Procurement Specialist Jobs

Our client, a major chemical company, is looking for Procurement Specialist to work on a 18-months contract in Calgary or Red Deer. Main Responsibilities: Establish and maintain effective interfaces between Procurement, internal customers, and vendors

Work with internal customers to identify and prioritize improvement opportunities

Participate and/or lead activities of cross-functional sourcing teams to execute agreed upon procurement strategies

Develop and implement Procurement strategies for their assigned projects and commodities

Develop and apply innovative solutions to meet supply requirements

Develop supplier selection criteria and qualify suppliers against them using established processes, including third-party contractor qualification process where appropriate

Manage assigned commodities and respective supplier relationships, including performance measures, processes, and results

Initiate and participate in interactions with suppliers and end users to build and enhance relationships.

Lead strategic/complex negotiations

Facilitate execution of master agreements

Apply advanced purchasing and negotiating tools and processes and coach others in their use

Apply the non-conformance process and work with suppliers to resolve non-conformances

Coach and mentor team members on policies and best practices that support Procurement’s strategic direction

Provide back-up support to other buyers when needed?

Main Requirements

University graduate with 1 to 3 years related experience and continued professional development OR 5+ years post-secondary education and related experience and continued professional development

Professional accreditation a plus (A.P.P, C.P.M., CPSM)

Excellent interpersonal, organizational and communication skills

Effective change management and conflict management skills

Strong ability to influence, mediate and persuade

Demonstrated negotiation and contracting experience

Demonstrated ability to provide high level of customer focus and service

Demonstrated ability to drive projects through various phases from idea generation to implementation

Strategic thinking, planning, and analytical skills to understand supply market dynamics, generate purchasing strategies, effectively negotiate agreements, and implement solutions to complex and multi-dimensional problems

Self-motivated, adaptable, creative, innovative, results-oriented

Experience with procuring IT solutions a plus

Experience with Ariba platform a plus

SAP experience a plus