Marshall Canada requires a Subcontracts & Supplier Project Manager in Ottawa, ON to join our team. Reporting to the General Manager, Land Systems, this role is responsible to manage the relationship and delivery of our key partners and subcontractors in critical customer programs, driving improved performance, ensuring schedules and cost estimates are adhered to.

Your responsibilities in this role:

• Participate in the development phase of the program; liaise between the Engineering team and suppliers to enable manufacturing to cost targets.
• Act as a commodity manager for the project specific requirements working with the global category management team.
• Develop and manage the relationships with our key subcontractors and partners on a critical customer programs and North American specific project requirements.
• Interface with global Marshall organization: commodity managers, strategic procurement team lead, Procurement Project Management, and the Supply-chain Managers to coordinate program needs from creation of RFP through contract negotiation and award, execution, delivery acceptance and contract close – this also includes any commercial amendments that need to be conducted through the project lifetime.
• Apply, follow, and monitor compliance to the global sourcing and procurement processes defined by Marshall.
• Monitor and manage the subcontractor delivery in line with the program schedule, this includes ensuring key milestones, both from a quality and time perspectives are met.
• Monitor and mitigate cost increases linked to program changes.
• Support in the creation, development and updating of supplier strategies aligned to the wider Procurement, Program and Business strategies and partnership principles.
• Set good standard and practices to maximize supplier delivery and quality performance through appropriate communication channels.
• Manage risks and opportunities associated with each of their respective suppliers across the region.
• Develop the supplier base through clear improvement plans. Ensure appropriate governance is in place to review progress and manage the contractual relationship.
• Provide business with insights regarding opportunities for the project to be more profitable or competitive, including make versus buy proposals.
• Other duties as assigned by the General Manager or Global Head of Supply Chain.

Apply if you have most of the following:

• University degree or equivalent.
• Risk Management and Relevant Project Management Experience.
• Supplier relationship (SRM) experience in relevant categories preferred.
• Strong communication, negotiation, and prioritization skills.
• Creative problem-solving, strategic, and analytical skills.
• Ability to work/ influence in cross functional teams.
• Internal and external stakeholder management.

Must be eligible to meet the requirements of export control regulations and security regulations, including the Canadian Controlled Goods Program and Canadian government security requirements.