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Job Level: Mid Level
Home District/Group: DHO Kiewit Supply Network
Department: Supply Chain Management
Market: Corporate Home Office
Employment Type: Full Time
Position Overview
Kiewit Supply Network is the enterprise supply chain organization that sources and contracts the equipment, materials, and services Kiewit's construction and engineering business depends on. The Supply Chain Lead owns one or more spend categories end to end, building the category strategy, running competitive sourcing events, negotiating and administering agreements, and managing the supplier base that supports projects across the organization.
This is a strategic, commercially focused role to analyze spend, understand supply markets, decide how a category should be bought, and then execute a plan through agreements to meet demanding construction schedules. You will also lead and develop a team of buyers and category analysts, and act as the trusted commercial advisor to project, engineering, and operations leadership.
Location
This position is based full time in our Calgary, AB office. Travel to job sites may be required. #LI-RP1
Responsibilities
Category strategy and sourcing
Own the category management lifecycle for assigned categories: spend analysis,



supply market assessment, demand profiling, sourcing strategy development, execution, and ongoing category governance.
Build and maintain category playbooks that define preferred suppliers, buying channels, commercial models, pricing mechanisms, and escalation paths, and keep them current as markets shift.
Conduct supply market and should-cost analysis, track commodity and index movements, and translate that intelligence into buying timing, hedging approaches, and negotiation leverage.
Run structured competitive sourcing events end to end: bid package preparation, RFI/RFP design, bid evaluation and levelling, total-cost-of-ownership modelling, and award recommendation.
Consolidate fragmented spend into master agreements and national or regional programs that create leverage across multiple projects and districts.
Define and track category value targets, then deliver and report measurable savings, cost avoidance, and working capital improvement.
Commercial and contract management
Negotiate purchase orders, subcontracts, master service agreements, and long-term supply agreements, including pricing structures, escalation clauses,

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