Senior Contracts and Procurement Specialist

3 weeks ago


Saint John, Canada 09 Irving Oil Limited Full time

As a Senior Contracts and Procurement Specialist your role is accountable for developing and implementing strategies for the Information and Technology category, leading sourcing initiatives, procuring assets and managing supplier contracts, relationships and performance across a variety of business units.

What We Offer:

Work Environment - Work in our beautiful home office building with access to a fitness facility, onsite nurse, and a café  Hybrid Work Model – Allows for a blend of in-office and work-from-home days Competitive Compensation – Including an annual bonus plan, pension plan, and parking allowance Flexible Benefits Plan – Including medical and dental benefits that are both in effect from day one 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:

Strong understanding of IT systems and contracts, including vendor drafted contracts, licensing agreements, infrastructure and application contracting, professional services agreements, scopes of work, and other agreements. Develop and implement multi-year category sourcing strategies utilizing best practices. Manage the strategic sourcing process, including 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. 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 methodologies, processes, policies and procedures. 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. Identify issues, develop hypotheses, establish data frameworks, conduct analyses, draw conclusions and develop proposals.

Your Skills :

Ability to incorporate industry best practices such as IT Infrastructure Library. Ability to 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.

Your Experience:

Post-secondary education in business, or equivalent experience. Proven experience negotiating and managing IT contracts is a requirement. Supply Chain Management Professional (SCMP) designation or other similar designation an asset. 5-10 years of experience in Supply Chain Management. Financial acumen would be considered an asset. Experience working in the oil and gas industry is an asset. Good knowledge of MS Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint (create, populate, update).

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