City : Calgary

Category : See posting

Industry : Energy and Petroleum

Employer : Suncor

At Suncor, we produce and provide energy.

When you join Suncor, you become part of a company that has built a solid foundation for both business and employee success. We are a place where talented people thrive. As part of our team, you play a vital role in delivering energy we all rely on, and you'll make a meaningful impact in the communities where we live and work.

We are seeking a strategic, results-driven professional to join our Supply Chain organization as a Contracts Advisor focused on material and/or service contracting. As a subject matter expert, you will lead complex sourcing initiatives, apply market intelligence to maximize value, and collaborate across functions to deliver measurable cost, risk, and efficiency improvements.

What we offer:

We recognize your contribution and offer a range of rewards and development opportunities designed to support your success. Benefits/perks listed below may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Suncor and the region where you work.

• Strong compensation: we offer competitive compensation, regional-based uplifts, annual bonuses, and long-term financial rewards. We also help you save for your future by offering pension programs, and savings plans with company matching

• Benefits: utilize an employee assistance program and comprehensive company-paid health, dental, and vision benefits for you and your family to support your mental, physical, and financial well-being

• Generous time-off: enjoy generous paid vacation time and personal time-off to recharge and maintain a healthy work-life balance

• Talent development programs: Internal mobility, succession planning, and employee training and development programs are just a few ways we’re dedicated to your development

Minimum Requirements:

• 5-10 years of related professional experience and/or a combination of commercial and technical work experience 

• A Bachelor’s degree, preferably in Business or Supply Chain

• Proven track record in cost optimization, cost modeling, and total cost‑of‑ownership analysis

• Strong commercial, analytical, and negotiation skills with multi‑year, service‑based contracts

• Deep understanding of cost drivers, contracting models, and risk management in complex service markets

• Skilled in using SAP, Ariba, and spend analytics tools to support sourcing and cost optimization initiatives

• Strong financial, business acumen, and commercial capabilities, and ability to lead others in connecting ideas, events and circumstances to identify effective business solutions in a complex environment 

Don’t have all the qualifications listed?  That’s ok!  Apply anyway. We acknowledge the value of transferrable skills.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and implement category strategies that align with asset plans and corporate objectives, with a strong focus on total cost of ownership and value optimization

• Identify cost‑reduction opportunities through market analysis, supplier collaboration, demand management and monitoring of category spend

• Apply data‑driven insights to challenge specifications, service delivery models, and commercial structures to achieve sustainable cost savings

• Lead sourcing‑to‑contract events for complex services, ensuring commercial outcomes balance cost efficiency, performance, and risk mitigation

• Design innovative commercial models and negotiation strategies that drive competitive advantage and cost improvement

• Manage supplier performance with emphasis on cost control, productivity, and continuous improvement and identify innovation and efficiency opportunities

• Manage project contract planning, contract strategy development, sourcing and negotiation activities through to contract formation and approval and claims / warranty management activities

• Partner with internal stakeholders to define business requirements and translate them into sourcing strategies that maximize cost efficiency

Location and other Key details:

• This is an office-based role. You will work out of our Calgary head office, located in the Suncor Energy Centre at 150 – 6th Ave S.W.

• Hours of work are a regular 40-hour work week, Monday to Friday

• Our business professional roles follow internal compensation guidelines and the pay band will generally be based years of experience and scope of work

Think we are a fit? Apply now!

Suncor is committed to providing equal opportunities for employment and building an inclusive, results-oriented and high-performance culture where all members of our team feel safe, valued and respected.