Job Title: Contract Advisor

Location: Calgary, AB (Onsite)

Estimated Duration: 3 Months

Junior Contract Advisor – SCM 

Our client is a Canadian integrated energy company. There operations include oil sands development, production and upgrading; offshore oil and gas; petroleum refining in Canada and the US. They also have a retail energy distribution network

They are currently looking for a Contract Advisor for their Calgary location

Overview

Our client is looking to build out their Supply Chain Management Category Business Team. The Contract Advisor will focus on material  and/or service contracts. They will negotiate and manage the life cycle of contracts to deliver measurable cost, risk and efficiency improvements

Responsibilities:
 

  • Partner with internal stakeholders to define business requirements and translate them into sourcing and category strategies that align with asset plans and corporate objectives, with a strong focus on cost efficiency, total cost of ownership and value optimization
  • Identify cost-reduction opportunities through market analysis, supplier collaboration, demand management and monitoring of category spend
  • Apply data driven insights to challenge specifications, service deliver models and commercial structures to achieve sustainable cost savings
  • Lead sourcing-to-contract events for complex services, ensuring commercial outcomes balance cost efficiency, performance and risk mitigation
  • Design innovative commercial models and negotiate strategies that drive competitive advantage and cost reduction
  • Manage contract planning, contract strategy development, sourcing and negotiation  management activities through to contract formation and approval and claim / warranty

Education and Experience:

  • A related post-secondary degree in Business or Supply Chain.
  • A minimum of 2 years of experience with material and/or service contract management
  • Experience negotiating and managing the lifecycle of contracts
  • Proven track record on cost optimization, cost modeling and total cost-of-ownership analysis
  • Experience communicating effectively verbally and in written form to various levels of audiences including Senior Leaders.
  • Experience with high-value engineering multi-year service based contracts.
  • Strong internal and external stakeholder engagement and management experience.
  • Proficiency in SAP, Ariba and spend analytics tools