Purchasing Manager

Canadian Pacific (CP) and Kansas City Southern (KCS) are now CPKC. As the only truly North American railway, we are making big moves! Drawing on our strong foundations and heritage, CPKC moves essential goods across our 20,000-mile network to support economic growth throughout Canada, the U.S. and Mexico. Be a part of history as we connect a continent and create exciting career opportunities across our new transnational network. Visit cpkcr.com to learn about the CPKC advantage, our purpose and culture.

PURPOSE OF THE POSITION:

CPKC is looking for an outgoing, self-motivated individual with the ability to demonstrate leadership and manage competing priorities in a fast paced operating environment of a world class railroad. This position, Purchasing Manager, will be based in Calgary AB, and will be responsible for providing leadership to the purchasing team across the CPKC network. The position will be accountable for leading a team of buyer analysts and specialists who are creating POs, managing vendors, working with accounts payable as well as working with business stakeholders for all CPKC inventoried materials and most of the company’s services. To be qualified for this role, the candidate will have strong background in procure to pay processes in SAP, will have experience with release orders off contract/ catalogues, will have optimized SAP MM to make purchasing as efficient as possible, be well versed on managing a transactional team; and have excellent customer service and people management skills.

POSITION ACCOUNTABILITIES:

This position will:

• Lead, coach, and develop the Purchasing team to build a strong, pro-active and knowledgeable team
• Implement best practice materials purchasing processes at the for all categories of spend
• Lead process improvement and technology enablement projects through providing leadership and change management support
• Improve Requisition to PO cycle time as well as inventory stock by getting the most automation from the purchasing system
• Foster an environment centered on providing superior customer service and the complete satisfaction of our internal customers

POSITION REQUIREMENTS:

• Minimum 5-7 years of relevant purchasing experience as part of a transactional purchasing team
• At least 2-3 years’ experience managing transactional procurement team
• Strong analytical skills
• Understanding of SAP MM, inventory MRP processes
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Expertise with Windows and Microsoft Office, Intermediate to advanced capabilities with Excel (pivot tables, Power Pivot, etc.). Ability to use databases.
• Strong decision making and problem solving skills
• Positive and enthusiastic work ethic and attitude

WHAT CPKC HAS TO OFFER:

• Flexible and competitive benefits package
• Competitive company pension plan
• Employee Share Purchase Plan
• Performance Incentive Program
• Annual Fitness Subsidy
• Part-time Studies Program

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

As an employer with national presence, the possibility does exist that the location of your position may be changed based on organizational requirements.

Background Investigation:

The successful candidate will need to successfully complete the following clearances:

• Criminal history check
• Reference check

Management Conductor Program:

Becoming a qualified conductor or locomotive engineer is the single best way for a management employee to learn the business at CP. You may be required to obtain a certification or to maintain your current certification/qualification as a conductor or locomotive engineer.

CPKC is an employment equity employer committed to the principles of employment equity and inclusion. We encourage all qualified candidates to apply including women, Black, Indigenous, People of Colour (BIPOC), members of the LGBTQ+ community, and people with disabilities. Accommodations for the job application process can be provided, as appropriate, upon request. All applicant information will be managed in accordance with the federal Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA).

• Req ID: 102659
• Department: Procurement
• Job Type: Full-Time
• Position Type: Non-Union
• Location: Calgary, Alberta
• Country: Canada
• % of Travel: 0-10%
• # of Positions: 1
• Job Grade: 3
• Job Available to: Internal & External

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