Job Description

Job ID : 675

Closing Date : 04/30/2021

Job Category : Corporate

Location : NOVA Head Office (NHO), Manufacturing East Corporate Center (MECC), Red Deer Executive Place (RDEXP), Pittsburgh Corporate Admin (USCC)

Will relocation be considered for this position:  No

Who We Are:

NOVA Chemicals develops and manufactures chemicals and plastic resins that make everyday life safer, healthier and easier. Our employees work to ensure health, safety, security and environmental stewardship through our commitment to sustainability and Responsible Care®. NOVA Chemicals, headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, is wholly-owned ultimately by Mubadala Investment Company of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

NOVA Chemicals helps shape a world where products vital to our health and happiness are even better tomorrow than they are today. We are seeking talented and passionate people who enjoy working in a collaborative, innovative environment to join our dynamic team. Through our commitment to Responsible Care®, we take pride in our focus on safety and responsibility.

The Procurement Technology Team is digitalizing our procurement function through adoption and continuous improvement of our SAP technology.  As the Procurement Technology Specialist, you have the proficient skills to lead and translate the process and functional requirements to continue adoption and continuous improvement initiatives into SAP Ariba templates and reports for the Supply Chain and Procurement functional areas.

You Will Use Your Expertise To:

• Provide subject matter expertise focused on procurement excellence with out of the box functionality in end-to-end procurement functional environments (SAP Ariba).
• Understand best practice business process flows and drive out digitalized technology gains for procurement activities ensuring efficient day to day strategic and tactical operations of the SAP Ariba procurement systems.
• Partner with the practitioners to lead and be the hands on to drive out the design, the building, the testing, and the implementation of the technology for efficiencies and effectiveness gains with out of the box functionality in associated supply Chain & Procurement technology and the Ariba Network with our Suppliers.
• Provision initial support to resolve technical and functional issues in the source to contract environments and back up support to the procure to order environments.
• Troubleshoot and resolve template and reporting issues.
• Develop end user reports to utilize spend analysis to better sourcing results.
• Develop and deliver training, along with coaching and mentoring internal stakeholders on our procurement technology, and how to use it most efficiently and effectively.
• Update workflows, templates, and processes configured within Ariba modules.
• Evaluate, and conduct testing of new release functionality on a monthly and quarterly basis.
• Engaging and coordinating with functional subject matter experts, such as legal, tax, finance, risk, etc., in support of procurement initiatives.

What We Are Looking For:

University graduate with a minimum of 2+ years’ SAP Ariba Sourcing Suite template and workflow spend analysis experience and 5+ years’ related experience in procurement/supply chain/finance is required. Completed education in Supply Management and/or Information Technology is preferred.

In addition, the following will be considered an asset:

• 5+ years functional technology and data analysis support experience.
• Formal SAP education/certification in procurement, networks and Ariba.
• Certification in Project Management (CAPM/PMP).

You Can Stand Out If:

• You are passionate about your work and put care and thought into all that you do.
• You are responsible and follow through with your commitments to others and to safety.
• You are innovative and are willing to challenge your biases when problem solving.
• You are collaborative, inclusive, and work well with others towards team goals.

Additional Information:

• This position may be located at any NOVA Chemicals location in Canada or the United States.
• This position may require cross border travel and as such, the successful candidate must be able to provide applicable documentation to this effect.

Why NOVA Chemicals?

NOVA Chemicals’ flexible benefit programs are designed to meet the diverse needs of our employees, because when it comes to benefits, everyone has different priorities. Our benefits offerings will vary based on your work location, and are an element of the “Total Rewards” package used to reward employees.

Check Us Out Online:

• Follow us on Twitter and Instagram for company news.
• Follow us on Linkedin and Glassdoor for job updates.
• Read more on our Responsible Care® and sustainability initiatives like Project STOP

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or disability. Accommodations for job applicants with disabilities are available on request.

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