Supply Chain Commercial Lead
Shell CanadaPosted October 18, 2026
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Alberta, Canada
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What’s the role
The Supply Chain Commercial Leads are a part of a team that translates contracting strategies developed by category managers into operational results across their regional portfolio. Team members work collectively to support the production and logistics portfolio, with work assignments allocated based on business priorities and needs across categories. Roles are not fixed to a single category or supplier but flex dynamically to where support is required, ensuring broad exposure across the portfolio and region. This SC Commercial Lead role will support the Americas region and be expected to lead complex sourcing activities, manage high value and risk contracts, and provide strategic commercial support in collaboration with category managers and strategic suppliers.
At Shell, we continue to focus on our strategy to deliver more value with less emission, Powering Progress Together to become the world’s leading integrated energy company by 2035. As one of the few organizations with the opportunity to influence in all lines of Shell’s Business, Supply Chain plays a critical role. We are guiding our organization towards a future where we get the basics right, focus on what truly matters and create the value needed for Shell. Supply Chain has been set up to drive greater business centricity, leverage our scale and liberate ourselves. By focusing on these key shifts, we aim to be a progressive Supply Chain organization that leads the competition and can be a driving force for Shell.
Shell's Supply Chain has updated its operating model to better leverage the company's portfolio scale, with the creation of the Strategic Categories & Suppliers organization at its core. The Supply Chain Production & Logistics organization focuses on delivering competitive supply chain deals, optimizing critical categories, and managing senior business stakeholder relationships. It also focuses on unlocking value through strategic supplier management for the Production & Logistics cluster, implementing logistics strategies like Logistics as a Service/4PL models, and establishing a Chemicals Hub to support the full chemicals procurement portfolio. This organization is accountable for the performance and development of 5 strategic suppliers critical to Shell’s success. By leading category management for critical areas including logistics, chemicals, safety, environment, and inspections, the team plays a pivotal role in ensuring supply chain resilience, cost competitiveness, and operational excellence across the company’s global operations.
What you’ll be doing
- Value Creation and Risk Management: Drives cost reduction and value improvement through supplier management, market insights, and sourcing strategies. Assesses market risks, ensures compliance, and implements mitigation strategies for supply chain continuity and business resilience.
- Supplier and Market Engagement: Profiles suppliers and assesses market conditions to enhance relationships and unlock competitive advantages. Uses data-driven approaches and strategic supplier management for optimized procurement outcomes and long-term partnerships.
- Strategic Collaboration: Aligns procurement strategies with business objectives by collaborating with Contract Holders and stakeholders. Ensures sourcing decisions are informed by demand, supply, and risk assessments, integrating best practices and driving consistency across operations.
- Category and Performance Management: Develops category strategies to maximize contract interlinkages, ensuring efficient resource deployment and reduced variability. Monitors supplier performance, fosters accountability, and aligns with contract objectives to deliver total business value. Focusing on Post Award Contract Management to drive supplier performance and performance culture.
- Sourcing and Contracting Process and Buying Channel Optimization: Ensures smooth execution of pre-award and post-award activities per the internal supply chain management framework. Prioritizes efficient buying channels, assessing demand patterns to select the most suitable channel for cost-effective procurement aligning them with the relevant delivery models strategies.
- Category Execution: This role works closely with Strategic Supplier Leads and Category Managers to drive category-centric strategies, maximize enterprise scale, and strengthen strategic supplier performance.
- Demand Management, Supplier Readiness, and Risk Oversight: Optimizes demand and specifications to meet business needs, verifies supplier readiness for purchase orders, and monitors performance. Manages risks, ensures adherence with legal and Shell requirements, and addresses issues through escalation processes for seamless contract implementation and operational alignment.
What you bring
- The candidate must have legal authorization to work in Canada on a full-time basis
- 3 or more years of experience in Supply Chain, Strategic Sourcing, Procurement, or Commercial Management.
- Bachelor’s degree in Commerce major in Supply Chain Management or a related discipline.
