Job Title: Specialist PDC Procurement
Duration: 12 Months
Work Location: Houston, Duluth, Calgary or Edmonton
Hybrid Schedule
Job Description
- This position plays a key role in working collaboratively with stakeholders to ensure materials and services are planned and competitively sourced to meet operational and project requirements.
Specific Accountabilities:
- Work collaboratively with our SCM Business Partners, operating Business Units, and Category Managers to develop project and operational materials and services strategies for complex sourcing.
- Understand the need for potential early commitments into the market to ensure capacity availability for Project/Operations materials (goods) sourcing schedules.
- Support and provide input into the creation and management of the Supply Chain plan (including estimated workload, materials (goods)/equipment/service requirements, outlining long lead equipment and RFx requirements).
- Execute the full sourcing activity after receiving a requisition.
- Lead cross-functional teams through sourcing development, proposal solicitation (RFX), evaluation (bid tab), facilitation of technical/commercial clarifications, negotiation and contract execution processes.
- Accountable for forecasting required contracts and purchase orders.
- Responsible for planning, reporting, and communicating on SCM activities.
- Contributes to appropriate risk mitigation plans and processes for the assigned sourcing category.
- Ensures compliance with SCM and enterprise governance requirements.
- Collaborates with, and seeks expertise of, other SCM departments (Governance, Quality, and Expediting) to meet deliverables and expectations.
Scope/Dimensions
- Support development of custom/complex materials and services contracts, build sourcing plans, identify cost savings opprotunities, associated risks, and develop mitigation plans.
- Ability to prioritize tasks and manage a variety of work processes when at times there are many simultaneous deadlines and issues that must be dealt with on short notice.
Contracts/Working Relationships
- Coordinates cross-functional teams consisting of technical SMEs, operations SCM personnel, Law and other stakeholders, as required.
- Required to communicate commercial and contractual issues to internal clients.
- Negotiates with and influences internal and external stakeholders.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Required:
- University degree in Business, Supply Chain Management or related field.
- Minimum (7) seven or more years of progressively responsible and related experience in the SCM field.
- Proven communication (oral and written), interpersonal, and presentation skills, with influencing and persuasive talents.
- A proven ability to lead teams.
- Demonstrated experience purchasing pipe and pipe coatings for liquids and gas transmission lines.
- Demonstrated experience with marking up and negotiating complex commercial contracts.
- Capable of explaining deviations to standard terms and conditions to the business on commercial matters to seek agreement or to create an alternative position.
- In depth knowledge of RFx development and execution, contraction preparation and contract management.
- Ability to monitor and manage supplier relationships and performance with minimal supervision.
- Ability to perform objective analysis and evaluation of an issue to form a decision.
- NOTE: an additional 3-years of related experience is required for candidates who do not possess a University degree.
Preferred:
- Enrollment in the Supply Chain Management Professional (SCMP) / Certified Professional in Supply Management (CPSM) designation program or equivalent is an asset.
Working Conditions
- Typical office environment.
- Minimal travel required, e.g., project sites, domestic and foreign suppliers, warehouses, Client locations, occasionally requires Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).
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Spectraforce Technologies
Jan 20, 2026