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Officer, Materials Procurement

Officer, Materials Procurement

CNEdmonton, Alberta, CA
13 days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description

Job Summary

The Officer, Materials Procurement is responsible for ordering, coordinating delivery, and charging, as well as issuing Engineering material for basic and special capital programs. The position reports to the IC Manager, Operations. The incumbent works closely with Supply Management, Suppliers, Engineering Supervisors and Managers, Rail Yard, and other Material Officers.

Main Responsibilities

Procurement

  • Create reservations and requisitions for track material in Systems, Applications and Products (SAP)
  • Compile material requirements and forecasts from multiple Engineering Managers and systems
  • Prioritize shipping sequences to meet program schedules
  • Track material flow through all stages, including requisition, order, shipment, delivery, and installation
  • Intervene as required to ensure smooth material flow and escalate if necessary
  • Maintain material tracking system Engineering Capital Planning System (ECPS) and dwell system

Fleet Management

  • Manage rail car fleet for multiple commodities, including scrap rail and partly worn tie plates
  • Intervene as required to ensure smooth material flow and escalate, if necessary
  • Maintain material tracking system and dwell system

    • Material Audits

  • Monitor material charge outs
  • Coordinate with Supply Management and Engineering Budget Officers, as well as Project Managers to ensure proper charge out of material
  • Bill and divert the Company’s service rail cars
  • Trace rail cars to ensure prompt unloading of material

    • Material Movement Coordination

  • Cover other Coordinator positions during vacations and absences
  • Engage and assist in times of accidents and storms to protect the system’s integrity
  • Perform other duties as assigned

    • Working Conditions

    The role has standard working conditions with a regular workweek from Monday to Friday. Additionally, the position is required to work during business hours, at different time zones, for the respective territory or region. Due to the nature of the role, the incumbent must be able to meet tight deadlines, handle pressure, and stress. The role may require minimal travel (5%) from the United States to Canada.

    Requirements

    Experience

    Construction

  • Minimum 2 years of experience in construction

    • oMinimum 2 years of project management experience or equivalent

    oExperience working with SAP and Service Reliability System (SRS)

  • Any experience for these above would be considered as an asset

    • Education / Certification / Designation

  • High School Diploma or General Education Diploma (GED)
  • Valid Driver’s License
  • Valid passport

    • Competencies

  • Communicates with impact
  • Collaborates with others and shares information
  • Solves problems to create value
  • Makes informed and timely decisions to get things done
  • Develops self and others
  • Knows the business and stays current on industry needs
  • Cultivates relationships to proactively support customers’ supply chain needs or those that support them
  • Deals with change by staying calm to quickly adapt to changes
  • Fluently bilingual both written and verbal (English, French)
  • Any experience for these above would be considered as an asset

    • Technical Skills / Knowledge

  • Time and project management
  • Knowledge of Microsoft Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and TEAMS), including SAP, SRS, and ECPS
  • Knowledge of track material and construction