- SCMP / CIPS certification is an advantage.
- Proven experience in developing and executing sourcing strategies, including commercial negotiations and contract structuring to achieve business objectives.
- Strong knowledge of the source-to-contract lifecycle, including contract implementation, governance, and performance management.
- Demonstrated commercial acumen with a track record of delivering value creation, operational excellence, and measurable business outcomes.
- Hands-on experience leading commercial negotiations and managing supplier relationships.
- Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills, with the ability to build effective partnerships across all organizational levels.
- Growth mindset with strong adaptability, initiative, and the ability to drive change in dynamic business environments.
- Experience in performance and risk management, including contractor performance evaluation, risk mitigation, and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making capabilities.
Important note: After you submit your application, you will receive an email providing a link to an online assessment that is a mandatory part of the process and must be successfully completed within 3 days of receiving the initial assessment invite. The email will come from HireVue - please check your spam/junk mailbox if you do not see the email. Once completed, your application will be reviewed to determine the next steps. Thank you for your interest in Shell.
If you don’t see yourself fully reflected in every job requirement listed in the posting above, we still encourage you to reach out and apply. Research has shown that women & those from under-represented groups often only apply when they feel 100% qualified. We are committed to creating a more equitable, inclusive, and diverse company, and we strongly encourage applicants of all genders, ages, ethnicities, cultures, abilities, sexual orientations, and life experiences to apply.
What we offer
You bring your skills and experience to Shell, and in return you work with talented, committed people in an innovative work environment. You’ll have the opportunity to develop the skills you need to grow in an environment where we value honesty, integrity, and respect for one another. You’ll be able to balance your priorities as you become the best version of yourself.
- Progress as a person as we work on the energy transition together
- Continuously grow the transferable skills you need to get ahead
- Work at the forefront of technology, trends, and practices
- Collaborate with experienced colleagues with unique expertise
- Achieve your balance in a values-led culture that encourages you to be the best version of yourself
- Benefit from flexible working hours, and the possibility of remote/mobile working
- Perform at your best with a competitive starting salary and annual performance-related salary increase; our pay and benefits packages are among the best in the world
- Take advantage of paid parental leave, including for non-birthing parents
- Join an organization working to become one of the most diverse and inclusive in the world
- We strongly encourage applicants of all genders, ages, ethnicities, cultures, abilities, sexual orientation, and life experiences to apply
- Grow as you progress through diverse career opportunities in national and international teams
- Gain access to a wide range of training and development programs
We'd like you to know that Shell has a bold goal: to become one of the world’s most diverse and inclusive companies. You can get to know more about how we're working towards that goal, click here.
Shell in Canada
Shell Canada is part of a global group of energy and petrochemicals companies with an average of 92,000 employees in more than 70 countries and has been operating in Canada since 1911.
Shell Canada is one of the few truly integrated energy companies in Canada with all of Shell’s global businesses represented, including upstream, integrated gas, downstream, and renewables and energy solutions. That means we do everything from exploration, gas production, refining and manufacturing, to providing fuels and developing energy solutions for our customers.
At a glance, our businesses and projects in Canada include:
- Joint Venture Partner (40%) with LNG Canada which will export Canadian natural gas to Asian markets
- Shale gas and liquids assets in Alberta and British Columbia
- A network of 1,400 retail stations across Canada
- The Scotford Complex in Alberta includes an upgrader; chemicals plant and is home to the Quest carbon capture and storage facility
- The Sarnia Manufacturing Centre refinery in Ontario
- Investments in renewables and energy solutions, including EV charging, hydrogen and biofuels
- 12 Shell-owned distribution terminals, three of which have marine operations
- Shell Aviation Canada delivers across a network of 26 airport fixed-based operations and airport consortiums, from coast to coast. Shell Aviation provides 1.7 billion liters of high-quality fuel annually in Canada and offers reliable and safe into-plane delivery
- Strong Sulphur and Lubricants businesses as well as an innovative Supply and Trading business
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