Position Title: Sr. Buyer, NA Capital Procurement Position Type: Regular - Full-Time Position Location: Florenceville Main Grade: Grade 04 Requisition ID: 21829

Position Summary:

This role is responsible for leading the purchase of capital equipment and services in support of the $4.0 billion in capital spend forecasted for the McCain Foods company through fiscal year 2025 with particular focus on projects executed within North America.
Primary responsibilities include:

• Development, Documentation, and Execution of facility & project procurement plans in close collaboration with engineering and manufacturing stakeholders for a portfolio of capital projects within North America
• Leading execution of procurement activities including but not limited to:
  • Procurement/Sourcing Plans by project
  • RFI/RFP/RFQ
  • Analysis of supplier proposals and comparison/ranking to facilitate supplier selection decisions
  • Negotiation of contract commercial terms and conditions with suppliers
  • Drafting, Reviewing & Submitting Business Award Recommendations (BARs) for senior leadership approval of supplier selection & rationale.
• Manager relationships with key suppliers, critical to project success, including proactive monitoring performance vs. expectations and intervening when necessary
• Coordinating and managing project procurement activities to support critical project success factors (safety, budget, schedule, quality deliverables)
• Monthly reporting of procurement value delivery for procurement activities executed

The role will also begin to develop and execute purchasing strategies with a focus on driving business needs and commercial results for the company. This includes gaining commitment from key stakeholders particularly Engineering and Supply Chain leadership to execute as appropriate. Key stakeholder relationships to manage include:

• Regional Engineering Leadership
• Global Engineering
• Technical Services
• Start Up Management (SUM) & Manufacturing
• Legal & Compliance
• Regional & Global Finance
• Site Engineering

It would be preferred to have experience in:

• Capital procurement practices
• Capital project systems and processes
• Cost factors of capital
• Relevant commercial markets; Steel, Construction, Engineering, Labor, Equipment

Communications and Interactions ? The person will manage multiple internal and external organizational relationships. They will be a key contributor of the overall supplier relationship strategy for the project(s) ensuring proper commercial treatment of suppliers by reinforcing policy, ethics and our strategic approach with suppliers and with other company departments. The person will need to engage the Engineering, manufacturing/supply chain and Finance/legal organizations in the development and execution of procurement plans and strategies to support capital project execution plans.
Travel anticipated at 10-20%, primarily within North America, once COVID 19 travel restrictions are lessened. There may be the need for an occasional conference call outside of traditional work hours.

Core Accountabilities/Outcomes:

List the major accountabilities of the job in order of importance with most important being first etc. Each item should describe expected/desired outcomes (i.e. what the job produces) as well as the key activities that lead to the outcomes:

1.

Drive cost focused strategy for the Capital spend area

• Lead execution and development of sourcing plans (and associated RFQ/RFP/negotiations) for delivery of best value capital project spend and successful execution (safety, quality, budget, schedule)
• Driving Procurement Value Delivery (Cost Reduction)

2.
Engage the Regional Engineering organization in development of capital plans and supplier relationship & performance management

3
Support supplier relationship program for the relative markets to deliver significant value for McCain Foods

4.
Engage Global Capital Procurement team with regards to Global strategy and supplier relationship management

5.
Ensure company purchases in the spend pool comply with company internal controls requirements

6.
Build personal capability through procurement core skills coaching and training

Qualifications:

Academic:
Must have Bachelor?s Degree, preferably in Engineering, Supply Chain, or Business
Nice to have:
Master?s Degree
Professional/Technical Accreditations:
Must have:
Nice to have:
Related Work Experience (Internal to the organization or external):
Minimum 2-4 years procurement and/or engineering/project management experience preferably in the capital spend area
McCain Foods is an equal opportunity employer. We see value in ensuring we have a diverse, antiracist, inclusive, merit-based, and equitable workplace. As a global family-owned company we are proud to reflect the diverse communities around the world in which we live and work. We recognize that diversity drives our creativity, resilience, and success and makes our business stronger.

McCain is an accessible employer. If you require an accommodation throughout the recruitment process (including alternate formats of materials or accessible meeting rooms), please let us know and we will work with you to meet your needs. The health and safety of McCain employees and their families has been our number one priority since the start of COVID-19 pandemic. With vaccination restrictions easing across the globe we do not currently require employees to be vaccinated, but we reserve the right to change this mandate in line with health guidance and regulations in each country.

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Job Family: Procurement
Division: Global Procurement
Department: Capital Procurement
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