Supervisor, Procurement Services

Canadian Nuclear Laboratories; Chalk River; Hybrid; CAD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Supervisor for Procurement Services at its Chalk River location. The role involves leading a team in managing complex procurement processes, collaborating with stakeholders, and ensuring best practices. Candidates should possess significant experience in contracting and a relevant educational background. Join us to be a part of innovative projects in a collaborative environment that promotes equity and diversity.

Benefits

Paid time off

Benefits effective day one

Tuition support

Pension plan

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years’ experience in Procurements of Goods and Services.
• Demonstrates strong emotional intelligence and professionalism.
• Certification in Supply Chain Management is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Leading a team in procurement management and contract strategies.
• Performing analysis to determine trends and support strategic planning.
• Negotiating agreements and managing supplier performance.

Skills

Analytical abilities

Communication skills

Leadership

Education

Post-secondary education in Business, Law, Engineering, Science, IT, or a Technical discipline

Tools

Microsoft Office suite

Enterprise Resource Planning tools such as Oracle Purchasing

Job description

Are you looking for a role that will challenge you? Do you enjoy providing authoritative advice and recommendations on individual contract strategies and processes? If you answered yes, then this may be the job for you! Our Chalk River location is looking for a Supervisor, Procurement Services. Apply today!

What will you be doing!

• Leading a team of Supply Chain staff and contractors in pre- and post-contract management activities, covering a wide range of scope, complexity, and risk.
• Ensuring the team has the appropriate resource capability and capacity, and allocating resources to procurements based on risk, value, and complexity.
• Promoting and ensuring a customer service-oriented approach to meeting delivery requirements within recognized constraints, timelines, and budgets.
• Collaborating with internal customers, Contract Leads, and stakeholders to identify procurement demand, developing Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL)’s Procurement Plan, and devising long-term strategies for the contracting portfolio.
• Performing analysis and diagnostics to determine industry and consumer trends, including spend profiling and demand forecasting to support market profiling and strategic planning.
• Managing and supporting the full procurement lifecycle (pre- and post-contract), along with overseeing activities conducted by the team, in alignment with Supply Chain Policy and relevant CNL procedures, including:
  • Developing effective procurement plans and strategies.
  • Identifying and engaging appropriate team members and stakeholders.
  • Conducting market engagement, bidder listing, and supplier qualification.
  • Designing, drafting, and managing solicitations.
  • Evaluating and selecting contractors/suppliers.
  • Responding to clarifications, complaints, challenges, and disputes.
  • Negotiating agreements and commercial terms.
  • Onboarding contractors and managing relationships, performance, financials, changes, and risks.
  • Closing out contracts, managing liabilities, and capturing lessons learned.
  • Maintaining contemporaneous records throughout the lifecycle.
• Providing authoritative advice and recommendations on individual contract strategies and processes to deliver procurement outcomes, ensure best value, mitigate risk, and incorporate lessons learned.
• Liaising with functional groups, including Quality Assurance, Safety, and Finance, throughout the procurement lifecycle.
• Reviewing and authorizing procurement documentation and commitments in line with delegated authority.
• Consulting with CNL Legal on contract risks, insurance, conflicts of interest, contract models, and potential disputes.
• Establishing structured and trusted relationships with contractors/vendors to deliver on expected benefits and implementing performance measures and reporting.
• Developing exit or improvement strategies for underperforming or unsuccessful contracts.
• Identifying and implementing opportunities for continuous improvement within the Supply Chain function and contributing to functional initiatives.
• Providing training, coaching, mentoring, and feedback to team members on Supply Chain practices and performance.
• Ensuring effective communication and reporting to internal customers and the Supply Chain function on progress, performance, and other agreed metrics.
• Responding to situations to mitigate short- to mid-term risks in accordance with procedures.
• Managing moderate risks within the team and ensuring quality through limited checks and balances.
• Identifying and recommending improvements to moderately complex processes and implementing changes within and across areas.
• Encouraging and supporting innovation, extending into related functional areas.
• Providing input on organization-wide changes and initiatives.
• Procuring goods and services in times of need.
• Other duties as assigned by your manager.
  

