One of our major clients in the oil and gas industry is seeking an ECM Senior Advisor (Enterprise Category Management) to work within their facilities in Calgary, AB on a 12 months contract.
 
Responsibilities include:
 
• Manage end-to-end Category Management process of assigned categories in support of Information Technology and the Corporate Project Management Office.
• Assess risk and support the development of enterprise category strategies in partnership with budget owners to achieve overall companies objectives
• Develop and maintain a network of stakeholders at the enterprise level
• Support the annual & long-term strategic planning and budgeting of the Information Technology Projects and Managed Services portfolios to secure supply of goods and services
• Leverage spend data, business requirements, external market data, and other necessary information to develop category strategies and influence implementation
• Lead and manage all aspects of complex sourcing initiatives including RFx activities, development of negotiation strategies and recommendations to award
• Develop negotiation plans and lead stakeholders through the negotiation process
• Review, interpret, analyze, draft and negotiate complex Information Technology contracts
• Drive post-award value through effective contract & supplier performance management
• Ensure data collected and information created is accurate and accessible
• Ensure compliance to all applicable corporate policies, including the Supply Chain Management policy, as well as legal and regulatory requirements
• Provide mentorship to team members
• Act as delegate to Senior Manager
 
Key stakeholders that this role will partner with
 
• Internal: Information Technology team, Corporate Project Management Office (CPMO), Supply Chain Management, Legal, Finance, Internal Audit, other company teams as required
• External: Suppliers and other external groups as needed
 
 
Deliverables include:
 
Planning & Budgeting
• Maintain a high degree of market knowledge
• Stay informed on and share supply chain trends impacting the business and industry
• Annual delivery plan detailing planned activities within the category
• Contribution of key category price and supply information to business stakeholders’ annual budgeting process
 
Supplier Management
• Create and nurture positive, mutually beneficial relationships with the company suppliers by challenging and motivating suppliers to optimize service outcomes
• Ensure suppliers are commercially and technically qualified and meet company safety requirements
• Establish and maintain supplier performance management measurement tools
 
Sourcing & Contracting
• Provide expertise to and oversight of the development and deployment of sourcing strategies, strategic contract negotiations & contract drafting to maximize sustainable competitive advantage and operational performance
• Ensure sourcing and contracting strategies support business objectives, approved sourcing channels and enable efficient procurement and materials management practices
• Lead cross-functional teams to deliver required sourcing outcomes in accordance with schedule
• Ensure contracts fully reflect final negotiated outcomes and award decisions
• Plan for contract implementation to ensure excellent transitions to internal operations stakeholders
• Help to institutionalize consistent and leading sourcing processes and practices
• Ensure consistent use of modern sourcing methods to drive exceptional total value creation and supply assurance
• Provide contract expertise and consultation early in the sourcing phase of complex categories
Procurement & Receiving
• Ensure procurement activities follow approved buying, receiving and transportation channels to minimize transaction costs
 
Materials Management
• Advocate for the utilization of surplus materials where appropriate
 
Risk Management & Data Integrity
• Identify and apply treatments for supply chain risks within the category
• Aggregate, normalize, and analyze spend data to identify potential value opportunities
• Advance capture and utilization of key market, spend and performance analytics to further business decisions, manage risk to supply and drive value in sourcing and supply activities
• Support risk reporting activities within the SCM department
 
Collaboration
• Build and maintain effective relationships with business stakeholders and suppliers
• Surface internal constraints and resolve conflicting viewpoints and complex issues effectively and fairly while delivering high performance, service and quality outcomes
• Identify and present opportunities to continuously improve category performance in support of business stakeholders
• Actively drive and champion system implementation and integration initiatives and continuous improvement initiatives to simplify and improve supply chain solutions
• Support the enforcement of and drive compliance to company policies
• Identify opportunities for process and system improvements
• Foster inclusion and diversity to create new and improved solutions and ideas
• Adhere to and cascade strong ethical principles in all aspects of the work
• Mentor junior members of the team on Supply Chain principles and activities
• Act as delegate to Sr. Manager
 
Technical Competencies
• Category Management
• Cost modelling / Total Cost of Ownership
• Complex strategic sourcing
• Advanced negotiation skills
• Strong contract drafting and interpretation skills
• Proficient at Excel analysis
• Project management
• Leadership experience (including mentoring and training others)
 
Behavioural
• Excellent communicator
• Results-driven
• Strong collaborator with the ability to quickly establish effective enterprise-wide relationships
• Innovative, strategic thinker and problem-solver
• Agile
• Inclusively fosters a healthy organization and engaging place to work
• Takes interest in knowledge sharing and advancing the development of others
 
Qualifications
• Must be legally entitled to work in Canada
• 8+ years of progressively responsible and related experience
• Post-Secondary Degree in Business, Finance, or related field
• SCMP designation is considered an asset
• Enterprise-wide, strategic thinker
• Ability to work at ease with team members, customers, suppliers, and legal counsel
• Working knowledge of upstream and downstream oil & gas industry
• Experience leading cross-functional teams through Category Management processes
• Ability to take complex situations and leverage problem solving, communication, and project management skills to present sound recommendations
• Experience negotiating large, complex commercial agreements
• Proven experience leading and managing all aspects of complex sourcing initiatives including RFx activities, development of negotiation strategies and recommendations to award
• Strong financial acumen to assess, verify and interpret deal economics and commitments
• End-to-end Supply Chain experience including processes, tools and the interdependencies between category management, purchasing, materials management & logistics, supplier performance & relationship management
• Excellent communication (oral and written), interpersonal, and presentation skills with ability to tailor messaging to varying levels of stakeholders
• Values and fosters inclusion & diversity to create new and improved solutions and ideas
• Experienced, approachable mentor
• Track record as an effective change agent with a focus on unlocking barriers to value
• SAP experience is considered an asset