Senior Contracts and Procurement Specialist

As a Senior Contracts and Procurement Specialist, you will be accountable for developing and implementing sourcing and category strategies, leading sourcing initiatives, identifying and implementing value add, and innovation opportunities. Your success in this role will be your ability to manage supplier contracts, relationships and performance, primarily supporting, but not limited to, Irving Oil’s Saint John Refinery and Terminals network operations across North America.

What We Offer:  

• Work Environment –Work onsite in our beautiful home office building with access to a fitness facility, onsite nurse, and a café    

• Competitive Compensation – Including an annual bonus plan, pension plan, and parking allowance   

• Flexible Benefits Plan – In effect from day one and offers three levels of coverage to select from to meet your unique, personal needs 

• Paid Vacation – Plus an annual option to purchase additional vacation   

• Wellness Support – With an annual wellness allowance, paid personal care days and a 24/7 Employee & Family Assistance Program   

• Opportunity to give back to some amazing causes in our community – Choose when and where to make an impact with a paid volunteer day, company volunteer opportunities, and a donation matching program 

Your Responsibilities:

• Lead, manage, and implement sourcing activities using the strategic sourcing process methodology; and steward multi-year category sourcing strategies utilizing best practices

• Manage RFx initiatives, proposal evaluations, negotiation strategies, contract negotiations, execution, and maintenance

• Understand and align markets, strategies, priorities, and plans

• Ability to judge complex situations, identify critical aspects of issues, creatively use data sources, structure complex analyses, think through solutions, develop recommendations and sell to stakeholders

• Identify external and internal stakeholders and their requirements and engage appropriately in activities

• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to clearly present information to support decision-making

• Facilitate internal Total Cost of Ownership reduction initiatives and identify savings opportunities

• Manage contracts and supplier relationships, including the development and implementation of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to drive continuous improvement and increased value

• Implement supply management best practices

• Understand legal concepts as they pertain to proposals, contracting, and executing on existing contracts

• Assist with mentoring / learning / coaching with junior and intermediate members of the team

Your Skills:  

• Ability to identify opportunities for innovation within the supply chain, develop strategic visions and create plans for implementation

• Strong ability to work as part of a team, network, and build relationships

• Strong interpersonal, organizational, and communication skills.

• Ability to multi-task and manage time effectively

• Strong negotiation, influencing, and persuasion skills

• Strong analytical, problem solving, and cost modeling skills

• Strong contract drafting skills and knowledge of contract law

• Ability to evaluate and mitigate commercial risks

• Ability to be flexible and adapt well to change

• Professional demeanor and presentation

Your Experience:

• Minimum ten years’ experience in the oil and gas industry with a focus in construction and industrial maintenance

• Experience in supply chain management, contract authorship and contract management

• Experience in using Excel and PowerPoint to generate actionable insights, dashboards, and executive-level reports

• Post-secondary education in business, law, engineering, or equivalent experience

• Supply Chain Management Professional (SCMP) designation or other similar designation would be considered an asset

• Experience working with unionized contractors would be considered an asset

• Financial acumen is also considered an asset

Irving Oil is committed to supporting a diverse and inclusive work environment. We thrive on the good energy that’screated when our people from different backgrounds, identities, cultures and experiences share their unique perspectives.Diversity is key to our success and inclusion is everyone’s responsibility.​

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