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	Meet Brion&rsquo;s Supply Chain Management Department</h2>
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	The year has already been a busy one at Brion Energy and new faces are appearing in the office almost weekly. As is typical in the oil industry, we don&rsquo;t just hire employees, we use contractors to help with a lot of specialty work.</p>
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	Finding the right people and companies to hire is a big job in itself, nevermind with managing the process along the way and evaluating the contracts when they are completed. That&rsquo;s where Brion&rsquo;s Supply Chain Management (SCM) comes in.</p>
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	Desmond Del Castilho is a Contracts Specialist in Brion&rsquo;s SCM area. This department is the business link to the field, engineering, and other corporate functions. Work in SCM is divided into three streams:</p>
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	1. Procurement e.g, Buyers, Purchase Specialists<br />
	2. Contracts e.g, Contracts Specialist, Contracts Administrator<br />
	3. Materials Management e.g, Warehouse, Logistics</p>
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	Desmond works in the contracts stream and is accountable for the formation and execution of major contracts and managing relationships and vendor performance. As one of the first 30 employees to join the company, he has been responsible for overseeing a countless number of contracts over the last three years. His job is different every day, as at any given time he manages 10 - 12 different contracts.</p>
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	&ldquo;It&rsquo;s a job that involves a lot of meetings,&rdquo; says Desmond. &ldquo;Currently, I&rsquo;m working on a Request For Proposal for one project, in the negotiating phase of another, and have others that are complete but require follow-up. That said, what makes this job busy is what makes it exciting&mdash;I enjoy working closely with my team and our outside vendors.&rdquo;</p>
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	Now that Brion&rsquo;s MacKay River Commercial Project in Northern Alberta has moved into major construction phase, his team&rsquo;s roles are extremely busy. &ldquo;The most important part of a successful career in this field is to get everyone on the same page&mdash;meaning seeing the ink dry on a contract that works for both the vendors and the internal team. It&rsquo;s a career path full of opportunity for anyone who wants to get in with a company that has growth plans like Brion.&rdquo;</p>
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	Brion Energy was established in 2010 as a joint venture between Athabasca Oil Corp. and PetroChina Company Limited. Brion is making bold strides in its aspirations to produce 400,000 bbl/d with minimal environmental impact.</p>
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	To learn more about current employment opportunities in the Projects department and others, visit: www.buildingsomethingbig.com.</p>
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