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About the role
- Manager, Procurement leading sourcing, evaluation, and delivery for Seaspan Shipyards' new vessel projects. Ensuring quality and budget compliance while collaborating with multiple teams.
Responsibilities
- Lead the sourcing, evaluation, selection, procurement and delivery of goods and services required in support of new vessels constructed by Seaspan Shipyards.
- Lead the development of procurement strategies and procurement plans for each new ship design and construction, in collaboration with the Program Office, Engineering, Planning and IRB teams.
- Develop detailed material procurement process plans by material category for each vessel and develop a phased material procurement schedule template for new ship design and construction.
- Full accountability for the on-time order and supply of materials and services to support new vessel construction schedules at Seaspan Vancouver Shipyard.
- Successfully carry out the responsibilities under the Control Account Management (CAM) framework, with full budget responsibilities for material spend across new vessel programs.
- In conjunction with the Engineering Department, incorporate the specifications into bid packages in accordance with Seaspan’s established procurement procedures.
- Collaborate with various functions to ensure standardization and a high degree of material and equipment commonality is achieved across new vessel programs; with specific emphasis on leveraging volume pricing within our Master Supply Agreements (MSA) and Blanket Purchase Agreements (BPA).
- Ensure that the contract terms and conditions incorporate technical, schedule, IRB and quality requirements, including the flow down of the terms and conditions of the customer’s Design and Build Contracts as and when required.
- Lead the preparation of bidder selection recommendations and participate in presenting to senior leadership for approval.
- Ongoing management and monitoring of key supplier performance indicators (KPIs) including on time delivery of goods, services, documentation, and resolution of non-conforming materials.
- Provide day-to-day management to direct report staff by setting goals, assigning work, providing guidance and leadership on day-to-day activities, evaluating performance and discipline.
- Assist the Engineering and Estimating departments by obtaining pricing information from suppliers to support new program estimates.
- Maintaining and reporting budget expenditures, variances to budget, estimate to complete, risk mitigation actions and plans to achieve opportunities.
Requirements
- 5+ years of management level Procurement experience in a manufacturing environment, preferably in the shipbuilding industry.
- 10+ years of related work experience in sub-contracts or contracts in manufacturing, shipbuilding, defense or construction industries.
- Dynamic, highly motivated individual with strong leadership skills and the ability to collaborate and influence multiple functions and teams to achieve key objectives.
- Demonstrated experience developing and implementing complex procurement strategies that are successfully executed against program budgets and schedules.
- Exceptional negotiation skills for negotiating commercial terms and conditions for the acquisition of complex, high volume materials and services.
- Proven track record of working with ERP/MRP systems to analyze and process manufacturing bills of materials for the purposes of purchasing materials and equipment; previous experience with Oracle Cloud would be an asset.
- Demonstrated ability to multi-task, prioritize work and to problem solve in an inclusive manner with internal colleagues and external parties.
- Excellent oral and written communication and presentation skills.
- Knowledge of Canadian bid laws, contract law, contract drafting, and Canadian Government contracting policy and processes.
- Professional certification or training through an accredited procurement society such as the Purchasing Management Association of Canada (PMAC), Supply Chain Management Professional (SCMP) or The Logistics Institute (P. Log.) is desirable.
Benefits
- annual bonus and pension plan matching
- best-in-class health and wellness benefits package
- full health care (e.g. unlimited physiotherapy)
- dental, vision, life insurance, medical leave coverage
- parental leave coverage
- wellness/fitness reimbursement for memberships or registration fees
- Employee Family Assistance Program (EFAP)
- parking included
- complimentary shuttle bus Monday through Friday
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