Senior Procurement Specialist

2 days ago

Montreal, Canada Canadian National Railway Company Full time

At CN, everyday brings new and exciting challenges. You can expect an interesting environment where you’re part of making sure our business is running optimally and safely—helping keep the economy on track. We provide the kind of paid training and opportunities that long-term careers are built on and we recognize hard workers who strive to make a difference. You will be able to thrive in our close-knit, safety-focused culture working together as ONE TEAM. The careers we offer are meaningful because the work we do matters. Join us

Job Summary

Reporting to the Category Manager, the Procurement Analyst or Senior Procurement Specialist is responsible for conducting all procurement activities necessary to deliver value on their category.

Main Responsibilities

Procurement Management

  1. Interact with internal stakeholders, understand their needs and promote value creation.
  2. Conduct data analytics during different stages of the sourcing process.
  3. Develop procurement strategy and supplier market knowledge.
  4. Build and lead all aspects of Request for Proposals, evaluate supplier responses and prepare business cases to submit for management approval.
  5. Negotiate contracts with suppliers (commercial & legal clauses).
  6. Direct contracts, supplier relationships and supplier performance.
  7. Work with Buyers to ensure all rates and agreements are appropriately administered in the Purchase to Pay (P2P) process (i.e. SAP, Ariba, Fieldglass etc.).
  8. Ensure that all internal requirements in terms of compliance to procurement policy are met and addressed.
  9. Participate and support department-wide projects when required.

Working Conditions

The role has standard working conditions in an office environment with a regular workweek from Monday to Friday. The role requires minimal (0 to 20%) travel (infrequent and short trips). The position has a flexible work-from-home policy.

Requirements

Experience

  1. Between 2 to 3 years of experience in a similar role (Procurement Analyst).
  2. Between 4 to 5 years experience in a similar role (Senior Procurement Specialist).

Education/Certification/Designation

  1. Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Engineering, or Law or equivalent.
  2. Continuously displays a customer-centric attitude in order to improve the customer’s journey.
  3. Inspires others with impactful communications and adapts to the audience.
  4. Collaborates with key internal stakeholders to enable higher productivity.
  5. Negotiation skills (Negotiates towards a win-win outcome while taking all points of view into consideration).
  6. Applies analytical thinking to make recommendations that pursue sustainable performance.
  7. Project management skills.
  8. Deals with pressure and change by staying calm to quickly adapt to changes.

Technical Skills/Knowledge

  1. Ability to read and understand basic contract documents.
  2. Ability to drive innovative analysis to understand market trends, cost drivers, suppliers, and best practices.
  3. Strong technical skills related to data tools & presentation of data.
  4. Understand strategic sourcing best practices.
  5. Understand P2P.
  6. Understand contract structure, terms and conditions, and supplier performance principles.
  7. Basic understanding of Incoterms, Customs, and documentation required for international imports.
  8. Knowledge of commercial aspects of product/service categories.
  9. Understand rail transportation or logistics industry.
About CN

CN is a world-class transportation leader and trade-enabler. Essential to the economy, to the customers, and to the communities it serves, CN safely transports more than 300 million tons of natural resources, manufactured products, and finished goods throughout North America every year. As the only railroad connecting Canada’s Eastern and Western coasts with the Southern tip of the U.S. through a 19,500 mile rail network, CN and its affiliates have been contributing to community prosperity and sustainable trade since 1919. CN is committed to programs supporting social responsibility and environmental stewardship. At CN, we work as ONE TEAM, focused on safety, sustainability and our customers, providing operational and supply chain excellence to deliver results.

At CN, we are dedicated to building North America’s safest, most inclusive and sustainable railroad, which includes reflecting the communities in which we operate. Research shows that candidates from underrepresented groups often don’t apply unless they feel they fit the job posting at 100%. Even if you don’t see yourself in every job requirement listed in a posting, we still encourage you to apply. If you require an accommodation for the recruitment process (including alternate formats of materials, accessible meeting rooms or other accommodations), please reach out to our team at

As an equal employment opportunity employer, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, and other protected status as required by applicable law. We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only candidates under consideration will be contacted. Please monitor your email on a regular basis, as communication is primarily made through email.

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