Supply Chain Manager Products Refining

Shell; Fort Saskatchewan; On-site; CAD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Shell Canada is seeking a Supply Chain Manager to shape strategy and lead delivery across our Canadian manufacturing sites, including the Scotford Refinery. This senior role partners with site leadership to ensure safe, reliable, and cost-competitive supply chains.

You will lead a diverse team of supply chain professionals, drive supplier performance, and collaborate with Production, MTAC, Projects, Engineering and Finance to optimise asset delivery.

Qualifications

• Safety, ethics and compliant business practices are essential.
• Proven supply chain, contracting, procurement or commercial leadership experience in asset-intensive environments.
• Strong commercial acumen with track record in complex deals and contract management.
• Ability to lead through ambiguity and hold stakeholders accountable.
• Experience leading diverse cross-functional teams and developing people.
• Strategic mindset balancing transformation with day-to-day delivery.
• Excellent communication and ability to influence across the organization.

Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver a clear supply chain strategy for Shell’s Canadian sites.
• Lead commercial strategies for key spend areas and drive value.
• Partner with senior leaders to align plans and manage risks.
• Collaborate with Production, MTAC, Projects, Engineering and Finance.
• Drive continuous improvement in contracting, logistics and delivery.
• Oversee post-award contract management and prevent value leakage.
• Embed HSSE, ethics and compliant ways of working.
• Work with category management to deliver integrated support.
• Lead, coach and develop a high-performing supply chain team.

Skills

Safety & ethics

Strategic leadership

Commercial acumen

Leadership under ambiguity

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional leadership

Strategic thinking

Supply chain fundamentals

Communication

Coaching

Job description

Supply Chain Manager, Canada

Shell Canada is looking for an experienced Supply Chain Manager to lead supply chain strategy, commercial delivery and operational performance across our two Canadian manufacturing sites, based at the Shell Scotford Refinery. This is a senior leadership role with significant influence across the business. You will shape and deliver competitive, safe and reliable supply chains that support Shell’s refining and manufacturing ambitions in Canada, while leading a team of supply chain professionals across multiple locations.

What You’ll Be Doing

As Supply Chain Manager Product Refining, Canada, you will set the strategic direction for supply chain and translate it into a practical multi-year plan. You will work closely with senior leaders, site leadership teams, category management, suppliers and other stakeholders to deliver cost competitiveness, strengthen operational- and supplier performance and embed safe, compliant ways of working. You will also manage warehouse and logistics performance, build strong supplier and stakeholder relationships, and develop an engaged, capable and diverse supply chain team.

Accountabilities

• Develop and deliver a clear supply chain strategy for Shell’s Canadian manufacturing sites, aligned with business priorities and performance ambitions.
• Lead commercial strategies for key spend areas, driving value, competitiveness, supplier performance and demand aggregation opportunities.
• Partner with senior business and site leaders to ensure supply chain plans, risks and performance are understood and effectively managed. Represent Supply Chain as a senior leader within the Canadian site leadership environment.
• Partner directly with Production, MTAC, Projects, Engineering and Finance to support safe, reliable and competitive asset delivery. This role directly influences maintenance, turnarounds, capital delivery, inventory availability and contractor performance.
• Drive continuous improvement across contracting strategies, post-award contract management, logistics, warehousing and operational delivery.
• Drive Post Award Contract Management. Prevent commercial value leakage, contract compliance, invoice assurance, supplier productivity and intervention where contractor performance is below expectation.
• Embed safe, ethical and compliant ways of working across supply chain activities, including HSSE, worker welfare and assurance requirements.
• Work closely with Shell’s category management organisation and other peer groups to deliver integrated and efficient support to the business.
• Lead, coach and develop a high-performing supply chain team, building capability, engagement and a strong talent pipeline.

What You Bring

We are looking for a commercially strong supply chain leader who can shape strategy, deliver results and inspire teams in a complex operating environment.

• Uncompromising commitment to safety, ethics, compliance and responsible business practices.
• Significant supply chain, contracting, procurement or commercial leadership experience, ideally in an asset-intensive or manufacturing environment supporting large turnarounds, outages, construction programs or other schedule-critical events.
• Strong commercial acumen, with a track record of delivering value through complex deals, supplier strategies, negotiations and contract management.
• Evidence of leading through ambiguity, constructively challenging stakeholders, making timely decisions and building accountability across both direct teams and business partners.
• Proven ability to work with senior stakeholders, influence across organisational boundaries, and translate business priorities into supply chain plans.
• Experience leading diverse, cross-functional teams and developing people, capability and performance.
• Strategic mindset with the ability to balance long-term transformation with disciplined day-to-day delivery. Able to manage conflicting priorities in a sensible and efficient manner.
• Strong understanding of supply chain fundamentals, cost drivers, supplier performance, operational risk and governance.
• Clear, confident communication style, with the ability to simplify complex topics and engage different audiences.
• Able to work with internal and external stakeholders, collaborate effectively, challenge status quo, drive change (business improvement) and coach others.

What We Offer

• Progress as a person as we work on the energy transition together.
• Continuously grow the transferable skills you need to get ahead.
• Work at the forefront of technology, trends, and practices.
• Collaborate with experienced colleagues with unique expertise.
• Achieve your balance in a values-led culture that encourages you to be the best version of yourself.
• Perform at your best with a competitive starting salary and annual performance related salary increase – our pay and benefits packages are considered to be among the best in the world.
• Take advantage of paid parental leave, including for non-birthing parents.
• Join an organisation working to become one of the world’s most diverse and inclusive in the world. We strongly encourage applicants of all genders, ages, ethnicities, cultures, abilities, sexual orientation, and life experiences to apply.
• Grow as you progress through diverse career opportunities in national and international teams.
• Gain access to a wide range of training and development programmes.

Shell in Canada

Shell Canada is part of a global group of energy and petrochemicals companies with an average of 92,000 employees in more than 70 countries and has been operating in Canada since 1911. Shell Canada is one of the few truly integrated energy companies in Canada with all of Shell’s global businesses represented, including upstream, integrated gas, downstream, and renewables and energy solutions. That means we do everything from exploration, gas production, refining and manufacturing, to providing fuels and developing energy solutions for our customers.

At a glance, our businesses and projects in Canada include:

• Joint Venture Partner (40%) with LNG Canada which will export Canadian natural gas to Asian markets
• Shale gas and liquids assets in Alberta and British Columbia
• A network of 1,400 retail stations across Canada
• The Scotford Complex in Alberta, includes an upgrader, chemicals plant and is home to the Quest carbon capture and storage facility
• The Sarnia Manufacturing Centre refinery in Ontario
• Investments in renewables and energy solutions, including EV charging, hydrogen and biofuels
• 15 Shell-owned distribution terminals, three of which have marine operations
• Shell Aviation Canada delivers across a network of 27 airport fixed-based operations and airport consortiums, from coast to coast. Shell Aviation provides 1.7 billion litersof high-quality fuel annually in Canada and offers reliable and safe into-plane delivery
• Strong Sulphur and Lubricants businesses as well as an innovative Supply and Trading business

If you don’t see yourself fully reflected in every job requirement listed in the posting above, we still encourage you to reach out and apply. Research has shown that women & those from under-represented groups often only apply when they feel 100% qualified. We are committed to creating a more equitable, inclusive, and diverse company and we strongly encourage applicants of all genders, ages, ethnicities, cultures, abilities, sexual orientations, and life experiences to apply.