Contracts Advisor

Overview

Manage end-to-end contracts for maintenance, engineering, construction and support services.

Key Responsibilities

• contract management
• change management
• bid evaluation
• contract documentation
• negotiations
• performance monitoring

Tasks

-Support change management process for contracts; lead contract close-out process and ensure supplier performance feedback is gathered for future reference -Evaluate and develop recommendations for the commercial structures of low to medium complexity contracts -Determine contracting requirements to drive value, eliminate cost from the value chain, and motivate strong supplier performance -Develop go-to-market strategy, bid evaluation and selection criteria for all levels of complexity, integrating market intelligence from historical supplier performance and contract compliance information -Formalize the negotiated arrangement by composing the contract documentation -Ensure that commercial and business requirements are met, and supplier performance issues are addressed in a timely manner -Lead negotiations for material and service contract requirements, including the legal terms and conditions

Requirements

• bachelor's
• 5-10 yrs
• contracts
• strategic sourcing
• negotiation
• communication

What You Bring

-Strong financial and business acumen and commercial capabilities, ability to lead others in connecting ideas, events and circumstances to identify effective business solutions in a complex environment -5-10 years of related professional experience and/or a combination of commercial and technical work experience -A Bachelor’s degree in Business or Supply Chain -Ability to manage multiple commercial initiatives through effective organization, time management problem solving and prioritization skills -Experience in contracts management, category management, strategic sourcing, and/or supply chain operations focused on Maintenance, Engineering, Construction and Support Services scope -Strong communication skills, both verbal and written, with the sufficiency to adapt to different audiences, including demonstrated ability to effectively present commercial concepts clearly and concisely -The ability to build trust and respectful relationships with suppliers while collaborating on opportunities -A deep understanding of contracting and commercial concepts and processes, coupled with strong negotiation skills and the ability to lead commercial and legal terms and conditions negotiations

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Benefits

-Hours of work are a regular 40-hour work week, Monday to Friday -Our business professional roles follow internal compensation guidelines and the pay band will generally be based years of experience and scope of work -This is an office-based role. You will work out of our Calgary head office, located in the Suncor Energy Centre at 150 – 6th Ave S.W.

About Suncor

-A Calgary-based firm that built its roots tapping Canada’s oil sands and later linked upstream and downstream operations into a seamless energy pipeline. -Beyond mining bitumen, it owns and runs refineries in Canada and the U.S., and retails fuel through Petro-Canada outlets and electric-vehicle charging stations. -Its offshore ventures stretch into eastern Canada, and it trades commodities like crude, natural gas, sulfur, and petroleum coke across global markets. -The company excels in sector-wise operations including Industrial oil & gas extraction, commercial and utilities-scale refining and distribution, transport-fuel retailing, and energy trading. -Its typical projects include mega-scale oil sands plants near Fort McMurray, upgrader expansions like Syncrude, and refinery operations across North America. -The company has a strong focus on hydrogen, renewable fuels, and cogeneration while maintaining its expertise in heavy-duty energy solutions.

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