Manager, Capital Procurement N&P/TD&L

Nutrien is a leading provider of crop inputs and services, and our business results make a positive impact on the world. Our purpose, Feeding the Future, is the reason we come to work each day. We’re guided by our culture of care and our core values: safety, inclusion, integrity, and results. When we say we care, we mean it. We’re creating an inclusive workplace where everyone feels safe, has a sense of belonging, trusts one another, and acts with integrity.   

Through the collective expertise of our nearly 26,000 employees, we operate a world-class network of production, distribution, and ag retail facilities. We efficiently serve growers' needs and strive to provide a more profitable, sustainable, and secure future for all stakeholders.  Help us raise the expectation of what an agriculture company can be and grow your career with Nutrien.  

The Manager, Capital Procurement N&P is a pivotal role to drive quality, collaboration, planning and performance. This role will be responsible for driving continuous improvement and efficiency by creating strategies for managing capital spend, supporting complex projects and finding synergies in spend across site projects. This role will also be directly responsible for capital procurement for our Transportation, Distribution and Logistics (TD&L) team.  This role will be report to the Director Capital Procurement, Upstream NPK and will involve some travel across North America.

What you will do:

• Develop and drive 5-year procurement strategies for capital projects across N&P production sites.
• Manage capital procurement for the TD&L projects team for owned terminals and feed sites.
• Support site capital procurement staff to set strategies for capital spend based on capital project scope to reduce total cost of ownership and improve risk and supply assurance for the business.
• Develop initiatives to reinforce/improve performance and identify sources of value.
• Represent capital procurement initiatives related to the implementation of processes and tools.
• Coordinate regularly with stakeholders to collect business requirements and drive value for Nitrogen and Phosphate production sites.
• Leverage agreements for materials and services that can be shared across capital projects and support local contracting for site specific needs such as scope definition and compensation frameworks.
• Represent the capital procurement teams interests with the creation, renewal and application of master agreements.
• Collaborate with functional groups including site leaders, site procurement, Category Management and central/site technical groups including Enterprise Capital.
• Promote the early involvement of procurement in projects – ensuring project management documentation better reflects procurement’s role in each stage and education of corporate and site project managers.
• Drive achievement of value creation goals as they relate to efficiency, risk management, project aggregation and supply chain optimization.
• Lead or support larger, more complex capital projects at the sites as well as attending site project meetings in person as required.
• Manage Source to Contract and Procure to Pay processes supporting capital program requirements.
• Manage the planning and development of Planisware (project management) for procurement.
• Manage and develop a team of Sr. Advisors.

What you will bring:

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management or related field is required, MBA/Master’s degree is an asset.
• Certification in Project Management, SCMP designation.
• 10+ years relevant experience in industrial capital projects  - management or procurement.
• SAP S4, Ariba, Oracle, Planisware experience.
• Broad experience in supply chain, source-to-contract processes and tools.
• Excellent ability to communicate and influence others.

Ready to make an impact with us? Apply today!   

The estimated salary that Indeed, Glassdoor and LinkedIn lists does not represent Nutrien's compensation structure. Nutrien is an equal opportunity employer.  We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics.   

This job will remain posted until filled. In accordance with Nutrien policies, you will be required to undergo a background check, and may be required to undergo a substance test. While we appreciate all applications we receive, only candidates under consideration will be contacted. Applicants must meet minimum age requirements, as permitted by law.   

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