Elko - Contracts Specialist

Elko - Contracts Specialist

Barrick Gold Investments

Elko, Nevada

Position Description

Nevada Gold Mines is seeking a skilled Contracts Specialist to join our Supply Chain team. This position plays a critical role in supporting the contracting and procurement functions that enable safe, efficient, and sustainable operations across our near‑mine and in‑mine facilities. In this position, you will manage the evaluation, negotiation, and awarding of contracts for goods and services in accordance with established company policies, procedures, and best practices.

You will be responsible for the acquisition and administration of service contracts across a variety of operational areas, including construction, engineering, maintenance, environmental, and other site‑support functions.

• Deliver contracts that cover the requirements of the user areas in response to urgent and ongoing operational needs; identify and develop suppliers in the market to support commercial and operational needs.
• Manage tender process, facilitate selection of service providers, develop contract documentation, and support ongoing contract management as well as coordination of information to evaluate proposals with the user areas.
• Prepare letters, memoranda, documents, or reports that support contractual actions or recommendations.
• Develop and maintain a contracts register for end‑user group and maintain currency.
• Support the continuous improvement and execution of Nevada Gold Mines’ sourcing strategy, policies and guidelines for service categories and contracts; participate in development of value‑added service for SCM customers, cost savings, and other performance metrics.
• Ensure timely and professional service to user departments in the preparation and evaluation of bids, negotiation with suppliers, and recommendation to management for approvals, preparation and negotiation of contract documentation, issuance of award of contracts and regret letters, and management and close‑out of contracts.
• Perform analysis of responses to solicitations, including price reasonableness, adequacy of competition, compliance with solicitation, and probability of meeting requirements.
• Serve as a central point of contact on assigned procurements.
• Manage contractor and vendor relationships.
• Monitor and control contractor compliance in respect to contractual obligations and reporting of progressive cost and schedule.
• Acquire services according to operations requirements, obtaining the best total cost of ownership, terms of execution and quality condition.
• Support program integration, governance, formats, plan optimization, and project controls best practices.
• Resolve queries from operations or others by providing information on work product and related policies, referencing others where necessary for interpretation of policy.
• Follow organization's sourcing and procurement standard and utilize operating systems approved for contract execution and management.
• Deliver small project work streams, carrying out specified project activities within defined time and quality parameters and ensuring adherence to prescribed project management and permitting methodology.
• Follow the organization's HS&E policies, procedures, and mandatory instructions to identify and mitigate environmental risks and risks to the wellbeing of oneself and others in the workplace.
• Develop own capabilities by participating in assessment and development planning activities as well as formal and informal training and coaching; gain or maintain external professional accreditation where relevant to improve performance and fulfill personal potential; maintain an understanding of relevant technology, external regulation, and industry best practices through ongoing education, attending conferences, and reading specialist media.
• Be available for after‑hour emergency procurement activities when scheduled rotation for “on call” is in place.

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, Accounting or related field or equivalent experience.
• Minimum five (5) years of directly related contracting & procurement experience or equivalent combination of training and experience.
• Minimum three (3) years experience purchasing Heavy Mining Equipment (HME) and Light Vehicles.
• Experience in the development of RFQ’s and RFP’s.
• Experience in negotiations related to contractual conflict resolution.
• Three (3) years experience in utilizing SAP Procurement to perform Buyer’s role.
• Two (2) years experience with Ariba sourcing and contract management or similar systems.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite of software (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, Outlook).

Mid‑Senior level

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