Type of position: Regular
Your future role on our team
You’ll serve as a strategic advisor to clients and internal teams to secure purchasing decisions for major projects. You’ll play a key role in cost control, risk management and schedule adherence within a multidisciplinary and international setting.
With us, you’ll get the opportunity to...
Strategic and advisory role
- Establish and recommend procurement strategies tailored to project and client requirements
- Analyze commercial, contractual and logistical risks and propose mitigation measures
- Serve as the primary procurement advisor to clients
Ensure procurement strategies align with project and client objectives
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Governance, leadership and continuous improvement
- Lead the end-to-end procurement process
- Develop and optimize procurement standards, procedures and tools
- Ensure compliance, traceability and quality of contractual documents
- Support, guide and coach team members in resolving complex challenges
Contribute to the continuous improvement of practices and systems
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Execution and operational management
- Oversee requests for proposals, commercial evaluations and contract negotiations
- Manage strategic and critical supplier relationships
- Prepare award recommendations and obtain required approvals
- Support project teams with any supplier and contractual issues
- Help manage claims and contractual disputes
Do your qualities and values match our corporate culture?
- Entrepreneurial spirit
- Results-driven
- Inspirational leadership
- Willingness to work together while having fun
- Ability to look beyond established standards
- Ability to share and pass on knowledge
- Interest in solving the most complex challenges
Summary of certifications and job requirements
- Relevant university or technical education (engineering, administration, logistics or supply chain)
- At least 15 years of relevant experience in project procurement
- Experience in heavy industry, mining and metals and/or energy sectors
- Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite
- Advanced English skills to facilitate collaboration with other BBA offices and/or clients in English-speaking Canadian provinces and internationally; you may need to use English occasionally or daily, depending on current projects
- Advanced French skills to facilitate collaboration with other BBA offices and/or clients in Québec
- Asset: experience with international project procurement
- Asset: experience with logistics and transportation
An overview of BBA’s total rewards
- Annual premium program for all regular employees
- Onsite mobility premium
- Time bank
- Cellphone fee reimbursements
- Group insurance plan from the first day of employment, including disability insurance and a telemedicine program
- Retirement savings plan
- Annual vacation and sick leave
Premium for employee referrals
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BBA considers many factors when determining the annual base salary, including the region, market, education, relevant and demonstrated work experience, technical assessment, qualifications, certifications and other relevant skills.
At BBA, you get many benefits
- Opportunity to mentor our next generation: We invest in our people and help them develop
- A corporate culture that values expertise
- Participation in innovation projects
- Promotion of our experts (SMEs), both externally and internally
- On site and at the office: Health, safety and the environment are in our DNA
BBA is committed to promoting diversity and employment equity. We thank you for your interest in our firm. Please note that only those candidates selected will be contacted.
About BBA
For over 45 years, we’ve been pushing the boundaries of engineering to serve our clients in the Energy and Natural Resources sector. At BBA, we develop innovative, flexible and sustainable solutions, from strategy to execution.
BBA is one of Canada’s leading private consulting engineering firms, focused on practice (PCB), with a network of 20 offices. Our teams work closely to deliver projects that shape tomorrow’s industry at the local, national and international levels.
Our people’s passion and excellence make BBA a Canada’s Best Employer and one of Canada’s Best Managed Companies.
We have unique talents, and we’re committed to providing a workplace where you can be yourself. Job postings are written in gender-neutral language.
Learn more about us by visiting our LinkedIn page and join the networks of our talent attraction specialists to speak with them directly.
