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Manager, Procurement Coe - Calgary, Canada - Canadian Pacific Railway

Canadian Pacific Railway

Verified Company

Calgary, Canada

4 weeks ago

Posted by:

Sophia Lee

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Description

Req ID:

Department:
Procurement

Job Type:
Full-Time

Position Type:
Non-Union

Location:
Calgary, Alberta

Country:
Canada

% of Travel:
< 10

# of Positions: 1

Job Available to:
Internal & External

Canadian Pacific is a transcontinental railway in Canada and the United States with direct links to major ports on the west and east coasts, providing North American customers a competitive rail service with access to key markets in every corner of the globe.

CP is growing with its customers, offering a suite of freight transportation services, logistics solutions and supply chain expertise. Visit to see the rail advantages of CP.

PURPOSE OF THE POSITION

The Canadian Pacific Procurement Process & Performance team is responsible for managing the day-to-day operation of Canadian Pacific's industry leading Source-to-Pay (S2P) business processes, including the deployment and maintenance of supporting technologies.

The Manager Procurement COE leads a small team of dedicated specialists within CP's Procurement Centre of Excellence (COE) team who will work with internal and external business partners to deliver business value in CP's procurement processes.

POSITION ACCOUNTABILITIES

Work with internal and external stakeholders to provide an effective and efficient end-to-end purchasing process for goods and services at Canadian Pacific.

Work with technology providers, integrators and other external and internal business partners, to continually improve key processes
Develop and deliver on a Content Enablement strategy that creates value for downstream users of 3rd party goods and services
Direct SAP Ariba supplier enablement activities aligned to strategies and goals, including supplier onboarding, supplier training, and supplier training material development/sustainment
Set and operationalize supply chain master data strategy to support business requirements for 3rd party cost visibility and procurement high quality spend analytics
Maintain and enhance process documentation and direct training activities, as necessary, to support effectiveness and consistency in CP's S2P processes
Manage system issues/enhancements in conjunction with CP Information Services
Develop competencies and performance of COE team members; provide leadership and mentorship to direct reports for all technical, process, governance and overall business issues
Develop and maintain an internal customer facing organization across all Supply sourcing and commodity groups
Promote and foster collaboration, knowledge sharing between teams, adoption of and compliance to best practices within S2P processes.

POSITION REQUIREMENTS
10+ years progressive Procurement, Business Operations experience; or equivalent combination of education and experience
Minimum 5 years' experience administrating SAP Ariba or other cloud-based eProcurement platform.
Minimum 5 years' management / leadership experience;
Broad based knowledge of supply chain management processes
Strong communication / influential skills, change management experience
Strong customer service focus
Ability to drive results
Experience with Project delivery methodologies and System Development Life Cycle, is an asset

WHAT CP HAS TO OFFER:

Flexible and competitive benefits package
Competitive company pension plan
Employee Share Purchase Plan
Performance Incentive Program
Annual Fitness Subsidy

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

As an employer with national presence, the possibility does exist that the location of your position may be changed based on organizational requirements.

Background Investigation:

Criminal history check
Reference check

Management Conductor Program:

Becoming a qualified conductor or locomotive engineer is the single best way for a management employee to learn the business at CP.

You may be required to obtain a certification or to maintain your current certification/qualification as a conductor or locomotive engineer.