Contract Specialist, Claims and Disputes (Temporary/Contract)

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At Bruce Power, you’ll experience the meaningful work of advancing Ontario’s clean energy future and medical isotope innovation while contributing to a culture of excellence. Step into an inclusive and dynamic environment that values collaboration, encourages bold ideas and empowers you to make a real difference.

From safely delivering clean, reliable power to families and businesses across the province and cancer-fighting medical isotopes around the world to supporting challenging and innovative nuclear projects like our multi-year Life Extension Program, we offer interesting and impactful opportunities. Ongoing training and development are part of every job, providing constant growth and skill-building potential.

Be a part of the team — our future is bright!

We currently have an exciting opportunity for a Contract Specialist within our Commercial Management Office, with a focus on supporting claims resolution, and handling disputes.

The Contract Specialist provides expert support for purchasing and contracting services at Bruce Power. This role manages the full contract lifecycle — from strategy development and negotiation to administration and closeout — while supervising staff handling buying and administration tasks. It involves assembling and managing strategic service agreements, supporting minor contract negotiations, and analyzing market trends to assess global supply capacity.

This is a term (temporary) position which may be for a period of up to 60 months, offers a competitive compensation package and is located on-site in Tiverton, Ontario.

Key Responsibilities

• Assists the Department Manager in the operation and supervision of the claims department.
• Provides work assignments, checking, instruction, advice and guidance to subordinate staff assigned to perform the buying function to ensure work quality, quantity and accuracy are maintained.
• Deals with routine problems, making recommendations on the need for hiring, promotions, discipline and other personnel matters.
• Provides mentoring and participates in the assessment of staff and in the development and implementation of training programs.
• Leads or facilitates teams comprised of staff pertinent to the procurement category/service to perform the tasks necessary to establish a master agreement with one or more vendors.
• Requires assigning, checking and providing instruction on work performed by the team members.
• Assists in the development and execution of Contract Services strategies with strategic suppliers.
• Assembles, negotiates and administers long-term and/or strategic agreements for services at Bruce Power and assists in negotiating minor contracts.
• Creates and manages real-time processes and metrics for continuous improvement related to Supply Chain strategy affected by changing trends and patterns.
• Utilizes computerized programs (SAP) and related modules for contract execution and management.
• Assists in developing methodologies and performs detailed analyses of market trends to identify over or under capacity within the global supply base to effectively manage supply strategies.
• This includes sourcing, supplier integration, performance, and new technologies that drive innovation.
• Assists in developing methodologies and analyze Supply Chain to segment Suppliers into appropriate strategic quadrants that impact the business.
• Identifies innovative links to and/or impacts to the business and structure value-add total cost partnering strategies through multi-year relationships that are measurable by positively impacting; safety, availability, risk reduction, price, security of supply, life cycle, and process efficiencies.
• Negotiates for selected strategic, high/low-risk services and/or materials or asset disposal transactions.
• Assists in developing, validating and implementing supply strategies; validate with more senior levels within Bruce Power.
• Assists in developing methodologies and performing strategic Demand Forecasting for all Service requirements between all major business groups within Bruce Power to segment spend and identify opportunities for service aggregation and supplier rationalization aimed to create “best value” through innovative ideas and solutions.
• Works with all levels of Strategic Suppliers and Stakeholder groups within Bruce Power to align strategic interests of functional groups and multiple partners to manage transitions, changing market conditions, evolving technology, and different requirements to move services through life cycles creating agility, adaptability, and alignment to reach mutual objectives efficiently.
• Evaluates existing services and/or materials transactions and administration protocols with a view to continuous improvement.
• Identifies, recommends and implements corrective actions to improve performance and efficiency.
• Manages supplier relationships including supplier audits and formal performance evaluations and 360 degree feedback.
• Investigates and resolves performance issues in area of responsibility and negotiates opportunities for continuous improvement.
• Provides facilitation and assists in creating a team environment through participation across site with respect to Strategic Alliance companies and contractors.
• Ensures both parties have an open and dynamic relationship where mutual sharing of ideas, information and people will develop into a successful business model.
• Investigates and analyzes new and emerging SCM technology enablers and assists in implementing e-solutions to optimize commercial business processes.
• Makes effective use of time and personal ability; working flexibly within own range of competence, undertaking the appropriate training and development to extend skills and abilities to meet the needs of the business.
• Ensures work programs and contracts are specified and managed to achieve targets, economic risk management and high standards of business integrity.
• Proactively work with purchasing section within the Commercial Services Division and provide cross-functional support and guidance to the Contracts Management, SCM, and Projects Departments.
• Provides business process re-engineering facilitation within Commercial Services and SCM Division.
• Performs other duties as required.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Requires an engineering knowledge including fundamentals of purchasing, inventory control, transportation and logistics, quality management contract law, demand planning, and developing and maintain benefits tracking tools to measure and monitor cost saving through sourcing agreements, price negotiations and cost avoidance in negotiating long-term and strategic agreements with suppliers.
• Requires knowledge of mathematics, basic financial practices and procedures as well as sound business administration to perform detailed commercial evaluations, business cases and executive summaries.
• Requires strong oral and written communication skills.
• Requires knowledge and experience in demand planning, and developing and maintain benefits tracking tools to measure and monitor cost saving through sourcing agreements, price negotiations and cost avoidance in negotiating long-term and strategic agreements with suppliers.
• Experience with commercial strategy development and commercial negotiations
• Requires experience related to commercial aspects of contracts, contract law, demand planning and forecasting, in the negotiating of long-term contracts with suppliers
• Experience with and ability to engage and collaborate with stakeholders – including with business areas, executive and suppliers
• Strong financial acumen
• Customer service and results focused
• Understanding of the project lifecycle
• Understanding of and experience with Bruce Power supply chain / procurement processes and systems
• Ability to get things done through others, ability to influence without authority
• Familiarity with claims and dispute assessment, along with a keen eye for detail, would be a valuable advantage
• An understanding of schedule analysis and delay impact evaluation could be beneficial in supporting the role

Education and Experience

• This knowledge is considered to be normally acquired either through the completion of a (4) four-year university education in an appropriate field, such as business administration.
• A period of over 6 years and up to and including 8 years is considered necessary to gain this experience.

Are you ready for a change?

Please complete the online application and attach a cover letter and resume, indicating your education and experience as it relates to this opportunity. We look forward to receiving your application and will be in contact with you, should you be selected for an interview.

The successful candidate will be selected based on related and required education, experience, knowledge and skills, a competency-based interview, and background reference checks.

As one of Canada’s Best Diversity Employers, Bruce Power is committed to promoting a culture of diversity, equity and inclusion where workers feel valued for their uniqueness and are recognized for their individual differences, talents and skills. Diversity, equity and inclusion is critical to our business as we recognize that our people are our greatest resource. To support our inclusive workplace culture, we welcome and encourage everyone to apply.