Supply Chain Contracts Specialist
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At StandardAero, we use our ingenuity and know-how to find solutions for the simple to the most complex challenges in aviation. Together, we get the job done and done well. Our stability, resources, and respectful culture supports you in building a solid career with a great team you can count on day in and day out for the long term.
As a Supply Chain Contracts Specialist, you’ll be tasked to help negotiate and structure supplier agreements that support our sourcing needs across materials, services, and equipment. You’ll partner with Procurement, Legal, and other internal teams to work through contract terms, support supplier relationships, and make sure agreements are both practical and appropriately balanced from a risk standpoint.
Location: Hybrid in Winnipeg, MB
What you’ll do:
- Review, draft, and negotiate supplier contracts for materials, services, and equipment.
- Review contract edits, identify key negotiation points, and develop practical solutions to reach agreement.
- Draft contract language, redlines, counterproposals, and fallback positions during negotiations.
- Lead contract discussions with suppliers and work through disagreements to reach acceptable terms.
- Partner with Supply Chain to determine the right agreement for each purchase.
- Support supplier onboarding and help maintain positive supplier relationships throughout the contract lifecycle.
- Advise internal stakeholders on contract requirements, negotiation strategies, and acceptable levels of risk.
- Push back on requests or contract terms that do not align with company policies or risk standards, while helping identify workable alternatives.
- Identify legal, commercial, and compliance risks and recommend solutions.
- Manage contract escalations and coordinate input from Legal, Procurement, and other business partners as needed.
- Maintain accurate contract records, negotiation history, and executed agreements in the contract management system.
- Help improve contract templates, standard terms, and contracting processes to increase efficiency and consistency.
Position Requirements:
- Must be authorized to work in Canada
- Post secondary degree in Business, Legal Studies, Supply Chain, or related field; or high school diploma combined with relevant professional experience
- Minimum 3-5 years of contract administration experience in a supply chain function.
- Experience working with procurement, supply chain, legal, or other cross-functional teams.
- Experience working with global vendors or in regulated industries
- Experience reviewing contractual terms and coordinating internal approvals and escalations
Preferred Characteristics:
- Previous experience in aviation or aerospace preferred.
- Experience working in contract lifecycle management (CLM) systems, such as Cobblestone or similar platforms, preferred.
- Experience supporting government contractor compliance requirements.
- Certified Professional in Supply Management (CPSM), Certificated Professional Contract Manager (CPCM) and/or similar certification.
- Ability to Strong analytical, problem-solving, and attention-to-detail skills. manage multiple priorities and work independently with minimal supervision.
- Strong negotiation and problem-solving skills with the ability to balance business needs and contractual risk.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Comfortable having difficult conversations when contract terms or business requests create unnecessary risk.
Benefits that make life better:
- Comprehensive Health and Dental insurance
- Pension plan 100% company match; up to 5%
- Paid Time Off starting on day one
- Bonus opportunities
- Short- & Long-Term Disability
- Learning & Training opportunities
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Skills Required
- Authorized to work in Canada
- Post-secondary degree in Business, Legal Studies, Supply Chain, or related field; or high school diploma with relevant professional experience
- Minimum 3-5 years of contract administration experience in a supply chain function
- Experience working with procurement, supply chain, legal, or other cross-functional teams
- Experience working with global vendors or in regulated industries
- Experience reviewing contractual terms and coordinating internal approvals and escalations
- Previous experience in aviation or aerospace
- Experience with CLM systems such as Cobblestone or similar platforms
- Experience supporting government contractor compliance requirements
- Certifications such as CPSM or CPCM
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, attention-to-detail, negotiation, and communication skills
StandardAero Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about StandardAero and has not been reviewed or approved by StandardAero.
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Retirement Support — Provides a 401(k) and has added an Employee Stock Purchase Plan and an Incentive Award (equity) plan, expanding long-term savings and ownership options. These programs complement base pay with additional wealth-building mechanisms.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Includes PTO, paid holidays, sick time, bereavement leave, military leave, and parental leave, with some roles accruing PTO that can increase with service. Eligibility for benefits typically begins the first day of the month after hire, indicating structured access to time-off programs.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Offers tuition assistance, job training/conferences, company events, and an Employee Assistance Program as part of a comprehensive package. The inclusion of learning support and EAP provides development and wellbeing resources beyond core insurance and retirement.
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What We Do
StandardAero has become one of the aerospace industry’s largest independent maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) providers. Our company’s success is the outgrowth of the synergistic merger of businesses with complementary specialties that have exponentially increased our capabilities and generated unprecedented customer commitment and value. StandardAero offers extensive MRO services and custom solutions for business aviation, commercial aviation, military, and industrial power customers. Nearly 6,600 professional, administrative and technical employees work in more than 50 major facilities worldwide, with additional strategically located regional service and support centers all across the globe. Services include MRO for aircraft and rotorcraft engines, auxiliary power units, components; airframe services including major alterations; FAA authorized avionics capabilities; comprehensive engineering services; and custom exterior and interior design, completion, and paint. We provide these capabilities through our network of specialized facilities and mobile service teams. StandardAero is owned by Carlyle, a global investment firm with deep industry expertise that deploys private capital across four business segments: Corporate Private Equity, Real Assets, Global Credit, and Investment Solutions.
