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	Reporting to the Director, Procurement, the role of the Team Lead, Project Procurement is to plan, execute, and finalize procurement strategies and tactics to ensure business requirements are fulfilled and value is optimized across the company. This includes acquiring resources and facilitating communication between the company and its providers in order to deliver products and services. The role will supervise a small team of direct procurement reports.</p>
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	This role is also responsible for initiating, updating, interpretation and implementing procurement policies, procedures and systems to ensure efficient provision of procurement services in the organization. This position is based in Calgary.</p>
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	<strong>Responsibilities</strong><br />
	&bull; Support the Project Manager and Project Controls Manager in developing procurement strategies to maximize value and to provide definition of purchase and contract packages<br />
	&bull; Prepare and administrate highly complex purchase orders and contracts as per procedures and project instructions<br />
	&bull;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Advise client group leaders and procurement specialists on corporate contracting and procurement processes<br />
	&bull; Communicate with PMT and procurement management on project procurement activities, progress and issues<br />
	&bull; Supervise and lead a group of procurement specialists, establish individual annual Procurement objectives, measures, and performance targets for direct report(s) aligned with the overall Procurement organization objectives and undertake annual performance reviews<br />
	&bull; Lead, coordinate, and facilitate, cross-functional commodity teams to achieve Category Management plan objectives, as applicable<br />
	&bull; Tracking of key performance indicators related to procurement metrics<br />
	&bull; Continually challenge functional&nbsp; leadership around demand for goods and services and seek opportunities to reduce, rationalize, simplify and aggregate as a way of reducing total cost<br />
	&bull; Monitor compliance with approved documents, and procurement procedures and lead compliance activities including audits, process reviews, and management of compliance issues and requests.<br />
	&bull; Monitoring supply of goods and services in accordance project plans and contractual agreements, and ensuring corrective actions are taken as required<br />
	&bull; Developing and maintaining a database on suppliers, while maintaining positive working relationships with both external and internal clients, and other support service groups<br />
	&bull; Handle complex and diverse customer, supplier or operational issues where analysis of situation or data requires evaluation of identifiable factors. Exercise judgment within generally defined practices and policies in selecting methods and techniques for obtaining solutions.<br />
	&bull; Develop,&nbsp; monitor and manage procurement budgets</p>
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	<strong>Qualifications</strong><br />
	&bull; Post-secondary Business or Supply Chain background preferred<br />
	&bull; Experience working with SAP and /or supply Chain Software<br />
	&bull; Supply Chain Designation is considered an asset<br />
	&bull; Fifteen or more years&rsquo; increasingly responsible experience in Supply Chain Management of which 8 years must have been directly engaged in strategic procurement activities related to oil and gas<br />
	&bull; At least five years experience in a managerial or supervisory role<br />
	&bull; Proven ability to manage procurement on large EP/EPCM projects<br />
	&bull; Skills in all procurement processes including strategic commodity management, supplier selection, e-procurement systems, expediting, quality surveillance and inspection, material control and logistics process and procedure development and acquisition integration<br />
	&bull; Demonstrated strong organizational, analytical, planning, negotiation, cross-functional team skills, communications skills; including writing, awarding, and administering professionally complex contracts<br />
	&bull; Working knowledge of contract law<br />
	&bull; Proven leadership competencies, ability to be resourceful, set and shift priorities to meet competing deadlines<br />
	&bull; Demonstrated ability to develop, prepare, negotiate and execute a contract strategy<br />
	&bull; Ability to prepare complex contract documents and to finalise terms/resolve claims through negotiation</p>
