Sr. Category Manager - Water & Chemicals

Date:

May 5, 2026

Location:

Spring, TX, US, 77389 Oklahoma City, OK, US, 73118

Company:

Expand Energy Our core values — Stewardship, Character, Collaborate, Learn, Disrupt — are the lens through which we evaluate every business decision. As a dynamic, growing company that offers extremely competitive compensation and benefits, our employees are our most valued assets and the foundation of Expand's performance among our E&P competitors. We seek applicants from all backgrounds to ensure we get the best, most creative talent on our team. We realize that, historically, underrepresented groups feel the need to be 100% qualified in order to apply. If you meet any combination of our requirements, we encourage you to apply. We strive to hire people from a wide variety of backgrounds, not just because it's the right thing to do, but because it makes our company stronger. Job Summary The Sr. Category Manager ("CM") is primarily responsible for developing and executing category strategies for water management in support of field operations. This role oversees sourcing, contracting, and supplier performance across wastewater trucking, disposal, storage, reuse, pipeline transfer, third‑party water sharing, and related logistics. A key focus of the position is driving cost optimization, ensuring supply availability, and enhancing safety while partnering closely with Drilling & Completions, Field Operations, and HSE teams. The role supports logistics and route optimization initiatives to improve hauling efficiency and reduce capital and LOE water related expenses. In addition to water management, the CM serves as the category manager for production treatment chemicals. This includes maintaining a working understanding of the oilfield chemicals market, commodity chemical inputs, and underlying cost drivers. The role collaborates with technical stakeholders to define performance requirements, evaluate product alternatives, and align sourcing strategies with production objectives. Responsibilities include supplier selection, commercial negotiations, contract development, and ongoing supplier and category performance management. The position requires strong analytical, commercial, and stakeholder‑management skills, with an ability to balance technical requirements with cost, operational, and risk considerations. Success in this role is driven by effectively combining the required expertise and skills into delivering reliable supply, industry-leading cost, and durable process improvements in a dynamic oil and gas operating environment. Job Duties & Responsibilities Develops and implements category management strategies for assigned spend categories Utilizes thorough understanding of market conditions in developing go-to-market approach, cadence, and company position Analyzes internal data and external market intelligence sources to identify areas of opportunity within managed categories Works with Operations to understand current and forecast demand and participate in solution scoping and development Creates RFx and conducts sourcing events, commercial and technical analysis, proposal normalization, and recommendation Conducts commercial negotiations, authors and negotiates resulting contracts through execution under minimal supervision Maintains record of agreements through price books, smart contracts, or similar assurance mechanisms Assures timely delivery and quality of managed goods/services Engages in contract lifecycle management, monitoring supplier performance and realized cost, addressing issues as identified Understands current and potential market conditions, prepared to respond to supply disruption, price volatility, etc. Manages supplier and stakeholder relationships, acting as Company's commercial representative Self-directs planning and prioritization of work responsibilities Reports to SCM Leadership on areas of responsibility including spend, supplier performance, and process improvements Performs other duties as assigned Job Specific Skills Enhanced knowledge of E&P business functions and field operations•specifically water management and production chemicals Enhanced knowledge and proficiency in category management, market research, sourcing strategy development and execution, supply chain best practices and techniques Enhanced knowledge of water logistics, including: produced and freshwater trucking, pipeline water transfer, completions water reuse, water staging and storage, route planning and optimization, use of SCADA and logistics data in water operations, emerging risks and opportunities Enhanced analytical capabilities to access data from multiple sources, combine and analyze, provide meaningful insights, and actionable recommendations Enhanced knowledge of regulatory standards, ethical behaviors, safety requirements for O&G industry Enhanced negotiation and supplier management skills

Education Minimum:

High school diploma or

GED Preferred:

Bachelor's degree•from accredited university•Business, Math, Finance, Economics or related field

Experience Minimum:

5•8 years related work experience Additional Qualifications Enhanced ability to identify, assess, recommend, design, and communicate cross functionally in an appropriate manner Enhanced customer-service abilities to receive feedback, develop appropriate response, and deliver value to stakeholders Strong time management capabilities to balance and prioritize concurrent demands and responsibilities Strong business insight and financial acumen Strong decision-making capabilities Strong ability to self-motivate, as well as motivate others Demonstrates self-awareness Values team inputs, observations, suggestions, and differences for their contribution to higher quality results Expand Energy takes necessary action to ensure that all applicants are treated without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, gender identity, national origin, genetic information, disability, pregnancy, military or veteran status or any other protected characteristic as established by law. Expand Energy Corporation's operations are focused on discovering and developing its large and geographically diverse resource base of unconventional oil and natural gas assets onshore in the United States.

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