Senior Supply Chain Leader: Strategy & Sourcing

Transalta; Calgary; Hybrid; CAD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Annual and long-term incentives

Company-matching pension plan

Flexible health benefits for you and你的

Generous vacation and personal days

Learning and development programs

Employee recognition and rewards

Annual wellness allowance

Job summary

TransAlta is seeking a Supervisor, Supply Chain to lead a team of approximately five professionals and advance the company’s sourcing strategy from transactional to strategic, data-driven procurement. The role balances people leadership with hands-on execution and governance across procurement processes.

The successful candidate will drive category management, spend analysis and supplier performance, partnering with Operations, Legal and Engineering to align with business priorities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, Commerce or a related field.
• Approximately 10+ years of progressive Supply Chain, procurement or strategic sourcing experience, including experience leading people.
• Strong knowledge of strategic sourcing and category management, including spend analysis, market analysis, sourcing strategy development, competitive bidding and supplier negotiations.
• Experience developing or operating Supplier Relationship Management and supplier performance management programs.
• Strong understanding of procurement governance, policies, controls and sourcing best practices.
• Strong commercial and negotiation skills, with experience in contract development, competitive bidding and supplier negotiations.
• Ability to think strategically while remaining comfortable working directly on complex sourcing, supplier and operational matters.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to build credibility and influence stakeholders at multiple levels of the organization.
• Strong business acumen and an understanding of how Supply Chain decisions affect cost, risk, operational performance and enterprise value.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach and develop a team of approximately five Supply Chain professionals, with clear priorities, accountabilities and performance expectations.
• Build team capability in strategic sourcing, negotiations, contract management, category management and supplier relationship management.
• Advance TransAlta's Category Management framework, including category planning, spend analysis, market intelligence, sourcing strategies, supplier segmentation and value identification.
• Develop and execute category strategies with business stakeholders to drive consolidation, standardization, cost optimization, risk reduction and commercial leverage.
• Advance Supplier Relationship Management, including supplier segmentation, performance measures, governance, business reviews and improvement plans for strategic and critical suppliers.
• Strengthen Supply Chain governance and procurement discipline across sourcing, competitive bidding, approvals, contracting, supplier onboarding and policy compliance.
• Lead and support strategic sourcing activities, including market analysis, competitive processes, evaluations, negotiations, award recommendations and contract formation.
• Provide commercial guidance to the team on complex sourcing, negotiations, supplier issues and contract matters.
• Drive Total Cost of Ownership, supplier consolidation and spend leverage to reduce complexity and improve overall value.
• Support effective contract lifecycle management, including post-award governance, supplier performance, change management, claims and compliance.
• Identify and mitigate supplier, commercial, contractual, capacity and market risks.
• Build strong relationships with Operations, Projects, Credit, Legal, Engineering and other stakeholders, enabling earlier Supply Chain involvement and improved forward planning.
• Use spend, supplier and procurement data to identify opportunities, manage risk and support data-driven decision making.
• Develop meaningful SCM performance measures and reporting across sourcing, supplier performance, compliance, savings and value creation.
• Lead continuous improvement and support adoption of technology, automation and digital tools that improve procurement effectiveness and user experience.
• Foster a high-performing, collaborative and accountable team culture focused on business partnership and commercial excellence.
• Ensure compliance with applicable legislation, corporate policies, procurement governance, ethical standards and safety requirements.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic sourcing

Category management

Supplier relationship mgmt

Governance

Negotiations

Communication

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain, Commerce or related

Tools

ERP systems

MS Excel

Contract management software

Job description

TransAlta is seeking a Supervisor, Supply Chain to lead a team of approximately five professionals and advance the company’s sourcing strategy from transactional to strategic, data-driven procurement. The role balances people leadership with hands-on execution and governance across procurement processes.

The successful candidate will drive category management, spend analysis and supplier performance, partnering with Operations, Legal and Engineering to align with business priorities.