Buyer

Job Title: Lead Buyer

Job Description

The Lead Buyer manages complex and strategic procurement activities for capital projects, overseeing a portfolio of initiatives at various stages with multi-million total installed cost. This role leads the full RFX process for both materials and services related to construction projects, with a primary focus on time and materials spend. The Lead Buyer ensures effective sourcing, negotiation, and contract management to support capital projects from front-end engineering design through commissioning and start-up.

Responsibilities

• Lead higher-complexity and strategic procurement activities for capital projects from FEED to CSU.
• Manage a portfolio of capital projects in various stages, each with multi-million total installed cost.
• Own and execute the full RFX process for materials and services related to construction projects.
• Source and procure materials and services including pumps, LACT units, valves, piling, mechanical, scaffolding, and electrical services.
• Administer time and materials contract management, including lump sum, unit rate, and T&M agreements, with a primary focus on T&M.
• Create and manage purchase orders, including handling change orders and close-outs in a large ERP environment.
• Negotiate commercial terms, pricing, and conditions with suppliers to secure favorable outcomes for the organization.
• Collaborate closely with project managers and the procurement team to align procurement strategies with project timelines and budgets.
• Ensure procurement activities comply with internal policies, procedures, and project requirements.
• Work autonomously to prioritize workload in a demanding environment with constant touchpoints across multiple projects.
• Maintain clear, confident communication with stakeholders to provide updates, resolve issues, and support project execution.
• Demonstrate high reliability, proactive behavior, and accountability in managing procurement deliverables.

Essential Skills

• Minimum of 10 years of experience in a procurement or supply chain-related role.
• At least 5 years of experience procuring materials and services such as pumps, LACT units, valves, piling, mechanical, scaffolding, and electrical services.
• Proven capital projects experience from front-end engineering design (FEED) through commissioning and start-up (CSU).
• Strong experience with time and materials contract management, including lump sum and unit rate structures.
• Hands-on experience working with a large ERP system.
• Technical diploma or equivalent post-secondary technical education.
• Demonstrated expertise in RFX processes for materials and services.
• Strong negotiation skills with the ability to secure favorable terms and conditions.
• Ability to work autonomously in a demanding, fast-paced project environment.
• Clear and confident communication skills with internal and external stakeholders.
• High reliability, proactive approach, and strong sense of accountability.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Experience with Oracle Fusion or similar enterprise resource planning platforms.
• Experience working with owner/operator organizations.
• Ability to manage constant touchpoints across multiple projects while maintaining quality and deadlines.
• Strong stakeholder management and collaboration skills with project managers and cross-functional teams.
• Comfort working in a lean team environment with a consistently high workload.
• Long-term orientation and interest in sustained project work.

Work Environment

The typical schedule is Monday through Thursday in the office, with Friday as a work-from-home day, offering a blend of on-site collaboration and remote flexibility. The environment is demanding and fast-paced, with a steady flow of work that keeps team members engaged and involved in complex, high-value capital projects.

This is a Contract position based out of Calgary, AB.

The pay range for this position is $80.00 - $90.00/hr.

Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.

This is a Contract position based out of Calgary, AB.

This is a hybrid position in Calgary,AB.

À propos d'Actalent

Actalent est un leader mondial dans les services dingénierie et de sciences ainsi que dans les solutions de talents. Nous aidons des entreprises visionnaires à faire progresser leurs initiatives dingénierie et de science grâce à laccès à des experts spécialisés qui favorisent léchelle, linnovation et la rapidité de mise sur le marché. Avec un réseau de près de 20 000 consultants et 5 000 clients à travers les États-Unis, le Canada, lAsie et lEurope, Actalent dessert de nombreuses entreprises du Fortune 500. Nous sommes fiers dêtre lune des 500 meilleures firmes de conception de lEngineering News-Record (ENR) pour nos services de conception en ingénierie et un lauréat du prix ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® tant pour le service client que pour les talents.

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About Actalent

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 20,000 consultants and 5,000 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be an Engineering News-Record (ENR) Top 500 Design Firm for our engineering design services and a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® winner for both client and talent service.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing process due to a disability, please email [email protected] for other accommodation options.

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