Job Description

Agilus is recruiting for a Category Advisor in the Oil and Gas Sector in calgary, Alberta. Reporting to the Sr Manager, SCM Operations Category Management, the incumbent in this position will be assigned Category portfolios to manage and will be responsible for the lifecycle of the contracts within the portfolio. This includes the development of the strategy for the category in consultation with various stakeholders, the execution of the agreed strategy, and the post-award performance management of the contracts. A typical day:

• Ownership and management of Categories through the lifecycle including cost modeling, pricing & supplier analysis, and portfolio segmentation.
• Execute sourcing initiatives per the annual plan, and ensure all supporting activities are in accordance with processes
• Post-award contract management including contract changes, facilitation of KPI meetings, dispute resolution, claims management, and contract close-outs.
• Liaise and consult with Business and subject matter experts (SMEs) from Legal, Risk Management, HSE, QA/QC, etc. in support of pre and post-award commercial activities.
• Organizational Competencies Technical Competencies (Assets) o Forward thinking o Supply Chain Management process
• Communicates effectively o SAP systems for P2P process

Successful candidates will have:

• 8+ years of procurement or contract management experience. 4+ years of previous experience in category management
• An undergraduate degree in technical or business discipline or equivalent experience
• Strong proficiency with MS Office, especially MS Word and Excel
• Foundational understanding of P2P, Master Data objects and Master Data Governance
• Excellent understanding of sourcing and contracting lifecycle

Total rewards:

• Competitive Compensation
• Mon to Fri - 40 hours per week - Completely onsite role
• 1 year contract
• Calgary downtown office

Interested? Please apply directly online Agilus would like to thank all candidates for their interest in this opportunity. Due to the volume of resumes we receive; we may only be able to respond directly to those candidates being selected for an interview.We encourage you to visit agilus.ca regularly or subscribe to our email alerts at as new exciting employment opportunities become available daily.
Job Code 150157

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