IS Performance & Procurement Analyst

Since its creation in 2014, Harbour has grown to become one of the world’s largest and most geographically diverse independent oil and gas companies.  Today, Harbour is producing between 475,000 and 485,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day with significant production in Norway, the UK, Germany, Argentina and North Africa. Harbour benefits from competitive operating costs and resilient margins, and a broad set of growth options including near-infrastructure opportunities in Norway, unconventional scalable opportunities in Argentina and conventional offshore projects in Mexico and Indonesia. With low GHG emissions intensity and a leading CO2 storage position in Europe, Harbour remains committed to producing oil and gas safely and responsibly to help meet the world’s energy needs. Harbour is headquartered in London with approximately 5,000 staff and contractors across its operations and offices. 

Ours is an inclusive workplace where individuals can bring their whole selves to their job and feel recognised for the value they add. We are committed to creating a genuinely inclusive and supportive working environment to ensure everyone has a positive experience at work.

At Harbour Energy, we aim to recruit, retain and promote our people based on their unique skills, regardless of race, gender or background. We need excellent people to help shape and develop the future of our company. Could this be you?

If so, we want to hear from you.

Purpose of Role:

• The IT Performance & Procurement Analyst is responsible for ensuring cost transparency, financial governance, and performance optimisation across Information Systems by effectively governing IT budget lifecycle (creation, spend and reporting), supporting Supply Chain with vendor relationships and performance management (including reporting metrics) while enabling data‑driven decision‑making and value delivery to the business.
• They also ensure that IS follows local and corporate Procurement policies and guidelines.

Critical Responsibilities (MAE/MATTE/HSES*):

• Ensure that all activities are carried out in a safe manner complying with all regulatory requirements, legislation and Harbour Energy HSES Procedures.  

Ethics and Compliance Responsibilities:

• Ensure that all activities and behaviours are carried out in accordance with Harbour Energy’s Ethics and Compliance Policies and Procedures and to complete any compulsory compliance training as required.

Areas of Accountability, Responsibility and Competence:

• Support the Snr IS Manager with the creation of and lifecycle management of local IS budgets, including annual planning, forecasting, and ongoing tracking of actual spend versus budget.
• Ensure quality reporting to the BU leadership across local and corporate allocation budgets.
• Ensure transparency of costs and timely identification of variances.
• Identify, analyse, and drive cost saving opportunities across IT services, software, hardware, and managed services.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives to optimize IS spending while maintaining or improving service quality.
• Collaborate closely with Corporate IS Performance Management to accurately categorize IS costs and support benchmarking activities.
• Partner with local and global Finance teams to define, manage, and communicate    Business Unit requirements related to IT cost allocation and chargeback models.
• Define, build, and monitor a comprehensive KPI framework to measure operational IS performance, user engagement, and overall satisfaction with IS services.
• Define and maintain Service Level Agreements (SLAs) with business functions, balancing business requirements, cost efficiency, and service quality.
• Identify opportunities to automate and streamline local IS financial, performance, and procurement related processes.
• Work closely with Procurement to manage IT vendor and supplier relationships, including contract reviews, commercial negotiations, performance monitoring, and issue resolution.
• Ensure vendors comply with commercial, financial, contractual, and service level agreements.
• Collaborate with Procurement to address vendor non-compliance, manage escalations, and support claim resolution where required.
• Create PRs/POs for IS purchases and ensure that purchases fully comply with local and global Procurement policies, guidelines, and approval frameworks.
• Work with the Controlling team to assign each PR/PO to the correct WBS element or cost centre and ensure proper CAPEX/OPEX classification. 
• Support vendor audits and internal or external reviews as required.
• Manage the allocation and split of purchase orders and invoices across group companies and projects to meet fiscal, accounting, and cost recovery requirements.
• Review and validate all invoices and proformas associated with each PO, then route them to the IS Manager for final approval.
• Track monthly payment status to ensure that Accounts Payable processes supplier payments on time and that all expenditures remain within the approved budget.
• Streamline and automate steps in IS budgeting and purchasing.
• IS Financial Management & Budget Control.
• IS Cost Optimization & Value Delivery.
• IS Performance Measurement & Reporting.
• IS Vendor & Procurement Governance.
• Stakeholder Alignment & Compliance between IS, Procurement and Finance.

Critical Skills*, Qualifications, Experience, etc.:

Technical Skills

• Strong financial and analytical skills with hands‑on experience in IT budgeting, forecasting, and cost tracking.
• Solid understanding of IT cost structures, including software, hardware, and managed services.
• Proven ability to identify and deliver cost saving and optimization initiatives.
• Strong commercial awareness, including contract reviews and support of pricing negotiations.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and financial or performance reporting tools.
• Strong data analytics capability, including advanced Excel modelling and the ability to design and maintain KPI dashboards in Power BI.

Non-Technical Skills

• Effective stakeholder management skills, working across IT, Finance and Procurement.

Professional Experience

• Experience defining, tracking, and reporting KPIs for IT performance and service quality.
• Practical experience in vendor and contract management.
• Extensive experience with Financial and Procurement processes, such as P2P, JVA, budgeting, forecasting and actuals tracking.
• Experience with IT cost allocation and chargeback models
• Experience working with enterprise systems such as SAP and Coupa is highly desirable.

Education

• Bachelor's degree in relevant field.
• ITIL and IT Financial Management (ITFM) certifications (e.g. FITSM, Apptio) or equivalent hands-on experience are an advantage.

Language

• Fluent in both Spanish and English.

Harbour Principles and Values

• Strong alignment with Harbour Energy’s core values, behaviours, and commitment to operational excellence and integrity.

Inclusive recruitment is a vital part of our diversity, equity and inclusion strategy. Whatever your background, if you feel you need an adjustment during our selection process to suit your needs, please let us know, and we will be happy to help.

For further information or support on any of these points, please reach out to us at careers@harbourenergy.com