Team Lead Purchasing

1 month ago


Calgary, Canada CPKC Full time

**PURPOSE OF THE POSITION**:
The Team Lead Purchasing is responsible for providing leadership and coaching to a small number of purchasing analysts while managing a specific work scope as purchasing specialist. You will also assist the purchasing manager to support team’s capability development, performance management and effectively implement procurement policies and best practices.

**POSITION ACCOUNTABILITIES**:

- Lead and develop a team of 2-3 purchasing analysts
- Provide coaching, guidance and set clear performance expectation with the team
- Responsible for hiring, onboarding and training of the new staff
- Manage day to day performance expectations and support business and personal development goals of the team
- Act as working manager with a senior buyer responsibility for assigned material categories
- Accountable to meet or exceed service delivery expectations of the business for the assigned portfolio
- Track and report operating metrics to identify areas that need improvement
- Drive efficiencies through data analysis and lead continuous improvement initiative of the overall PO lifecycle management (Req to PO)
- and long-term demand
- Guide the business requestors and the team to select the right sources of supply based on the existing sourcing strategies and contracts
- Develop culture of collaboration, respect, and accountability with internal and external stakeholders for compliance with spend strategies, contracts, and CPKC’s purchasing policies
- Attend meetings with internal and external stakeholders as required
- Set clear service delivery expectations with the business and provide regular stewardship to the business and procurement leadership

**POSITION REQUIREMENTS**:

- Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, Engineering, Finance or Commerce
- 5+ years of experience in purchasing contract management and supplier management in a large/complex organization in addition to a min. 1 year leadership or supervisory experience
- SAP/ERP experience
- Proven experience in Continuous Improvement and value creation

**WHAT CPKC HAS TO OFFER**:

- Flexible and competitive benefits package
- Competitive company pension plan
- Employee Share Purchase Plan
- Performance Incentive Program
- Annual Fitness Subsidy
- Part-time Studies Program

**ADDITIONAL INFORMATION**:
As an employer with national presence, the possibility does exist that the location of your position may be changed based on organizational requirements.

**Background Investigation**:

- Criminal history check
- Reference check

**Management Conductor Program**:
Becoming a qualified conductor or locomotive engineer is the single best way for a management employee to learn the business at CPKC. You may be required to obtain a certification or to maintain your current certification/qualification as a conductor or locomotive engineer.


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