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Form of workLocation: Kincardine, ON, CA, N0G 2T0
Req ID: 46033
Status: Regular Full Time
Working Conditions: Hybrid Work Environment (3 days in office)
Education Level: 4 years university education in Business, Computer Science, Engineering, Applied Science or Law.
Location: Tiverton, ON
Shifts(s): Days
Travel: Yes – 10%
Deadline to Apply: March 18th, 2024
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JOB OVERVIEW
Ontario Power Generation (OPG) is looking for a dynamic, strategic, and results-driven professional to join our team in the role of Procurement Specialist.
Reporting to the Manager, Supply Chain, your responsibilities will include planning, coordinating, and carrying out procurement tasks for various goods and services. This includes managing inventory, reviewing competitive sources, negotiating contracts, and overseeing supplier procurement processes. You will also act as a liaison between requisitioners, suppliers, and clients, providing support and evaluating vendor performance.
This is an exciting opportunity to work in an environment where you will contribute to OPG’s public outreach, engagement, and education efforts as part of the company’s commitment to growing its social license.
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES
- Act as an information resource to users, requisitioners and suppliers on the Corporation's procurement processes and commercial considerations. Respond to vendor inquiries regarding supplier qualification procedures, agreement processes, contract standards, quality assurance programs, etc. Provide assistance to procurement groups on technical matters including proponent list preparation, quality and regulatory requirements, surveillance assignments, acceptance criteria and testing, manufacturing problems, etc.
- Participate at site (both generating and non-generating OPG facilities) daily, weekly, and monthly meetings to plan, coordinate, and status various items and services to support site operations. Ability to implement strategies that consolidate and leverage the various tactical requests.
- Assess Market conditions and available supply base to support review of the adequacy of competitive sources and recommend corrective action where sources are insufficient. Develop a procurement strategy taking into account the marketplace and the needs of the requisitioners and end-users. Develop and recommend sourcing strategies to the customer. Consult with Supervisor or other Supply Chain, or internal or external staff/clients when necessary.
- Review Ontario Power Generation (OPG) approved vendor lists to ensure adequacy for competitive sourcing. Monitor and track suppliers' performance. Investigate unsatisfactory vendor performance and work with supplier to correct the situation or recommend the removal of the supplier from approved lists. Maintain current records on suppliers' capabilities and performance.
- In all Sourcing Team situations, assemble the appropriate team members, lead the team at appropriate times to ensure Supply Chain accountabilities are met, and, overall, ensure governance related to Strategic Sourcing Teams is adhered to.
- Prepare or review draft and final Request for Quotations, Proposals, Information (RFI, RFQ, RFP), contracts, and purchase order documents ensuring resolution of any areas of concern or ambiguity. Establish that acceptable quality program levels are assigned and that clear acceptance criteria exists. Review specifications to ensure purchasing conditions conform to Supply Chain's standards, policies, practices, and jurisdictional requirements. Where possible, resolve areas of conflict whether in commercial, quality, or technical areas. Issue RFx and any subsequent addenda and bring to Supervisors attention those areas for which resolution cannot be found.
- Evaluate incoming quotes, proposals for vendor exceptions. Consider total landed cost with emphasis in priority order; quality, schedule, client needs and price. This may also include quality assurance needs, technical specifications, delivery requirements, commercial variances, vendor historical performance, capabilities, and other relevant factors in the analysis of proposals. Participate with requisitioners in clarification of vendor offerings and the resolution of non-conformances at pre-award meetings with vendors. Ensure an understanding by the prospective vendor of OPG's needs and expectations. In conjunction with the requisitioner, make award recommendations that ensure the best overall value for OPG while following OPG code of conduct and governance.
- Negotiate contracts under the direction of the Supervisor where no adequate competition exists or where it is in the Corporation's best interests. Work with requisitioner in establishing an acceptable supplier proposal with respect to the technical, commercial, and quality specifications and recommend its acceptance to the requisitioner.
- Ensure the preparation or prepare the various purchasing documents such as commercial proposal reviews, price competition sheets, letters of intent, awards, purchase orders, and instruction notices. Arrange post-award meetings with suppliers and inspection to ensure a clear understanding of contractual responsibilities.
