Description
Position at Parkland Corporation
As of November 1, 2025, Sunoco LP has successfully completed its acquisition of Parkland Corporation. For more information, please visit .
Sunoco LP is a leading energy infrastructure and fuel distribution master limited partnership operating across 32 countries and territories in North America, the Greater Caribbean, and Europe. The Partnership’s midstream operations include an extensive network of approximately 14,000 miles of pipeline and over 160 terminals. This critical infrastructure complements the Partnership’s fuel distribution operations, which distribute over 15 billion gallons annually to approximately 11,000 Sunoco and partner-branded retail locations, as well as independent dealers and commercial customers.
At Sunoco, we take great pride in what we do and wholeheartedly believe our employees drive success for our company and our customers. We are always looking for the best and brightest talent and are committed to making your job a challenging and rewarding experience.
Competitive Benefits. Meaningful Extras. Unmatched Value.
- A place where you can take your career in the direction you want to grow and go
The Opportunity:
The Senior Specialist is responsible for managing, supporting, enhancing, and optimizing critical commercial applications including platforms such as JDE and Legacy Parkland Applications to ensure they effectively support key business functions across Finance and Canada Operations. This role works closely with subject matter experts and Business Leadership to gather, analyze, and translate complex business requirements into scalable system solutions.
The Senior Specialist contributes to the success of multiple commercial operations by ensuring application reliability, driving enhancements, and aligning technology capabilities with evolving business needs. They will also participate in complex cross‑functional initiatives and may function as a Project Manager for select efforts when dedicated PM resources are not available.
Responsibilities:
- Serve as Functional Owner for key commercial applications such as JDE including their configuration, performance, optimization, and ongoing support.
- Engage and collaborate with business stakeholders to understand, document, and validate complex business requirements and translate them into clear technical and functional specifications.
- Prioritize and evaluate business requests, recommend appropriate technical solutions, and coordinate delivery with internal IT teams, vendors, and business partners.
- Actively contribute throughout the full Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and participate in Change Approval Board processes to ensure high‑quality solution delivery.
- Analyze, translate, and simplify complex business processes into scalable, sustainable system enhancements aligned with commercial business strategies.
- Participate in strategic planning exercises with the manager and help execute initiatives that support broader Commercial and IT roadmaps.
- Lead the investigation and resolution of escalated, complex production issues, ensuring minimal business disruption and continuous system reliability.
- Function as the primary IT liaison for internal teams and external vendors related to assigned commercial applications, ensuring alignment and consistency in technical and business communications.
- Exercise active ownership of major responsibilities, navigating issues and providing senior‑level problem‑solving and decision‑making.
- Produce detailed timelines and effort estimates to support planning, resource allocation, and prioritization activities.
- Perform project management duties, including planning, monitoring, and controlling for select cross‑functional initiatives or when dedicated PM resources are not available.
- Develop and maintain strong relationships with key vendors and implementation partners to support application enhancements, upgrades, and broader IT initiatives.
Education:
- Post secondary education in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Business Analysis, or related discipline; an equivalent combination of education and experience will also be considered.
Requirements:
- 5–7 years of experience in Business Systems Analysis, Application Support, or a similar technical-functional role supporting enterprise or commercial applications.
- Experience working with or supporting commercial applications/platforms such as JDE is an asset.
- Solid understanding and hands-on experience with the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), including requirements gathering, solution design, testing, and release/change management.
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📌 Senior Specialist (Canada)
🏢 Sunoco
📍 Canada