Contracts Officer

at  Canadian Nuclear Laboratories

Are you interested in a new and challenging opportunity? We are looking for a Contracts Officer who would be responsible for contracting moderate goods and services on behalf of CNL while ensuring fair value for money to meet the requirements of clients, jurisdictional authorities, company policies, and procedures in a timely and cost-effective manner. Do you have experience assisting in the development and negotiation of moderately complex contracts and commitments? Does the idea of (i) working with stakeholders; (ii) managing suppliers, (iii) designing and implementing sourcing processes, including drafting and managing RFPs and (iv) negotiating agreements and resolution of issues that occur appeal to you? If you answered yes, then this may be the job for you!

What will you be doing!

• Leading cross-functional teams on moderately complex engagements and engaging with suppliers and partnerships.
• Working with internal clients to develop contract strategies, scope documents, critical success factors and evaluation criteria for identified contract requirements.
• Acting as the client interface and enabler to deliver solutions to specific projects and client groups and providing procurement support, expertise and coaching, as required, to ensure alignment with CNL policies, procedures and applicable terms and conditions and to create a fair and transparent procurement process.
• Applying professional judgment using a graded approach commensurate to the nature and risk of the specific acquisition.
• Conducting market research to determine approach to market and identify potential suppliers.
• Establishing relationships with key suppliers who are aligned to the company’s needs, identifying new suppliers, agreeing to agreeable terms, and negotiating supply arrangements where appropriate, including discount structure and volume rebates, with the company’s best interest in mind.
• Developing, in conjunction with internal stakeholders, and issuing contract documents (RFPI, RFEOI, RFP, and RFPQ) to market and managing the solicitation process.
• Conducting Bidders Meetings with prospective proponents and key internal stakeholders.
• Leading cross-functional evaluation teams performing a commercial evaluation of related submissions and preparing detailed procurement recommendations reflective of commercial thinking and contextually relevant aspects of the commercial and technical evaluations.
• Conducting contract award process and negotiating with selected proponents, including issuing notification of award, letters of regret and providing proponents feedback where deemed appropriate.
• Authorizing contract strategies, award recommendations and issueing purchase orders/commitments, on behalf of CNL, within the delegated financial authorities for the position.
• Coordinating “lessons learned” meetings in a manner that captures and communicates any lessons learned as a result of the procurement process and/or market engagement.
• Ensuring risks and opportunities related to the contract are identified, assessed, mitigated and managed effectively throughout the process.
• Providing post-award contract oversight during the execution of the contract, where applicable.
• Maintaining comprehensive contract files documenting contractual requirements and communications.
• Assisting in the resolution of diverse professional business service issues.
• Identifying and recommending improvements to processes that affect own area and others/clients; may implement potential improvements to processes in own area and related areas.
• Other duties as assigned by your manager.

• Leading cross-functional teams on moderately complex engagements and engaging with suppliers and partnerships.
• Working with internal clients to develop contract strategies, scope documents, critical success factors and evaluation criteria for identified contract requirements.
• Acting as the client interface and enabler to deliver solutions to specific projects and client groups and providing procurement support, expertise and coaching, as required, to ensure alignment with CNL policies, procedures and applicable terms and conditions and to create a fair and transparent procurement process.
• Applying professional judgment using a graded approach commensurate to the nature and risk of the specific acquisition.
• Conducting market research to determine approach to market and identify potential suppliers.
• Establishing relationships with key suppliers who are aligned to the company’s needs, identifying new suppliers, agreeing to agreeable terms, and negotiating supply arrangements where appropriate, including discount structure and volume rebates, with the company’s best interest in mind.
• Developing, in conjunction with internal stakeholders, and issuing contract documents (RFPI, RFEOI, RFP, and RFPQ) to market and managing the solicitation process.
• Conducting Bidders Meetings with prospective proponents and key internal stakeholders.
• Leading cross-functional evaluation teams performing a commercial evaluation of related submissions and preparing detailed procurement recommendations reflective of commercial thinking and contextually relevant aspects of the commercial and technical evaluations.
• Conducting contract award process and negotiating with selected proponents, including issuing notification of award, letters of regret and providing proponents feedback where deemed appropriate.
• Authorizing contract strategies, award recommendations and issueing purchase orders/commitments, on behalf of CNL, within the delegated financial authorities for the position.
• Coordinating “lessons learned” meetings in a manner that captures and communicates any lessons learned as a result of the procurement process and/or market engagement.
• Ensuring risks and opportunities related to the contract are identified, assessed, mitigated and managed effectively throughout the process.
• Providing post-award contract oversight during the execution of the contract, where applicable.
• Maintaining comprehensive contract files documenting contractual requirements and communications.
• Assisting in the resolution of diverse professional business service issues.
• Identifying and recommending improvements to processes that affect own area and others/clients; may implement potential improvements to processes in own area and related areas.
• Other duties as assigned by your manager