Contracts & Procurement Specialist - Expeditor - Saint John, Canada - Irving Oil

Description

As an Irving Oil Contracts & Procurement Specialist - Expeditor, you will have responsibility and accountability for Strategic Sourcing, Supplier Relationship Management and Expediting within the Refinery Operations Procurement category The Contracts & Procurement Specialist-Expeditor will manage the order lifecycle from order confirmation through to delivery to support site operations, maintenance and repair schedules, This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced individual to ensure that materials supply is optimized across Irving Oil Refinery operations.

What We Offer:

• Work Environment - Work and grow within Canada's largest Refinery, with strong safety culture, access to a fitness facility, an onsite medical team, 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 and pension plan
• Flexible Benefits Plan - in effect from day one and offers three levels of coverage to select from to meet your unique, personal needs.
• Paid Vacation - Plus an annual option to purchase additional vacation, too
• 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

• Support the development of category profile, position papers and sourcing strategies
• Support the implementation of category strategies
• Understand demand patterns to influence efficiencies through standardization
• Support strategic sourcing activities
• Support the identification of savings opportunities
• Support the development and execution of negotiating strategies
• Manage contracts and supplier relationships as assigned
• Support negotiations of GSA's, MSA's, and other agreements
• Identify external and internal stakeholders and engage them in the all activities
• Support supplier consolidation activities
• Support Internal Total Cost of Ownership reduction initiatives
• Analyze price behavior and forecast prices
• Effectively manage the P2P process
• Understand and align to customer's markets, strategies, priorities, and plans
• Support the implementation of systems and processes which support collaboration and team effectiveness
• Support the implementation of KPI's to drive continuous improvement in driving business value and productivity
• Support the implementation of processes to track and report on opportunities and results achieved and that will demonstrate measurable results that improve over time
• Support the implementation of strategies for competency development in all areas of responsibility including Strategic Sourcing, Contract Management, Supplier Management, P2P Process Improvements
• Support the implementation of all related policies, processes, and procedures
• Engage with business customers to monitor and resolve any issues with the Supplier delivering the defined scope of services or supply of goods

Your skills

• Strategic Sourcing - Execute strategic sourcing strategy using accompanying tools effectively
• Supplier Relationship Management - Implement supplier relationship management methodology
• Supply Management Policies, Procedures and Methodologies - Execute supply management techniques and approaches
• Change Management - Support and implement change management process and use change management tools & strategies at peer level
• Contract Law and Management - Understand legal concepts as they pertain to purchasing and transportation as well as executing existing purchasing contracts
• Negotiating - Able to secure win-win agreements while successfully representing the company's interest
• Consulting Skills - Able to identify issues, develop hypotheses, establish data frameworks, conduct analyses, draw conclusions and develop proposals
• Project Management - Understand the basics of project management, & provides input in setting up a project, reports progress, analyzes data and draws conclusions
• Diplomacy and tact
• Good organizational skills and instincts with a practical sense of how to get things done
• General technical industry knowledge an asset
• Flexible schedule to support peaks in demand

Your experience

• B.Comm, BBA, BA, LLB/JD, MBA
• Registered with SCMA/CITT would be an asset
• Minimum 5-10 years' experience within the energy or oil and gas sector, or with Irving Oil, in positions with increasing accountability and responsibility.
• Min. 1-2 years' experience in expediting/order management
• Min 1 year experience in materials transportation/logistics
• Experience with expedited shipments an asset
• Specialized transport experience an asset

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Irving Oil is committed to supporting a diverse and inclusive work environment. We thrive on the good energy that's created when our people from different backgrounds, identities, cultures and experiences share their unique perspectives. Diversity is key to our success and inclusion is everyone's responsibility.​

In a world increasingly engaged in taking action on global issues of climate change, social justice and good corporate governance, our organization has an important role to play. We are committed to being part of the solution, in providing the safe and reliable energy that people need, while taking concrete steps to evolve our business for the future - for our people, our customers and our communities, today and tomorrow.

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