Sr. Manager, SC Procurement/Expediting

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!

Posting Close Date: November 15, 2023

The Opportunity

The Sr. Manager, Procurement & Expediting will have functional accountability for leading a team across the enterprise with the execution of procurement and expediting services while providing strategic oversight and development of industry best practices.

Role works closely with the required Directors, Managers, Peers, internal Business Stakeholders, and suppliers to ensure delivery of the right materials, at the right time, at the right cost.

What you'll do

• Align resources to priority and optimize resources scope/utilization

• Evaluates performance of employees under direct supervision, including assisting with the establishment of goals and personal development for the Procurement and Expediting function

• Manage the Procurement resource plans and budget

• Drive performance results with the development of both internal and external KPI's (Material Status Reporting, Expediting, Material Lead Time Calculations, etc.)

• Earn trust with internal business partners; establish enduring relationship, build a robust understanding of commodities, strategic business direction, requirements, and priorities across suppliers and/or spend categories

• Develop value-adding, comprehensive, future-looking commodity strategies and demand plans with category contract leaders and business users

• Deep dive across multiple business lines who use similar categories and commodities to leverage our supplier base to optimize performance, quality, efficiency, and cost

• Develop specific procedures, guidelines, and reference documents to support compliance with policy adherence

• Develop and implement procurement strategies

• Accountable for managing material deliveries based on project scheduling and monitoring performance reporting of the procurement and expediting team

• Develop and maintain relationships with suppliers

• Manage risk and compliance of procurement activities

• Continuous mindset to deliver best in cost, best in class efficiencies.

Minimum Qualifications

• Post-secondary degree in Supply Chain, Business Management, Engineering

• 10 or more years of strategic procurement & expediting experience

• 7 or more years of strategic procurement leadership

• Very good computer skills including SAP, Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook), Adobe, MS SharePoint, MS Teams, Power BI, and other business application software

• Continuous improvement experience

• Sourcing, Negotiations, and Contract Management experience

• Strategic Partnership Supplier Management experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Purchasing Certifications

• Specific to oil and gas commodities

• Specific to oil and gas commodities; Ability organizes teams to meet SLAs with a large volume of transactions within tight deadlines

• Ability to develop and present solid business cases

• Lean/Six Sigma credentials & experience.

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 three complementary businesses of natural gas pipelines, liquids (oil) 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 careers@tcenergy.com.