Contracts Specialist - Calgary, Canada - TC Energie

Description

Determined. Imaginative. Curious. If these are some of the ways you describe yourself — we want to learn more about you At TC Energy, we are Energy Problem Solvers — passionate about transitioning North America to cleaner energy while meeting the energy demands of today and tomorrow. If that sounds like a challenge you want to help tackle, we want you to join our team

Posting Close Date: Aprill 19th, 2024

The Opportunity

Our Supply Chain team is looking to add an #EnergyProblemSolver in Calgary, Alberta.

The Contracts Specialist is responsible for developing high quality project/program/portfolio strategies in alignment with the Business Unit (BU) drivers; developing articulate and clear sourcing strategies in collaboration with the BU, award recommendations and corresponding decision summaries; forming, negotiating and administering contracts; developing and managing sourcing events; performance management of suppliers; internal & external stakeholder relationship management; incorporating Supply Chain best practices and continually seeking opportunities to drive value for the organization.

What you'll do

• Develop high-quality strategies detailing how contracts are to be sourced and awarded, including understanding and applying market intelligence, the various commercial models available, and the criteria for evaluation of proponents
• Demonstrate Supply Chain's role in driving value and execution with our business partner
• Oversee management of the Contract Administration lifecycle (negotiation to issue / close) including amendments, change orders, supplier performance, supplier nonconformance reporting and financial reviews of supplier spend and limits; Complete contract management activities when required for more complex, higher value or risk items
• Lead and coordinate proposal analysis and proposal commercial evaluations in collaboration with Business Units and other Supply Chain teams
• Develop, issue and manage sourcing events (RFPs, RFQ, RFIs, etc.) through SAP/ARIBA
• Negotiate contract commercial terms in alignment to the Business Unit drivers, ensuring they also meet the requirements of internal stakeholders (i.e., risk, legal, project management, etc.) and TC Energy standards
• Facilitate and manage a cross-functional team engagement model during contract negotiation, formation, administration and sourcing
• Document and communicate to senior management all recommendations for contract award including commercial, technical or other impacting rationale
• Understand and utilize various contract commercial models as required (e.g. lump sum, cost reimbursable (fixed, target), time and materials, and various other hybrid models)
• Identify, understand, and compile internal demand in partnership with the BU
• Form category / portfolio strategies for strategic or critical services or materials which are not directly managed under Category Management
• Oversee maintenance of contract records in SAP and the Ariba Contract Management System, ensuring contract compliance requirements are consistently met
• Collect, analyze and interpret market intelligence, ensure findings are factored into all strategies
• Engage frequently with multiple internal and external stakeholders at various levels of leadership
• Provide input and recommendations in managing commercially disputed contractual issues;
• Liaise between the Business Unit and other Supply Chain departments or internal stakeholders; contribute to the positive relationship between the Supply Chain embedded teams and the Supply Chain Centre of Excellence
• Conduct supplier performance management activities and hold periodic business reviews; develop, implement and sustain performance improvement plans for suppliers when required
• Manage supplier performance scorecards owned by the team and facilitate regular supplier feedback discussions
• Oversee and troubleshoot supplier qualifications as per the TC Energy supplier qualification process; manage existing suppliers qualifications requirements.

Minimum Qualifications

• A University Degree and/or designation in a Supply Chain Management program or related field of education
• 6 years of Supply Chain Management or related/relevant experience
• A combination of education and experience may be considered.

Preferred Qualifications

• Direct supply chain experience with operating natural gas assets in Canada
• Understanding of commercial drivers (i.e. ability to demonstrate understanding of how BU commercial drivers and goals should influence supply chain strategy)
• Experience with SAP, Ariba, Power BI, Aravo
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel and SharePoint
• Excellent written, verbal and presentation skills; able to distill concepts concisely; gain buy-in from various levels of leadership within Supply Chain and the Business Unit
• Aptitude and curiosity for technical topics (i.e. seek to understand what material/service is being sourced and why)
• Understanding and applied use of contractual terms and conditions
• Project management skills including stakeholder, schedule, cost and meeting management
• Experience developing, implementing and executing/sustaining Supply Chain strategies
• Willingness to travel domestically and to attend meetings as required.

To remain competitive, support our high-performance culture and allow for more flexibility in the way we work, we offer a hybrid work model and flexible dress code for our eligible office-based workforce in Canada, the U.S. and Mexico. #LI-Hybrid

About our business

TC Energy is a leading energy infrastructure company in North America. We have three complementary businesses of natural gas pipelines, liquids (oil) pipelines, and power generation. Our operations span three countries, seven Canadian provinces, and 34 U.S. states.

TC Energy is an equal opportunity employer.

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