Senior Procurement Specialist – Work Equipment

2 months ago


Montreal, Canada CN Full time
Job Summary

Reporting to the Category Manager, Procurement and Supply Management (P&SM) of the locomotive’s category cluster, the Senior Procurement Specialist will support the development, analysis and execution of innovative procurement strategies that deliver sustainable enterprise value including achievement of cost reduction targets. The Senior Procurement Specialist will also monitor the delivery of key contracts, capture of financial savings through negotiation of contract terms, conditions and monitoring of supplier performance.

In addition, the Senior Category Analyst, Procurement and Supply Management will work with Category Manager to analyze and present data during the baseline, strategize and deliver phases of the category management process, and develop sourcing project plan, prepare procurement process documentation and manage the event through to evaluation and final recommendation.

Main Responsibilities

Procurement Management

Interact with internal stakeholders, understand their

needs and promote value creation

Conduct data analytics during different stages of the sourcing process

Develop the procurement category strategy and supplier market knowledge as it relates to locomotive parts and services

Build and manage the RFx process evaluate supplier responses and prepare business cases to submit for management approval

Negotiate contracts with suppliers (commercial and legal clauses) 

Lead contracts, supplier relationships and supplier performance

Collaborate with Buyers to ensure all rates and agreements are appropriately administered in the Purchase to Pay (P2P) process (,System, Applications and Products (SAP), Ariba, Fieldglass, etc.)

Ensure that all internal requirements in terms of compliance to procurement policy are met and addressed

Participate and support department-wide projects when required

Working Conditions

This position is located inMontreal, Quebec Headquarters and the reporting structure is to P&SM in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The role has standard working conditions in an office environment with a regular workweek from Monday to Friday. The role requires occasional travel within North America and abroad. 

Requirements

Experience

Procurement

Between 4 to 5 years of experience in a similar role 

Education/Certification/Designation

Bachelor’sDegree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Engineering, Law, or equivalent 

Competencies 

Negotiations

– Able to conduct complex negotiations, seeks and value all perspectives. Able to recommend and present negotiation strategy to CN executives when required

Familiaritywith the rail industry, work and industrial equipmentand current on industry trends and business needs

Applies critical thinking

Understands and displays a customer centric mind-setto adopt to the customer’s requirements

Demonstrates active listening

Solves problems to create value

Communicates with impact

Collaborates with others and shares information

In depth knowledge of contract and programmanagement

Able to adapt, manage and perform under pressure with shifting priorities. 

Demonstrates agility and drives change

Technical Skills/Knowledge

Extensive knowledge and a

bility to understand complex contractual Terms and Conditions, Statement of Works (SOW), MOU, LOI types of agreements s

Extensive knowledge of contractual financial aspects such as NPV, TCO, CPI/PPI, etc. 

Ability to drive innovative analysis to understand the market trends, cost drivers, suppliers and best practices

Strong technical skills related to data toolsand presentation of data

Knowledge ofstrategic sourcing best practices

Knowledge ofP2P

Knowledge ofsupplier performance principles

Knowledge of Incoterms, Customs and documentation required for deliverywithin North Americaand international imports

Knowledgeof commercial aspects of product and service categories 

Knowledge of rail transportation or logistic industry*

*Any knowledge for any of the above would be considered as an asset



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