Director, Procurement & Real Estate

The Opportunity:

Company, Department: Nova Scotia Power, ED Procurement & Real Estate

Location: Halifax, NS

Closing Date: November 29th, 2024

We are currently looking to fill the position of Director of Procurement, Real Estate and Corporate Security. As the Director, you will lead all strategic initiatives and operations within the Procurement, Real Estate and Corporate Security teams at Nova Scotia Power.

Key elements of this role include:

Providing strong, effective, and visible leadership for a large team, ensuring employees are motivated to contribute fully to the department’s vision, goals and objectives. Teamwork, innovation, customer focus and continuous improvement will be keys to your success.

Procurement Team Responsibilities:

You will oversee strategic sourcing, purchasing, distribution and inventory control activities within Nova Scotia Power. As part of the company’s multi-million-dollar capital budget, you will work closely with the asset management team and the respective business areas to develop and execute cost-effective procurement strategies to achieve short- and long-term objectives. You will also identify and implement strategies to continually improve department service levels, provide opportunities for diverse and underrepresented suppliers and minimize supply chain and third-party risk in procurement strategies.

Specific Procurement duties include the following:

• Responsible for development and support of an annual procurement business plan with specific total cost savings targets and goals for addressable spend.
• Develop and ensure the effective implementation of corporate procurement and supply chain strategies to harness economies of scale, drive economic value, and enable business growth.
• Lead data-driven process improvement projects within procurement including process development and improvement, training, maintenance and the refinement of the ERP technology platform (Oracle V12).
• Lead the continued development and implementation of the Supplier Diversity program.
• Ensure that supply chain and third-party risks are fully considered and mitigated as part of the procurement process.
• Monitor internal processes as they relate to the procurement function to ensure all areas key metrics and reporting are effectively managed.
• Ensure company purchases comply with company internal controls requirements.
• Maintain programs to monitor inventory levels and ensure that adequate and appropriate inventory is maintained for ongoing operational requirements.
• Demonstrate visible leadership to develop and maintain a safe and healthy workplace across multiple warehouses and storerooms.

Real Estate Team Responsibilities:

You will be responsible for leading and directing strategic initiatives and capital investments that optimize the company’s land and commercial real estate assets. Oversight of all land acquisitions, releases, easements required for NSP strategic initiatives are also a key responsibility for this position. The position also includes oversight of facilities, including corporate headquarters and regional depots across the province.

Specific Real Estate duties include the following:

• Manage capital real estate projects through all stages of the planning, development and execution process.
• Collaborate with internal departments to ensure real estate and facility needs are understood and met.
• Acquire real estate and property rights cost effectively to achieve corporate strategic objectives.
• Maintain, manage and divest the existing facilities and real estate in support of corporate strategy.
• Demonstrate visible leadership to develop and maintain a safe and healthy workplace across multiple office locations, depots and substations.
• Manage operating and capital budgets and identify opportunities for cost reductions.

Corporate Security Team Responsibilities:

You will be responsible for leading and directing our internal corporate security team to identify vulnerabilities and implement mitigation strategies for physical security threats, respond to and investigate physical security incidents, regularly assess the effectiveness of security measures, produce reports on security performance and implement company-wide security awareness programs to ensure employees understand the importance of security protocols and compliance.

Specific Corporate Security duties include the following:

• Engage with stakeholders and provide expert guidance on security related topics and projects.
• Establish and enforce security policies, standards, and procedures to safeguard physical property.
• Regularly assess the effectiveness of security measures, produce reports on security performance, and recommend improvements to senior leadership.
• Ensure that appropriate resources are available to support the business with security-related incident investigations and corrective actions.
• Work with the business to proactively identify physical security threats and implement programs to prevent and mitigate those risks.

You will be responsible for your personal safety and that of your co-workers by observing all Occupational Health and Safety Rules and Regulations.

These skills will make you successful:

• The ideal candidate must have experience leading a strategic procurement function at a senior level and should also possess the appropriate experience leading the real estate function within an organization.
• Experience in an industrial, manufacturing, utility and/or oil and gas environment is preferred.
• To qualify you must have a university degree, experience working with complex commercial contracts.
• Strong relationship building and negotiation skills are a must.

Learn more about our culture and values:

At the Emera Group of Companies, you’ll be part of an inclusive, respectful workplace where everyone is welcomed and supported. Come build a career as unique as you are: making an impact from Atlantic Canada to the world. Your experience and perspective will help us to safely deliver cleaner, more reliable energy to our customers.

If working in an innovative environment, challenging yourself, and shaping a cleaner energy future inspires you, we want to hear from you. Apply by November 29th, 2024, and let us know why this role is right for you.

The perks of joining our team?

• Flexibility: Hybrid work model with 2 flexible remote workdays.
• Health & Wellbeing: A comprehensive benefits plan, 24/7 access to virtual health care services for you and your family through Dialogue, access to a free on-site fitness centre, Employee and Family Assistance Program, parental leave top-up plan and wellness benefits.
• Grow Your Career: Opportunities to advance within and between our affiliate companies, a focus on employee development and available sponsored education programs.
• Community Engagement & Care: Corporate investments in the places where our people live and work, mentoring opportunities, fundraising-matching, volunteer programs, various committees and employee resource groups, and scholarships for children of employees.
• Competitive Compensation: Short-term incentive plans and a Defined Contribution Pension Plan.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Emera:

As one of Atlantic Canada’s largest publicly traded companies, we are ranked one of Canada’s Top 100 Employers, Top Employers for Young People and Top Diversity Employers. We know our success is driven by our dedicated teams and we strongly encourage applications from all qualified candidates, including persons who identify as racially visible, Indigenous, persons with disabilities, women in underrepresented roles and members of the 2SLGBTQ+ community. Applicants from these equity groups may self-identify through the online application process. We support candidates and employees with access and accommodation needs and encourage you to let us know when you require accommodation.

Recruitment & Promotion Policy:

The success of the Emera Company is driven by its people: a strong team with a shared commitment to support the Emera Company mission and values. The purpose of our recruitment policy is to provide a consistent framework to support fair and equitable attraction, hiring, and retention of the best talent for vacant positions. We are dedicated to maintaining a fair hiring process that provides equitable opportunities to all our applicants and is guided by our company values.