Contract Professional
- Pay Rate: $37.78/hour, depending on experience
- Contract Length: 1 Year
- Location: Vancouver, British Columbia
Raise is currently hiring a Contract Professional on behalf of our client. They’re expanding their team to meet growing needs, making this a unique opportunity to work with an industry leader. Our Client, is one of the largest electrical energy suppliers in Canada
Note: The primary pay rate is based on T4 classification; however, we will also consider applications from candidates interested in an INC classification, where applicable.
Description
The Contract Professional in this role will be responsible for end-to-end contract management activities, ensuring contractual compliance, optimizing supplier performance, and providing expert guidance to internal stakeholders.
Responsibilities
- Perform contract management activities by applying excellent knowledge of contract management practices while working effectively with cross-functional teams.
- Ensure the organization and suppliers fulfill their contractual obligations by monitoring contract performance, identifying issues, taking timely action to resolve issues, and communicating with stakeholders to minimize risk and maximize supplier performance.
- Establish and maintain a meaningful relationship between suppliers, stakeholders, and the organizations supply chain organization through activities such as timely communication, resolution of issues, and relevant reporting enabling the successful implementation of sourcing initiatives.
- Forecast, monitor, and report on contract usage to ensure contract and finance control policies and budget requirements are met.
- Provide guidance and advice to client groups in the sourcing, procurement, and management of goods and services contracts using good knowledge of public sector procurement law, and the application of supply chain concepts to get the best value
Qualifications
- 5 years of contract management progressive experience in contract management, procurement, or supply chain roles, preferably within a large, complex organization or the public sector..
- Proven experience in monitoring and managing supplier performance and ensuring contract compliance.
- Experience in forecasting and reporting on contract financial usage and adherence to budget and policy requirements.
- Demonstrated experience in applying knowledge of public sector procurement law and best practices.
- Strong skills in identifying and resolving complex contractual issues and disputes promptly.
- Nice to haves:
- Experience in SAP is an asset
- Working in Electric Vehicle industry
- Education and Skills
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Law, Economics, or related discipline, or equivalent
- Professional designation in Supply Chain Management (e.g., SCMP, CPM) or Contract Management is a significant asset for this role
- Intermediate MS Office skills (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint)
- Multi-tasking is important for this role
- Top-notch organizational skills is a must have
- Advanced English skills for professional environment, written and spoken
- Be able to take ownership of tasks and drive them from initiation to completion with minimal supervision.
- Quick learner and self starter who can work independently.
Additional Information
Every contractor must supply their own Windows 11 Laptop computer for the duration of the assignment.
Every contractor must supply their own “Smart Phone”. This is needed to gain access to the Organizations network.
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