What we are looking for:

• Education
  • Post-secondary education in Business, Law, Engineering, Science, IT, or a Technical discipline.
• Experience
  • Minimum 10 years’ experience, preferably in progressive contracting experience, is preferred, of Procurements of Goods (including under quality programs), Services, and/or Construction and Project management background, subject to complex technical, engineering and/or regulatory environments.
• Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
  • Demonstrates an appreciation for strong work ethics and a high level of professionalism.
  • Self-starting, motivated and creative, with the ability to work with a high degree of autonomy.
  • Demonstration of strong emotional intelligence and communication skills to work with a wider range of potential stakeholders.
  • Evidence of effective analytical abilities to interpret data and use it to develop strategies and tactics.
  • Certification or enrolment within professional development programs and/or associations such as the Supply Chain Management Association (SCMA), or the Institute for Supply Management (ISM).
  • Functional knowledge of Canadian ( Federal and Provincial) Contract Law commensurate with the position accountabilities.
  • Sound knowledge and appreciation of ethical contracting, business conduct, and practice.
  • Functional knowledge and proficiency with systems-based tools such as Microsoft Office suite.
  • Exemplary organization and planning skills, with a particular emphasis on detail and team orientation.
  • Demonstrated ability to produce high-quality written documentation.
  • Demonstrated ability to procure corporate services.
  • Demonstrated ability to lead, mentor, motivate and align staff, internal customers and suppliers.
  • Demonstrated proficiency with Enterprise Resource Planning tools such as Oracle Purchasing and IProcurement modules is considered an asset.
    
• Security Clearance Eligibility Required

  • Reliability Status with Site Access Security Clearance (SASC), which has a minimum requirement of 3-5 years of verifiable history in Canada, Australia, New Zealand, the United States and/or the United Kingdom. CNL implements security screening in accordance with the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat's “Standard on Security Screening” and the “Policy on Government Security.”

Why CNL?

Does working with a team across Canada to advance nuclear science and technology for a clean and secure world speak to you? We're reinventing ourselves to be the pacesetters so we can lead the charge in solving the problems that matter, like building the next generation of clean nuclear and hydrogen energy solutions, developing new and better-targeted cancer treatments, and continuing to lead the world in environmental remediation.

We offer a complete total rewards package :

• Paid time off (vacation, sick, floater & personal);
• Benefits effective day one, that’s right, no waiting period;
• Tuition support;
• and a pension!

Do Our Priorities Resonate with You?

• Clean energy for today and tomorrow.
• Restore and protect the Environment.
• Contribute to the health of Canadians.
  

Location:

CNL’s Chalk River laboratory is nestled in the Ottawa Valley and affords our employees an environmentally pristine area with extensive forests, hills, and numerous small lakes. These support a variety of wildlife typical to the southern edge of the Canadian Shield. Many surrounding towns, such as Pembroke, Petawawa, and Deep River, provide unparalleled outdoor adventures at your doorstep!

CNL works with employees across our Canadian locations to enable a hybrid workforce where possible. Our Hybrid employees work with their manager to establish expectations for when they will be on-site vs. working from home.

CNL is committed to providing an atmosphere free from barriers that promotes equity, diversity, and inclusion in achieving our mission. CNL welcomes and celebrates employees, stakeholders, and partners of all racial, cultural, and ethnic identities. Please read here for more on our DE&I Commitment.

CNL also supports a workplace environment and corporate culture built on our Core Values: Respect, Teamwork, Accountability, Safety, Integrity, and Excellence. These values encourage equitable employment practices and career prospects, including accommodations for all employees.

CNL is committed to being an equal-opportunity employer. If you require accommodation measures during any phase of the hiring process, please indicate via our ATS when applying. All information received regarding accommodation requests will be kept confidential.

The Chalk River Laboratories site is located on the unceded and unsurrendered territory of the Algonquin Anishinaabe people. As an organization, CNL recognizes and appreciates their historic connection to this place. CNL also recognizes the contributions that First Nations, Métis, Inuit and other Indigenous Peoples have made, both in shaping and strengthening this community in particular, and this province and country as a whole.

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