Job Description

Requisition ID: 175630

Career Group: Corporate Office Careers

Job Category: Strategic Sourcing Contract Management

Travel Requirements: 0 - 10%

Job Type: Full-Time

Country: Canada (CA)

Province: Ontario; Alberta; British Columbia; New Brunswick; Newfoundland and Labrador; Nova Scotia; Saskatchewan

City: Mississauga

Location: Tahoe Office

Postal Code:

Our family of 134,000 employees and franchise affiliates share a collective passion for delivering exceptional shopping experiences and amazing food to all our customers. Our mission is to nurture the things that make life better - great experiences, families, communities, and our employees. We are a family nurturing families.

A proudly Canadian company, we started in a small town in Nova Scotia but we are now in communities of all sizes across this great country. With over 1500 stores in all 10 provinces, you may know us as Sobeys, Safeway, IGA, Foodland, FreshCo, Thrifty Foods, Lawtons Drug Stores or another of our great banners but we are all one extended family.

All career opportunities will be open a minimum of 5 business days from the date of posting.

Ready to Make an impact?

In this fast paced role as the Sobeys Specialist, Contract Management, you will provide insight to the broader Strategic Sourcing team and Business Units on contract status, risk, and expiry. Working with our functional leaders this role will draft and negotiate terms, SoW, and SLA\'s. We are looking for a teammate who can engage and collaborate with Suppliers on contract revisions with support from colleagues in Legal and Finance.

While we are recruiting from multiple provinces, this role will reside in our Tahoe office in Mississauga, Ontario.

Here\'s where you\'ll be focusing:

\xc2\xb7 Support contract management process across all lines of business.
\xc2\xb7 Manage contract intake process and prioritize contract sequencing.
\xc2\xb7 Collaborate with Legal in developing contract templates for all business functions.
\xc2\xb7 Develop a mechanism to efficiently safeguard templates and all related documentation.
\xc2\xb7 Develop and maintain contract terms database based on existing and new contracts and ensure better visibility is brought to contract terms, including scope, risk, spend etc.
\xc2\xb7 Develop monthly reporting to monitor and flag contract terminations to Strategic Sourcing Managers and the business.
\xc2\xb7 Develop best practices for contract KPIs and Service Level Agreements (SLA\'S) to ensure proper tracking and alignment with Contract language.
\xc2\xb7 Review RFP documentation to ensure it meets our internal Legal requirements and provide feedback to Strategic Sourcing team and the business on appropriate template use for RFx and contract.
\xc2\xb7 Collaborate with Legal on contract reviews and align on final.

What you have to offer:

\xc2\xb7 Ability to think strategically and build long-term relationships with key partners
\xc2\xb7 Ability to work in a cross functional environment

\xc2\xb7 Ability to influence and support a cross functional team of peers
\xc2\xb7 Ability to work collaboratively
\xc2\xb7 Strong communication skills both written and verbal
\xc2\xb7 Able to draft and/or redline contracts
\xc2\xb7 Able to manage multiple complex projects simultaneously
\xc2\xb7 Ability to work independently and as a member of a team in a fast-paced environment
\xc2\xb7 Strong understating of contract trends in IT, Marketing, and retail environments.
\xc2\xb7 Ability to apply a creative approach toward issue resolution
\xc2\xb7 Undergraduate Degree and 5+ years of relevant experience in contract management experience
\xc2\xb7 Experience in contract drafting, and online integration of Ariba
\xc2\xb7 Preference for bilingual proficiency (English and French)

#li-hybrid #LI-KB1

We offer teammates competitive total compensation packages that will vary by role and location. Some websites share our job opportunities and may provide salary estimates without our knowledge. These estimates are based on similar jobs and postings for general comparison, but these numbers are not provided by or monitored for accuracy by our organization. We look forward to discussing the specific compensation details relevant to this role with candidates who are selected to move forward in the recruitment process.

Sobeys is committed to accommodating applicants with disabilities throughout the hiring process and will work with applicants requesting accommodation at any stage of this process.

While all responses are appreciated only those being considered for interviews will be acknowledged.

We appreciate the interest from the Staffing industry however respectfully request no calls or unsolicited resumes from Agencies.

Sobeys