MAIN FUNCTIONS

Responsible for managing a portfolio of procurement agreements and new purchasing requests, ensuring the effective acquisition of goods and services from requisition through payment. The role focuses on delivering business value, maintaining on-time delivery, and optimizing procurement cycle times. Working with moderate direction, the successful candidate will possess strong procurement and contract management expertise.

This position will not only perform core procurement activities but also manage complex contracts, supports strategic sourcing initiatives, and leverages deep business knowledge to drive successful commercial outcomes.

TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

- Negotiates contract pricing and terms & conditions directly with suppliers while working with internal stakeholders, seeking lowest total system costs and appropriate mitigation of supply and legal risk.
- Executes PtP (Procure-to-Pay) processes in full compliance with Sourcing & Acquisition Handbook and CIMS (Controls Integrity Management System) catalogs.
- Fully leverages Procurement processes and tools to ensure most effective procurement method is utilized.
- Maintains agreement portfolio: scope updates, pricing,



Exhibits, amendments.
- Ensures contract compliance and utilization - monitors supplier performance, troubleshoots issues, etc.
- Ensures transactional efficiency of agreements by leveraging systems.
- Identifies business value and other opportunities within the portfolio.
- Develops and maintains internal and external relationships to meet business line expectations.
- Provides fit-for-risk process improvements.
- Influences development and implements Category strategic and commercial guidance; shares portfolio specific market intelligence to Category Networks.

SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS

- Behavioral Skills: analytical, applies learning, communicates effectively, creates business value & competes to win in marketplace, makes sound decisions.
- Functional Skills: PtP knowledge, system utilization & efficiency, total system cost, apply controls mindset, application of business & procurement technical knowledge, service excellence, contract development, contract management, negotiating and influencing, relationship management.

📌 Contracts Manager (Edmonton)
🏢 NES Fircroft
📍 Edmonton