreadsheet applications.

Experience in the use and function of tools and equipment applicable to the position including computers and Microsoft Office products to include excel spreadsheets and word processing software.

Knowledge with interacting, negotiating, and communicating effectively.

Interact, advise, and communicate with other departments.

Demonstrated ability of data analytics.

Conduct internal and external research and preparing contracts, records, reports, and correspondence.

Read and write fluently in English.

Minimum Applicable driver's license

Mobility to travel in and around office surroundings and to other business locations.

Ability to resolve practical issues and adapt to a variety of situations with limited information while following detailed written and/or oral instructions.

Ability to communicate and exchange information or instructions both written and verbally.

Visual abilities to perform job responsibilities.

Diversity at ONE Gas

Inclusion & Diversity is so important to us that we made it one of our core values, values that guide and direct our actions as we go about our daily business. We know that every employee makes a difference and contributes to our success through their unique talents and abilities. We also acknowledge that we can accomplish great things by listening and learning from each other.

ONE Gas has great benefits! Here are just a few:

+ Medical/Dental/Vision packages that fit your family's needs.

+ Paid Time Off

+ 401K that is 100% matched up to 6%.

+ Profit Sharing Plan

+ Paid Parental Leave

+ Basic and Optional Employee Term Life Insurance

+ Education Assistance and Tuition Reimbursement

Position Requirements:

The job description is not intended to be a complete list of all responsibilities, duties, or skills required for the job and is subject to review and change at any time, with or without notice, in accordance with the needs of One Gas. Where positions are covered by a collective bargaining unit agreement, the terms and conditions of the agreement will apply.

ONE Gas, Inc., and its divisions will provide equal employment opportunity for qualified persons without regard to sex, race, religion, color, national origin, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, military status or genetic information.

Job ID: 6631

Functional Area: Enterprise Services

Position Type: Full-Time Regular

Relocation Provided: No

Department: CONTRACT ADMIN/NEGOTIATION

Internal / External: Internal and External

Experience Required: 1 - 3 Years