Supply Chain Solutions Sustainment Lead

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people like you to help us. A career at BC Hydro is meaningful and provides you the opportunity to be part of a talented,

inclusive, and diverse team. We offer a healthy work-life balance, competitive wages, a comprehensive benefits package,

and training opportunities to support you in your career growth. We're proud to be ranked as one of B.C.'s Top Employers

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We invite you to join us as we build an even cleaner B.C. We welcome applications from all qualified job seekers. If you’re a

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Supply Chain Solutions Sustainment Lead

Number of positions: 1 Job Location: Edmonds 16

Employment type: Permanent Region: Lower Mainland

Hours of work: Full-time (37.5 hrs/wk) Flexible Work Role: Hybrid

Annual salary: $ 127,900.00 - 161,800.00

What you'll do

We are looking for an enthusiastic, self-driven, and experienced professional to join the Supply Chain Solutions team as a

Sustainment Lead. The ideal candidate will have expertise in Supply Chain Management processes and technologies,

particularly SAP, and a proven ability to achieve objectives in a complex, fast-paced environment through strategic and

creative thinking, influential leadership, flawless project execution, and effective change and relationship management.

BC Hydro’s Supply Chain function is integral to maintaining operations and keeping the lights on. Supply Chain supports

safe, cost-effective, and timely work through the procurement and delivery of materials and services. A key objective in the

Supply Chain business model is ensuring the right technology solutions are in place to support delivery of key objectives so

that BC Hydro can meet its mission. The Supply Chain Solutions Team plays a leadership and advisory role, working

closely with Technology to ensure that systems such as SAP, SAP Analytics Cloud, Business Warehouse, and the Supply

Chain Workspace (MS SharePoint) continue to meet the needs of BC Hydro’s business groups and stakeholders.

Reporting to the Supply Chain Solutions Manager, the Sustainment Lead ensures that Supply Chain technologies are

optimized, business processes are continuously improved, and adoption is effectively supported across the organization.

- The Sustainment Lead will use subject matter expertise, business acumen and strategic thinking to solve highly complex

problems with broad undefined scope. Apply creativity and innovation to develop recommendations and influence business

stakeholders to align on ‘fit for purpose’ solutions, including system enhancements, communication, training, compliance

monitoring, process/roles reinforcement, and interventions to minimize custom workarounds.

- Provide guidance and expertise in analysing opportunities to increase the use of standardized practices and optimizing

Supply Chain solutions and processes across BC Hydro.

- Assess adequacy of the system/processes to meet business requirements and make recommendations for changes as

needed.

- Assess business requests and enhancement needs by applying knowledge of drivers, risks, and trade-offs to enable

successful integration and adoption in BC Hydro’s complex environment. Use their working relationships with key Supply

Chain and business stakeholders to facilitate understanding and documentation of the detailed requirements.

- The Sustainment Lead will build and maintain relationships with different sustainment groups at BC Hydro for the

management of cross-functional impacts, for knowledge sharing and implementation of best practices.

- Collaborate with Technology team to make recommendations on technical solutions and plan and lead the support of the

technical deployments (change requests) as per established Sustainment deployment model (e.g. preparing and executing

on communication and training, where required).

- Perform or oversee User Acceptance Testing (UAT) of defect fixes and enhancements as required.

- Develop, deliver, and customize change management activities such as stakeholder engagement, training, and

communications by collaborating with multiple stakeholders for the successful adoption of complex changes to the system

and/or processes.

- Manage a network of change agents across the business to ensure continuity of subject matter expertise and ensure

effectiveness in their role of peer support and training.

- Lead the development and maintenance of training materials, conduct training needs assessments, and deliver training

sessions.

- Act as a subject matter expert and provide advanced support to users through direct requests or referrals from various

business and technology support groups.

What you bring

- A Bachelor’s degree in business or related field, preferably with an emphasis on supply chain or business management.

- A minimum of 8+ years of business experience with a focus on supply chain.

- An equivalent combination of education, training and experience may be considered.

- Experience in procurement processes and policies is preferred.

- Knowledge of the Supply Chain Management technologies – SAP for Procurement preferred.

- Experience working on technology projects with a high degree of business transformation is preferred with a demonstrated

ability to support change.

- Experience in SAP (Logistics, Project Systems Modules), SAP Analytics Cloud, SAP BW, MS SharePoint and Analytics

tools (PowerBI/ Tableau) will be considered an asset.

- Experience working in an environment that is complex, with multiple stakeholders and strategic considerations.

- Strong interpersonal, communication and persuasive influence skills.

- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

What we offer

- A comprehensive benefits package

- A minimum of 15 paid vacation days

- A lifetime pension

- Flexible work model, depending on your role type

- Training and development courses

For more information on the benefits we offer, visit bchydro.com/benefits.

What else you should know

- This is a P4 M&P Full-Time Regular (FTR) opportunity on the team based at our Edmonds location in Burnaby.

- Please note internally the position title is also referred to as Procurement Specialist.

- Please note this role is classified as a Hybrid role under the flexible work model, which currently includes a mix of working

from home and working in the office. At present, this role is expected to work in the office a minimum of two days per week

however at times it could be more frequent due to operational requirements and does require flexibility.

Don't forget to update your Candidate Profile with your current resume and copies of your certifications. If applicable,

include your Trades Qualification. This will ensure we have all the necessary information to assess your application without

any delays.

Location: Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada V3N 4X8

Date Posted: 2025-09-23 Closing Date: 2025-10-07

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