Specialist, SC Contracts, Field Operations

Determined. Imaginative. Curious. If these are some of the ways you describe yourself — we want to learn more about you! At TC Energy, we are Energy Problem Solvers — passionate about transitioning North America to cleaner energy while meeting the energy demands of today and tomorrow. If that sounds like a challenge you want to help tackle, we want you to join our team! 

The Opportunity

We are seeking a versatile Supply Chain professional who has knowledge and experience in contract development / negotiation / administration and sourcing events. This individual has the proven skills, competencies, continuous improvement mindset and capacity to manage a large number of stakeholders and projects in a fluid operational environment, while ensuring TC Energy’s Supply Chain policy and processes are upheld.

What you’ll do
 

• Provide Supply Chain related support to Operations for day-to-day work and maintenance programs

• Demonstrate Supply Chain’s role in driving value and execution with our business partner

• Support Facility Integrity Project Managers with their small to medium sized facility integrity projects

• Resolve invoice and contract interpretation issues

• Oversight of requisitions and purchase orders

• Emergency response support for our Operations teams

• Develop high-quality sourcing strategies for services required by the Business Units, which include the application of market intelligence factors, various commercial models available, and the criteria for evaluation of proponents

• Document and communicate to senior management all recommendations for contract award including commercial, technical or other impacting rationale

• Develop, issue and manage sourcing events (RFPs, RFQ, RFIs, etc.) through SAP/ARIBA. Lead and coordinate proposal analysis and proposal commercial evaluations in collaboration with Business Units and other Supply Chain teams

• Negotiate contract commercial terms in alignment to the Business Unit drivers, ensuring they also meet the requirements of internal stakeholders (i.e., risk, legal, project management, etc.) and TC Energy standards

• Oversee the contract lifecycle of multiple standalone and master agreements (contract development to close) including amendments, change orders, supplier nonconformance reporting and financial reviews of suppliers

• Oversee maintenance of contract records in SAP and the Ariba Contract Management System, ensuring contract compliance requirements are consistently met

• Understand and utilize various contract commercial models as required (e.g. lump sum, cost reimbursable (fixed, target), time and materials, and various other hybrid models)

• Identify, understand, and compile internal demand in partnership with the BU

• Form category / portfolio strategies for strategic or critical services or materials which are not directly managed under Category Management

• Collect, analyze and interpret market intelligence, ensure findings are factored into all strategies

• Regularly attend Operations and Facilities Integrity project meetings

• Liaise between the Business Unit and other Supply Chain departments or internal stakeholders; contribute to the positive relationship between the Supply Chain embedded teams and the Supply centralized teams (Category Management, Governance, etc.)

• Manage supplier performance by facilitating supplier performance evaluations, holding supplier relationship management meetings with key suppliers and the development, implementation and sustainment of performance improvement plans

• Oversee and troubleshoot supplier qualifications; manage existing suppliers qualifications requirements

Minimum Qualifications

• A University Degree and/or designation in a Supply Chain Management program or related field of education

• Minimum 4 years of Supply Chain Management or related/relevant experience. A combination of education and experience may be considered

Preferred Qualifications
 

• Proven experience in Supply Chain contract development and administration, preferably within energy or infrastructure sectors

• Strong understanding of supplier qualification processes, Request for Proposals (RFP), and stakeholder management

• Direct Supply Chain experience with operating natural gas assets in Canada

• Understanding of commercial drivers (i.e. ability to demonstrate understanding of how BU commercial drivers and goals should influence Supply Chain strategy)

• Experience with SAP, Ariba, Power BI, Aravo

• Advanced knowledge of Adobe Acrobat Sign, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word and SharePoint

• Ability to distill concepts concisely; gain buy-in from various levels of leadership within Supply Chain and the Business Unit

• Aptitude and curiosity for technical topics (i.e. seek to understand what material/service is being sourced and why)

• Understanding and applied use of contractual terms and conditions

• Project management skills including stakeholder, schedule, cost and meeting management

• Experience developing, implementing and executing/sustaining Supply Chain strategies

To remain competitive, support our high-performance culture and allow for more flexibility in the way we work, we offer a hybrid work model and flexible dress code for our eligible office-based workforce in Canada, the U.S. and Mexico. #LI-Hybrid

About our business

TC Energy is a leading energy infrastructure company in North America. We have complementary businesses of natural gas pipelines and power generation. Our operations span three countries, seven Canadian provinces, and 34 U.S. states.

TC Energy is an equal opportunity employer.

Learn more

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Thank you for choosing TC Energy in your career search.

* Depending on qualifications, the successful candidate may be offered a position at a more appropriate level and/or ladder.

* Applicants must have legal authorization to work in the country in which the position is based with no restrictions.

* All positions require background screening. Some require criminal and/or credit checks to comply with regulations.

* TC Energy is committed to provide employment opportunities to all qualified individuals, without regard to race, religion, age, sex, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, or disability. Accommodation for applicants with disabilities is available on request during the recruitment process. Applicants with disabilities can request accessible formats or communication supports by contacting [email protected].