Senior Strategic Buyer supporting end-to-end negotiations, evaluation, and purchasing for materials and services capital projects

S.I. Systems Ltd.; Calgary; On-site; CAD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

S.I. Systems Ltd. in Canada is seeking a Senior Strategic Buyer to lead end-to-end negotiations and purchasing for materials and services on capital projects within the oil and gas sector. The role emphasizes RFQ/RFP processes, supplier negotiations, and commercial analysis to support complex capital programs.

Based in Calgary, the position offers a 1-year initial contract with four days onsite in downtown Calgary and potential extension based on performance and project needs.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in strategic buying for materials and services procurement.
• Experience in midstream or owner/operator environments.
• Proven ability to run RFQ/RFP processes, bid evaluation, and supplier selection.
• Experience with Oracle Fusion or comparable ERP platforms.

Responsibilities

• Manage high-complexity requisitions and PO creation for RFx events and capital-project needs.
• Select buying channels and sourcing approaches including catalog/BPA usage and contract calls.
• Lead supplier identification, market scans, pricing comparisons, and bid analysis.
• Develop TCO analyses, market intel, and supplier performance data to guide sourcing.
• Maintain compliant sourcing documentation and support audits.
• Partner with Category Management to execute strategies and reduce non-preferred spend.
• Coordinate with Contract Management on terms, amendments, or new agreements.

Skills

Strategic buying

Procurement

RFQ/RFP processes

Supplier negotiations

Midstream

Owner/Operator

Tools

Oracle Fusion

Job description

Senior Strategic Buyer supporting end-to-end negotiations, evaluation, and purchasing for materials and services capital projects

Our enterprise Oil and Gas industry client is seeking a Senior Strategic Buyer supporting end-to-end negotiations, evaluation, and purchasing for materials and services capital projects.

Duration: 1-year initial contract with a possibility of extension

Working model: 4 days onsite within downtown Calgary

Must-haves:

• 8+ years of progressive Strategic Buying experience for both materials and services procurement
• Midstream industry experience, or experience in an Owner/Operator environment
• Demonstrated commercial acumen including experience conducting RFQ/RFP processes, bid evaluation, supplier negotiations, commercial analysis, and supplier selection recommendations
• Experience with Oracle Fusion (open to comparable ERP/procurement platforms)

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage higher-complexity requisitions and purchase orders requiring formal RFx events, tactical RFQs, supplier negotiations, single/sole-source justification, new supplier evaluation, and/or capital-project-related purchasing support.
• Determine the appropriate buying channel and sourcing approach for assigned requests, including operational buy, strategic buy, contract call-off, catalog/BPA utilization, or escalation to Contract Management where a new contract or amendment is required.
• Lead supplier identification, market scans, pricing comparisons, bid analysis, negotiation support, and supplier selection activities for goods and services that exceed operational buying complexity thresholds.
• Develop and use total cost of ownership analysis, market intelligence, historical pricing, supplier performance information, and demand context to make commercially sound sourcing recommendations.
• Maintain accurate sourcing and procurement documentation, ensuring compliance with company policies and governance requirements, and support audit activities.
• Partner with Category Management to execute category strategies, improve preferred supplier utilization, identify sourcing opportunities, and reduce unmanaged or non-preferred supplier spend.
• Coordinate with Contract Management when contract terms, commercial exceptions, amendments, or new agreements are required prior to supplier engagement.
• Review approved requisitions for completeness, commercial risk, existing contract/BPA coverage, preferred supplier availability, price reasonableness, and compliance with procurement standards before PO creation.
• Create, modify, dispatch, and manage purchase orders and change orders in accordance with established approval workflows and Financial Approval Authority.

Our enterprise Oil and Gas industry client is seeking a Senior Strategic Buyer supporting end-to-end negotiations, evaluation, and purchasing for materials and services capital projects.

Duration: 1-year initial contract with a possibility of extension

Working model: 4 days onsite within downtown Calgary

Must-haves:

• 8+ years of progressive Strategic Buying experience for both materials and services procurement
• Midstream industry experience, or experience in an Owner/Operator environment
• Demonstrated commercial acumen including experience conducting RFQ/RFP processes, bid evaluation, supplier negotiations, commercial analysis, and supplier selection recommendations
• Experience with Oracle Fusion (open to comparable ERP/procurement platforms)

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage higher-complexity requisitions and purchase orders requiring formal RFx events, tactical RFQs, supplier negotiations, single/sole-source justification, new supplier evaluation, and/or capital-project-related purchasing support.
• Determine the appropriate buying channel and sourcing approach for assigned requests, including operational buy, strategic buy, contract call-off, catalog/BPA utilization, or escalation to Contract Management where a new contract or amendment is required.
• Lead supplier identification, market scans, pricing comparisons, bid analysis, negotiation support, and supplier selection activities for goods and services that exceed operational buying complexity thresholds.
• Develop and use total cost of ownership analysis, market intelligence, historical pricing, supplier performance information, and demand context to make commercially sound sourcing recommendations.
• Maintain accurate sourcing and procurement documentation, ensuring compliance with company policies and governance requirements, and support audit activities.
• Partner with Category Management to execute category strategies, improve preferred supplier utilization, identify sourcing opportunities, and reduce unmanaged or non-preferred supplier spend.
• Coordinate with Contract Management when contract terms, commercial exceptions, amendments, or new agreements are required prior to supplier engagement.
• Review approved requisitions for completeness, commercial risk, existing contract/BPA coverage, preferred supplier availability, price reasonableness, and compliance with procurement standards before PO creation.
• Create, modify, dispatch, and manage purchase orders and change orders in accordance with established approval workflows and Financial Approval Authority.

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