Contracts Manager

NES Fircroft; Edmonton; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

NES Fircroft in Edmonton, Canada, is seeking a Contracts Manager to oversee a portfolio of procurement agreements and new purchasing requests. You will drive value through strategic sourcing, negotiate terms with suppliers, ensure on-time delivery, and optimize procurement cycle times while maintaining compliance.

You will apply deep procurement and contract management expertise to support commercial outcomes and stakeholder needs across the organization's sourcing activities.

Qualifications

• Behavioral skills include analytical thinking, effective communication, value creation and competitive drive.
• Functional skills include PtP knowledge, system utilization, total cost focus, controls mindset and contract management.

Responsibilities

• Negotiate contract pricing and terms with suppliers while coordinating with internal stakeholders.
• Execute Procure-to-Pay processes in full compliance with internal handbooks.
• Fully leverage procurement processes and tools for effective methods.
• Maintain agreement portfolio: scope updates, pricing, exhibits, amendments.
• Ensure contract compliance and monitor supplier performance.
• Drive transactional efficiency of agreements through systems.
• Identify business value and opportunities within the portfolio.
• Develop relationships to meet business line expectations.
• Influence category guidance and share market intelligence.

Skills

Contract management

Negotiation

Procurement

Stakeholder management

Category management

Sourcing

Analytical thinking

Tools

PtP systems

CIMS catalogs

Procurement tools

Job description

MAIN FUNCTIONS

Responsible for managing a portfolio of procurement agreements and new purchasing requests, ensuring the efficient acquisition of goods and services from requisition through payment. The role focuses on delivering business value, maintaining on-time delivery, and optimizing procurement cycle times.

Working with moderate direction, the successful candidate will possess strong procurement and contract management expertise. This position is suited to a Contracts Manager who not only performs core procurement activities but also manages complex contracts, supports strategic sourcing initiatives, and leverages deep business knowledge to drive successful commercial outcomes.

TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Negotiates contract pricing and terms & conditions directly with suppliers while working with internal stakeholders, seeking lowest total system costs and appropriate mitigation of supply and legal risk.
• Executes PtP (Procure-to-Pay) processes in full compliance with Sourcing & Acquisition Handbook and CIMS (Controls Integrity Management System) catalogs.
• Fully leverages Procurement processes and tools to ensure most effective procurement method is utilized.
• Maintains agreement portfolio: scope updates, pricing, Exhibits, amendments.
• Ensures contract compliance and utilization - monitors supplier performance, troubleshoots issues, etc.
• Ensures transactional efficiency of agreements by leveraging systems.
• Identifies business value and other opportunities within the portfolio.
• Develops and maintains internal and external relationships to meet business line expectations.
• Provides fit-for-risk process improvements.
• Influences development and implements Category strategic and commercial guidance; shares portfolio specific market intelligence to Category Networks.

SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS

• Behavioral Skills: analytical, applies learning, communicates effectively, creates business value & competes to win in marketplace, makes sound decisions.
• Functional Skills: PtP knowledge, system utilization & efficiency, total system cost, apply controls mindset, application of business & procurement technical knowledge, service excellence, contract development, contract management, negotiating and influencing, relationship management.

With over 90 years' combined experience, NES Fircroft (NES) is proud to be the world's leading engineering staffing provider spanning the Oil & Gas, Power & Renewables, Chemicals, Construction & Infrastructure, Life Sciences, Mining andManufacturingsectors worldwide. With more than 80 offices in 45 countries, we are able to provide our clients with the engineering and technical expertise they need, wherever and whenever it is needed. We offer contractors far more than a traditional recruitment service, supporting with everything from securing visas and work permits, to providing market-leading benefits packages and accommodation, ensuring they are safely and compliantly able to support our clients.