Senior Procurement Specialist (Operations)

Project

The Woodfibre LNG Project is located approximately 7 km west-southwest of Squamish, British Columbia. It involves the construction and operation of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) export facility on the previous Woodfibre pulp mill site, with a storage capacity of 250,000 m³ and an expected LNG production of approximately 2.1 million tonnes per year.

Woodfibre Management Ltd. is a privately held Canadian company based in Vancouver and a subsidiary of Pacific Energy Corporation Limited.

Position

The Senior Procurement Specialist is an integral part of Woodfibre LNG’s dynamic team. You will support our ongoing operational readiness activities. In this role, you will provide end‑to‑end procurement and contracting support for our Operations team, ensuring a seamless supply of materials and services required for plant operations, maintenance, and reliability programmes. Using your SAP expertise, you will manage the full procurement lifecycle—from planning and strategy to award, contract administration, and ongoing supplier management.

You will also support operational excellence initiatives, engage with suppliers to optimize performance, and contribute to programmes that strengthen local and indigenous supplier relationships. The successful candidate will report directly to the Supply Chain Manager, Operations and will be located in the Vancouver office with travel required to Squamish, British Columbia.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage day‑to‑day contract and procurement work to support the LNG plant operations, including procurement of goods and services, logistics, OEM, maintenance and repairs, turnarounds, and facility‑related contracts.
• Lead procurement and contracting activities in support of client needs – understand internal needs, external market, develop go‑to‑market recommendations, RFP packages, and execute commitments using established procedures and standard documents and forms.
• Analyse the suitability of potential suppliers in accordance with company vendor qualification criteria. Maintain records of approved, current and potential suppliers by commodity or service.
• Develop and lead formal RFx processes for long‑term commitments and sizable purchases.
• Perform pre‑bid and pre‑award meetings. Analyse suitability of bids based on time constraints, cost, terms and conditions, HSSE, and quality assurance. Prepare bid evaluations and seek appropriate approvals of awards.
• Monitor and report on the status of procurement and contract completion for the teams you support.
• Contract administration and supplier performance management – ongoing support of contract management plans and coordination of key performance indicators.
• Work with the Vice President, Procurement and Supply Chain to develop or revise end‑to‑end procure‑to‑pay process documentation reflecting the configured functionality in Woodfibre’s SAP environment.
• External stakeholder engagement – lead interactions and manage deliverables with key external stakeholders related to procurement and contract planning and activities.

Requirements

• Over 10 years of hands‑on experience in an Operations Procurement & Supply Chain environment, ideally within refineries, petro‑chemical or related manufacturing environments, and directly involved in procurement, contract management including OEM service contracts and repairs, maintenance and turnaround contracts.
• Knowledge of the Canadian marketplace, especially the British Columbia labour market, business practices and local communities is desirable.
• Undergraduate degree in Engineering, Business, Management, Accounting & Finance or professional certification is desirable.
• Experience in oil and gas projects or material management is considered a strong asset.

Additional Requirements

• Experience working with large multi‑disciplinary teams and contractors in a multicultural environment is an asset.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills – interacting through all hierarchical levels.
• Accepts responsibility and demonstrates a commitment to task delivery and targets.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work well under pressure, handle multiple tasks and change priorities within tight time frames.
• Demonstrates and seeks accountability within the team.
• Ability to work collaboratively within a team environment.
• Expertise with a variety of computer programmes (e.g., MS Office, SAP S/4HANA).
• Motivated and willing to take ownership of tasks.
• Energetic pursuit of continuous improvement processes.
• Shares knowledge readily and encourages personal development.
• Valid driver’s licence (with abstract) and passport.
• Must be legally entitled to work in Canada.
• This role will be a combination of office and site based.

Only qualified candidates legally entitled to work in Canada will be contacted.

Woodfibre Management Ltd. is an equal opportunity employer.

Benefits

Salary range: CAD 115,000 - 135,000 per year.