Specialist Procurement & Contract AI

Join CPKC North Americas first transnational railroad connecting U.S. Canada and Mexico where your career drives progress and safety is paramount. We connect communities fuel economic growth and provide meaningful work in a culture that values diversity accountability and pride. With opportunities for training development and advancement youre not just building a careeryoure part of something bigger. Together we move goods connect people and create lasting change. Your future starts here.

PURPOSE OF THE POSITION:

Specialist Procurement & Contract AI supports the implementation optimization and ongoing administration of the Contract AI platform within Procurement to reduce contract value leakage improve compliance and drive value realization. This role serves as a key link between Procurement and Information Systems (IS) translating contract and business requirements into AI-enabled solutions including defined AI agents business rules and technical specifications that can be effectively deployed within AI-driven tools.

This position can be based in Calgary Toronto Winnipegor Kansas City.

POSITION ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• Support the implementation and continuous improvement of Contract AI tools to extract key contractual clauses (e.g. pricing rate cards discounts SLAs rebates termination rights)
• Translate contractual language into structured data models that can be leveraged by AI agents for automated analysis and validation
• Configure and tune AI models/agents to improve accuracy in clause detection classification and applicability
• Validate AI-generated outputs against contract source documents to ensure accuracy and alignment with negotiated terms
• Support the development of invoice compliance frameworks that compare contractual terms to actual supplier billings to identify leakage overbilling or non-compliance
• Lead investigations into identified discrepancies and support resolution with suppliers and internal stakeholders
• Maintain a library of standardized contract clauses and taxonomy to support consistent AI interpretation and application
• Partner closely with Sourcing leads to understand negotiated contract terms interpret commercial intent and ensure those terms are correctly applied to invoicing supplier performance monitoring compliance tracking within the Contract AI platform.
• The role will work with IS on system integration model improvements reporting and scalable deployment across procurement categories to identify leakage enforce commercial terms and improve sourcing doing so this position will help enable the continued growth and adoption of AI within Procurement through Contract AI and other emerging AI tools.
• Identify opportunities to expand AI use cases (e.g. obligation tracking milestone monitoring automated dispute triggers)

POSITION REQUIREMENTS:

• Minimum 3 years of experience in Information systems contract negotiation sourcing or procurement
• Bachelors degree in Supply Chain Information Systems Computer Science or a related field
• Experience working with complex commercial agreements (e.g. MSAs SOWs pricing models rate cards)
• Experience with AI/ML tools data analytics platforms or intelligent automation solutions (e.g. Contract AI NLP tools or similar technologies)
• Technical proficiency in one or more of the following:
• Data analysis tools (e.g. SQL Python Power BI)
• AI/ML or natural language processing concepts
• System integration or data mapping
• Strong understanding of how procurement and finance systems operate (e.g. SAP Ariba invoice processing workflows)
• Demonstrated ability to work cross-functionally with Procurement IS Finance and Legal teams
• Ability to develop and deliver formal presentations & business cases on portfolio specific topics

WHAT CPKC HAS TO OFFER:

• Flexible and competitive benefits package
• Competitive company pension and/or retirement plans
• Employee share purchase plan
• Performance incentive plan
• Annual fitness subsidy
• Part-time studies program

PRE-EMPLOYMENT REQUIREMENTS:

Background Investigation

• Criminal history check
• Education verification
• Professional references

BECOMING A RAILROADER:

As an employee with a North American presence the possibility does exist that the location of your position may be changed based on organizational requirements.

Management Conductor Program

Becoming a qualified conductor or locomotive engineer is the single best way for a management employee to learn the business at CPKC. You may be required to obtain a certification or to maintain your current certification/qualification as a conductor or locomotive engineer.

CULTURE OF INCLUSION:

For our U.S. applicants CPKC is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer inclusive of protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. For Canadian applicants CPKC is an employment equity employer committed to the principles of employment equity and inclusion. We encourage all qualified candidates to apply including: women Black Indigenous People of Color (BIPOC) members of the LGBTQ community and people with disabilities. Accommodations for the job application process can be provided as appropriate upon request. All applicant information will be managed in accordance with the federal Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA).

• Req ID: 106354
• Department: Procurement
• Job Type: Full-Time
• Position Type: Non-Union
• Location: Toronto Ontario
• Country: Canada
• % of Travel: 0-10%
• # of Positions: 1
• Job Grade: 4
• Job Available to: Internal & External

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