Horizon Recruitment Inc.  is conducting a search for a  Manager, Procurement and Contracts, Drilling and Exploration  to assist our rapidly growing client with multiple assets under development.

This role is responsible for overseeing procurement, contracts and commercial activities related to a significant portfolio of greenfield projects.

The successful candidate will provide strategic leadership to the team, mitigating risks associated with the project, and managing the relationship with engineering, environmental and EPC firms responsible for advancing these projects.

This opportunity offers a senior project delivery professional an exceptional opportunity to lead a high profile project portfolio in a complex environment.

Responsibilities:

• Provide end-to-end procurement services of planning, strategy development, spend analysis, contracting plan, competition document formation, negotiation, award, conforming contracts and contract management
• Preparing contracting strategies that properly allocate identified risks between our client and vendors to meet the objectives of the project team
• Lead the team to execute highly complex competitive bid (RFx) processes that include:
• Clearly defined scope of work, key evaluatives and decision factors, including procurement and project risk factors and probability of occurrence
• Appropriate information to assess supplier capabilities, expertise, competencies and capacity
• Complex and comprehensive Total Cost of Ownership models to optimize benefits and reduce total costs
• Build and maintain working relationships with clients and stakeholders within the organization and lead cross-functional teams through the sourcing, negotiation and contract transitioning stages.
• Track and monitor milestones to ensure deliverables are achieved as scheduled/on-time.
• Provision of coaching/mentoring to procurement staff in the department.
• Perform contract management duties for large construction contracts; including identifying contract issues and problems, working collaboratively with other departments and recommending corrective actions to ensure the proper resolution is achieved, and participating in meetings, as necessary to discuss contract issues/disputes.
• Manages contract performance ensuring plans, metrics, and monitoring tools are in place to ensure quality, delivery, compliance to specifications, price, ethics and overall business conditions are met.
• Manage supplier relationships.

Requirements:

• Ten + years’ experience leading procurement and contract management services for a global project portfolio.
• Proven ability to work closely with sites, corporate leadership and investor relations teams.
• 10+ years experience leading large scale capital projects involving significant engineering, environmental, technical and safety components,
• Proven experience developing complex procurement strategies and contract plans
• Experience leading exploration and drilling programs on a global scale
• Experience leading multi-discipline team in major project initiatives and working with large organizations
• Demonstrated experience with Canadian contract and tender law, and all applicable Provincial and Federal Trade Agreements and regulations
• Exposure to environmental permitting processes
• Previous examples of successful delivery or complex, major construction projects
• Proven Leadership and decision making skills.
• Exemplary written and oral presentation skills in English

Remuneration:

• Competitive benefits and bonus plan with target base salary of $180,000

**Only candidates eligible to work in Canada will be considered***

Horizon Recruitment Inc. is a specialized recruitment and search firm with two complimentary practice areas: Finance & Supply Chain.