- Administer contracts to ensure contractual obligations are fulfilled, including reviewing claims, progress payments, and escalation claims on contracts to ensure they adhere to contract conditions, including jurisdictional requirements, and recommend approval as required. Assist Supervisor in the resolution of disputes and claims, as required. Ensure the necessary funding approval documents are developed and processed.
- Monitor progress and resolve difficulties related to products and services during manufacture or at site. Liaise with company's personnel, requisitioners, and OPG's inspection, legal, transportation, tax, and labour relations staff. Initiate corrective action that best meets OPG needs. Resolve differences of opinion related to contract interpretation.
- Assess vendor performance during the execution of work to ensure contractual requirements are being met and to establish a performance record to be used in the placing of future business. Assess construction and operating reports on performance, and update vendor performance databases.
- Perform administrative activities as required to ensure all files and maintenance of files are complete.
- The following activities can apply to all vendors, but the frequency with EPC vendors will be higher: Prepare Procurement Oversight Plans in consultation with Project Managers. Perform Oversight activities in coordination with the EPC contractor and OPG Project Manager. Review Procurement/Material/Quality plans prepared by EPC contractors and provide comments Perform reviews of EPC vendor procurement process, including competitive bidding, proposal evaluation, and selection of subcontractors Prepare Oversight reports and follow up with EPC contractors for completion of Corrective Action Requests (CARs) resulting from Oversight activities Schedule and Coordinate oversight activities for Projects. Prepare performance reports on EPC contractor performance and conduct regular periodic meetings.
- Perform inventory management activities, including identifying opportunities to optimize inventory levels. Assess the appropriateness of inventory, focusing on total cost of ownership throughout the inventory management lifecycle and the ability to meet Client's needs, and ensuring the correct materials are in inventory.
- Within the general context of job responsibilities, make suggestions to the Supervisor on how to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the department, and how to best meet the needs of the customer.
- Other duties as required.
EDUCATION
- 4-year University education in Business, Computer Science, Engineering, Applied Science or Law.
QUALIFICATIONS
- A minimum of 4 -years of relevant experience in this field
- Experience understanding the design, fabrication, assembly, testing and installation practices in order to assess capabilities of manufacturer's facilities.
- Experience with the practices, routines and standards followed within the commercial and industrial field, together with experience in test and inspection of various materials, engineered components and services, to understand the various problems and remedial procedures required, and to assist in the preparation of inspection procedures.
- Experience to be knowledgeable of inspection to specification, production planning and scheduling, QA, designing, and dealing with people on controversial matters.
- Requires experience to understand the commercial aspects of contracts, contract law and business administration.
- Requires experience to understand the procedures and practices and to become generally knowledgeable of the interrelationships within the Division, other requisitioning departments throughout the Corporation as well as external organizations.
What Makes a Career at OPG Different?
As Ontario’s largest clean energy generator, we’re building, expanding, and innovating the equipment and technology that keeps Ontario powered with clean, reliable energy.
At OPG, our values are our strengths. They are fundamental truths about our organization that don’t change:
Safety – it’s our business.
Integrity – always lead with integrity.
Excellence – never satisfied with good enough.
Inclusion – working together for powerful outcomes.
Innovation - creativity accelerates possibility.
Here's why OPG might just be the ideal workplace for you:
- Exceptional range of opportunities province-wide
- Long-term career growth and development opportunities
- Electricity is vital to the province and OPG’s clean electricity is helping decarbonize other sectors.
Our promise to you:
- We care about the safety and the well-being of our employees. It is our utmost priority.
- A supportive work environment where you can be your best every day.
- Opportunities to stretch and develop.
- Offer different ways for you to give back to the communities where we operate.
- Partner with Indigenous communities and support local businesses.
- We support employment equity, diversity, and inclusion.
Are you ready to start a career that has the power to electrify life on and off the job? Apply now.
APPLICATION PROCESS
Please submit your application online at https://jobs.opg.com/ by 11:59 PM E.S.T. March 18th, 2024, OPG thanks all those who apply; however, only candidates considered for an interview will be contacted.
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