Supply Chain Management Director

6 days ago


Edmonton, Alberta, Canada CO_65 Bird Industrial Management Services Ltd. Full time
About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Supply Chain Manager to join our team at CO_65 Bird Industrial Management Services Ltd. as a key member of our operations team.

Key Responsibilities
  • Oversee and manage the Supply Chain Management team, including hiring and employee development for direct reports.
  • Establish and lead a culture that encompasses the highest ethical standards, aligned with our corporate values, and demonstrate accountability, agility, and innovation.
  • Build, motivate, and retain a high-performing team capable of achieving the strategic plan, including a culture of risk mitigation and project analytics.
  • Provide ongoing guidance, training, and mentorship to the Supply Chain Management Team on strategic sourcing principles and purchasing best practices, focusing on increasing individual performance and maximizing potential cost savings and cost avoidance.
  • Collaborate with operating and corporate groups to manage, implement, and centralize procurement requirements, provide awareness of, and ensure adherence and commitment to, SCM policies and procedures that facilitate operational success in alignment with our one-company vision approach.
  • Standardize processes through strategic sourcing principles and purchasing best practices in support of operational efficiency and cross-sharing activities or coverage, while enabling improved reporting in support of the overall one-company strategy.
  • Develop and/or participate in the development of analytics, systems data management, metrics, reporting, and training.
  • Manage the development and planning of procurement plans to ensure alignment with strategic sourcing initiatives while maximizing procurement efficiencies.
  • Provide contracting and procurement expertise and advice to internal project teams/stakeholders and the Purchasing team.
  • Participate and support the National Supply Chain team in efforts related to national vendors, RFx, quarterly, and annual reviews.
Supply Chain Management - Pre-award
  • Review, approve, and implement Supply Chain procedures.
  • Ensure the procedure is communicated throughout the organization.
  • Provide training for estimating and operations on supply chain requirements.
  • Assist in pre-tender contract review.
  • Assist as required in bid review.
  • Attend kick-off meetings.
  • Manage bids for material, equipment, and subcontracts over $X and/or high-risk scopes.
  • Provide contract exception clauses as required.
  • Assist in vendor selection.
  • Recommend mitigation strategies for high-risk third-party Scope of Work (SOW).
  • Provide support and guidance as required on supplier bid packages.
  • Act as a liaison between Design and Estimating.
  • Assist estimators and project coordinators with creating material management plans.
  • Identify or assist with Subcontractor contract flow downs.
  • Pre-qualify new vendors or subcontractors.
  • Source qualified Indigenous vendors and subcontractors on bid packages, when possible.
  • Support the Indigenous Relations team with building new Indigenous service and supply partners.
  • Provide advice and guidance on incorporating Indigenous participation into procurement processes.
  • Champion the benefits and priority obligations of Indigenous procurement within our Indigenous Engagement Policy.
Supply Chain Management - Post Award
  • Review, approve, and implement Supply Chain procedures.
  • Ensure competent personnel is assigned to perform the supply chain activities within the procedure.
  • Ensure the procedure is communicated throughout the organization.
  • Provide training to project staff on processes and systems.
  • Ensure new projects set up procurement in an approved Bird system such as but not limited to Viewpoint.
  • Ensure supply chain activities are monitored and audited to obtain objective evidence of conformance or continual improvements is identified.
  • Ensure awareness of the procedure requirements to all personnel involved in supply chain activities.
  • Provide supply chain/materials management duties on projects when assigned.
  • Provide support and guidance to mitigate any supply chain issues on project sites.
  • Support & coordinate with design, Indigenous Relations (IR), legal & project teams.
  • Assist estimators and project coordinators with creating material management plans.
Requirements
  • 10+ years' experience in a SCM role, and a minimum 5+ years in a leadership position.
  • Post-secondary education preferably in Business/Commerce, Economics, or a related university degree and/or an equivalent amount of SCM experience and training.
  • Supply Chain Management Professional (SCMP) designation considered an asset.
  • Extensive knowledge, and experience building end-to-end SCM processes and best practices, management systems, cross-enterprise, and business strategy knowledge.
  • Contract management experience: a thorough understanding of contract structure, commercial structures, terms, and conditions, and supplier performance metrics.
  • Experience managing high-value relationships with internal and external stakeholders and understanding of their objectives and needs.
  • Stakeholder management; establishes credibility and rapport with stakeholders.
  • Experience in an Industrial Construction industry considered an asset.
  • Able to work and comply with all safety and environmental requirements in construction.
  • Experience working with Executives and Senior Management to ensure effective communication, including timely appraisal of risk or performance issues; with ability to understand and apply principles of dispute resolution and contract management.
  • Demonstrated ability to align, lead, and retain a high-performing team to support organization's strategic/operational goals, driven by results through excellent communication skills and streamlined decision making.
  • Experience developing and providing training and applicable presentations, as well as program development.
  • Superior analytical and problem-solving skills.
  • Advanced technical proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (e.g. Power BI, Excel, Word, Visio, PowerPoint, Outlook); ERP (Viewpoint, MDM Semarchy) and SharePoint knowledge an asset. Ability to travel (approximately 5%).
What We Offer

We are committed to creating a culture of operational and psychological safety through engagement, learning, and leadership. We build a culture of honesty, integrity, and care, where people can trust our word and our work. We are a team that values diversity, inclusivity, and respect, and we are committed to elevating each other to chart the best path forward in an evolving world.



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