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	Reporting to Supply Chain Management Director, the Manager, Category Management &amp; Strategic Sourcing is responsible for managing and overseeing a group of categories and supporting teams within the Category Management function at BRION Energy. The successful candidates primary responsibility is to establish vision, set the strategic direction, oversee and manage resources effectively to support broad categories of goods &amp; services, including providing guidance and support to category management teams in identifying leveraged sourcing opportunities, analyzing market intelligence, contract management and supplier relationship management to support, develop and execute business plans that produce desired business results. This position is based in Calgary.</p>
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	Responsibilities:</p>
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	&bull; Lead, direct, and manage the category management teams and activities for a group of categories within BRION Energy SCM organisation<br />
	&bull; Establish and communicate vision and strategic direction for assigned market sectors. Provide strategic direction as it relates to overall category management work scope, individual and group roles and responsibilities and fostering relationships with business partners<br />
	&bull; Ensure alignment of supply chain strategies across the Functional departments and BU&rsquo;s, the procurement community and suppliers, that they are consistent with and fully supportive of business partners&rsquo; plans<br />
	&bull; Build and enhance relationships with business partners, suppliers and within related market sectors<br />
	&bull; Establish individual annual Category Management objectives, measures, and performance targets for direct report(s) aligned with the overall Category Management organization objectives<br />
	&bull; Establish Market Sector short and long-term business plans to facilitate achievement of goals. Develop measures and monitor annual performance and resource plan for the Market Sector<br />
	&bull; Participate in the development and use of Low Cost Country Suppliers, as applicable<br />
	&bull; Identify and measure areas of value creation for the supply chain strategies/processes<br />
	&bull; Instil individual and team accountabilities, a sense of ownership for the work, and commitment to achieve. Leadership and shared responsibility for employee development, performance management and career management<br />
	&bull; Champion the use of Brion Energy common procurement demand planning, strategic sourcing, and supplier management processes and tools across all assigned work scopes to improve overall business performance. Provide gatekeeper function for key sourcing strategies and activities to ensure agreements are well planned, fully developed, competitive, and will deliver the maximum value to Brion Energy<br />
	&bull; Create and maintain a work environment that supports a motivated and productive team<br />
	&bull; Provide guidance, coaching, and support to internal customers with regards to category management activities<br />
	&bull; Resolve issues escalated by direct reports or others as it relates to the scope of the group of categories managed<br />
	&bull; Approve annual objectives for the managed categories in accordance with BRION Energy SCM objectives (e.g. cost reduction, supplier meetings, etc.)<br />
	&bull; Drive internal compliance with SCM policies, procedures, strategies and guidelines on an ongoing basis<br />
	&bull; Ensure that the team actively reviews readily available information and solicits information from Market Intelligence regularly to gain political, economic, social, technical, legal and environmental insight into suppliers, drivers, and changes to the market with respect to group of managed categories<br />
	&bull; Regularly review materials / services category strategies and enhance effectiveness of existing strategies or develop new strategies in response to changing environmental factors and evolving requirements of the business<br />
	&bull; Engage the Strategic Sourcing teams to lead the sourcing process activities and facilitate the process as necessary<br />
	&bull; Ensure the effective communication of contract terms to the respective users and ensure policy and contract compliance between locations and / or BRION Energy functions</p>
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	Qualifications:</p>
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	&bull; Post-secondary business, engineering or supply chain management degree<br />
	&bull; A minimum of 12 years&rsquo; experience in strategic sourcing, category management, and/or supply chain management with increasing responsibilities in various management roles<br />
	&bull; Deep and extensive knowledge of respective group of categories<br />
	&bull; Oil &amp; Gas, Mining or Utilities industry experience preferred<br />
	&bull; Strong leadership and management in leading high-performance teams required<br />
	&bull; Demonstrates Subject Matter Expertise in Category Management &amp; Sourcing Strategy</p>
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	Demonstrates Expertise In:<br />
	&bull; Business Partner Relationship Management<br />
	&bull; Business Performance Measurement (KPIs)<br />
	&bull; Contract Creation<br />
	&bull; Contract Management<br />
	&bull; Industry / Business Acumen<br />
	&bull; Issue Management<br />
	&bull; Problem Solving / Analytics<br />
	&bull; Risk / Opportunities Management<br />
	&bull; Supplier Relationship Management (SRM)<br />
	&bull; Supply Chain Foundation<br />
	&bull; Total Cost Of Ownership (TCO)</p>
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	Demonstrates Skills In:<br />
	&bull; Negotiation<br />
	&bull; RFx Development and Execution<br />
	&bull; Spot Buying<br />
	&bull; Supplier Analysis, Screening and Selection</p>
