Sr. Procurement Specialist

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Opening: The position is part of an alliance agreement with Kiewit Nuclear Canada and Ontario Power Generation for the construction of the Unit 1 Small Modular Reactor at the Darlington site, beginning in 2025.

What is the Opportunity?

Reporting to the Sr. Procurement Manager, the Sr. Procurement Specialist is responsible for all purchasing‑related activities, including ensuring materials and services are delivered to site on time, managing SAP entry, tracking deliveries, and handling the lifecycle of purchase orders.

What You’ll Do Here

• Understand how purchasing can enhance the enterprise, supply chain and competitive strategy.
• Develop detailed plans to optimize the delivery of equipment, materials, supplies and services for quality, cost and schedule.
• Prepare and issue RFX documents to qualified vendors.
• Negotiate and/or aid in negotiation of best price, delivery, terms of payment, purchase conditions and price escalation.
• Collaborate with operations personnel and support regional offices in obtaining materials.
• Support estimating team with pricing at tendering stage and manage logistics, including expediting critical site deliveries.
• Analyze internal third‑party agreements and manage the lifecycle of purchase order activity.
• Participate in evaluation of suppliers across all pertinent vectors of supplier performance.
• Apply problem‑solving methodology to drive issues to root cause and corrective action.
• Adhere to Aecon’s procurement, safety and other relevant policies.
• Maintain high data integrity when inputting records in database systems.
• Provide reporting and analysis on procurement activities, variances and impacts.
• Facilitate implementation of business‑specific contracts for services and/or materials.

What You Bring To The Team

• 7+ years’ experience within a purchasing department.
• Knowledge of purchasing principles, techniques, practices and ethics.
• Knowledge of fundamentals of contract law, negotiation of business agreements, and laws governing tenders, proposals and quotations.
• Proven organizational skills and ability to work under pressure in a fast‑paced environment.
• Ability to work effectively within a team and be service‑oriented, building positive relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Strong negotiation skills and effective oral and written communication.
• Solid research skills and commitment to continuous learning about new products.
• Attention to detail, mathematical and analytical skills.
• Proficiency using Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel).

We strongly encourage applicants who identify as Indigenous to apply to work with us on the Darlington New Nuclear Project. At Aecon, Indigenous is an umbrella term for First Nations (status and non‑status), Metis and Inuit.

Aecon fosters diversity, inclusion and belonging within and across our organization. We welcome all to apply including women, visible minorities, Indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities, and persons of any sexual orientation or gender identity.

We are committed to adhering to the objectives and requirements outlined in the Accessible Canada Act (ACA), and to meeting the accessibility needs of persons with disabilities in a timely manner. Appropriate accommodations will be provided upon request throughout the interview and hiring process.

Seniority level

• Mid‑Senior level

Employment type

• Full‑time

Job function

• Purchasing and Supply Chain

Industries

• Construction