Contracts and Procurement Lead #25273
Company: Nexen Inc.
Job Description
Job ID: 4340
Location: Fort McMurray/Long Lake
Full/Part Time: Full-Time
Regular/Temporary: Regular
Department: ESCS-Oil Sands
Posting Close Date: 02/14/2012
Profile Statement
Nexen has an excellent asset base and big opportunities for employees. What we do and how we do it means you get the chance to do more at Nexen.
Working for Nexen, the operator of Long Lake, is an opportunity to work for one of the top companies in Canada. Nexen is a Canadian-based oil and gas company with international operations. We're committed to working collaboratively, building our assets and finding new ways of developing our oil and gas resources - conventional and unconventional - through innovative adaptation of technology. This leads to a sustainable outcome, creating value for all of our stakeholders. At Nexen, it's not just what we do that makes us worldwide leaders - it's how we do it.
Long Lake is Canada's newest major oilsands development and the first to integrate in-situ Steam Assisted Gravity Drainage (SAGD) technology with onsite upgrading on a large scale. With input capacity of 70,000 barrels per day of bitumen, Long Lake is the largest SAGD facility in the world. The facility also employs a unique and proprietary upgrading solution that results in production of a Premium Synthetic Crude (PSCTM) oil that is superior to any other produced from the Canadian oilsands - at a distinct cost advantage over other operations.
Long Lake is located approximately 40 km southeast of Fort McMurray, in the Athabasca oilsands of northeastern Alberta. The lease is estimated to hold approximately six billion barrels of bitumen. As operator, Nexen is currently focused on ramping up production to reach an output capacity of 60,000 barrels per day of PSCTM.
This position is a Fort McMurray based position; therefore relocation is required. We offer highly competitive housing/rental assistance programs to all successful candidates.
Nestled in the boreal forest at the confluence of four rivers, Fort McMurray is a thriving, modern and culturally diverse city of 80,000 people. It's a vibrant community rich in history, with an unlimited potential for the future. Fort McMurray offers an attractive lifestyle for individuals and families, including state-of-the-art recreational and cultural facilities, big-city amenities and, of course, the great outdoors.
Position Overview
This lead position, based in Supply Management at Nexen’s Oil Sands, Long Lake Manufacturing Facility in Fort McMurray, will be responsible for supervising a team, developing contract strategies, plans, and associated contract agreements for the effective acquisition of goods and services for the Oil Sands location, ensuring that work is completed in compliance with corporate standards and procedures, and ensuring that the needs of internal clients are supported.
Compressed Work Schedule
This position is not eligible for Nexen's corporate Compressed Work Schedule (CWS). Long Lake employees work an Earned Day Off (EDO) Schedule.
Job Duties/Responsibilities
- Obtain active support on key procurement goals and objectives via local stakeholder engagement;
- Lead the development of contracting strategies including tender, negotiation and award, as well as post-award management and performance improvement;
- Deliver value improvements to achieve site cost reduction targets;
- Provide contract management for assigned contracts;
- Ensure compliance with established strategies, contracts, policies, and procedures;
- Manage relationships with key third party providers so as to meet business challenges and identify improvement opportunities;
- Develop new commercial ideas and opportunities to enable the business to meet current and prospective business challenges;
- Maintain a comprehensive understanding of the supply market for the maintenance category including: a strong understanding of the drivers of value and cost for principal providers in the market; strong knowledge of the risks in the market and how best to respond; and a clear view of the ways in which we can most beneficially shape the market;
- Interface and collaborate across operations and projects to consolidate opportunities to leverage third party spend;
- Prioritize demanding workload;
- Develop an effective plan for meeting required deadlines;
- Leading-edge management of sophisticated contracts;
- Value delivery in an environment with continuous pressure to reduce costs;
- Supervise and provide coaching, development, and mentorship to team members.
Education/Experience
- Supply Chain Management college degree or Bachelor of Commerce degree coupled with work experience, but will consider years of experience in a directly related field;
- Experience in developing/executing services and material contracts;
- Well organized and able to manage competing priorities;
- Able to develop and present sound business cases to senior leadership in support of planned strategies;
- Great teamwork, results delivery, and communication skills;
- 5-7 years of related experience;
- Strong Microsoft Office skills;
- Experience with SAP;
- Strong leadership and communication skills.
Core Competencies
- Adaptability/Managing Change: Ability to embrace new technologies, meet emerging market demands, respond effectively to changing conditions, apply continuous improvement techniques and create new business opportunities.
- Leadership: Ability to achieve desired results by encouraging and supporting the contributions of others possession of required knowledge, skills and experience to work effectively with others throughout the organization.
- Teamwork: Knowledge, skill and ability to work effectively with others to achieve optimal collective results.
- Communication: Ability to speak and write clearly and succinctly in a variety of settings and styles; ability to secure information, listen effectively and get messages across that have the desired effect.
- Global Cultural Sensitivity: Ability to work successfully in any community by effectively handling cultural, political and economic differences.
- Technical/Operating Skills: Possession of appropriate technical and operational knowledge, skills and experience to ensure performance at a high level of accomplishment.
Closing Statement
Nexen Inc. offers a competitive compensation and benefits package and excellent opportunities for growth and advancement.
No agency or telephone inquiries please. Only resumes of candidates being considered will be acknowledged.
https://www.nexeninc.com/en/Careers/CurrentOpportunities/NexenOpportunities.aspx