Manager, SCM Lima Operations

About this opportunity

Cenovus Energy is seeking a Manager, SCM Lima Operations, to lead supply chain activities at the Lima Refinery within US Operations. Reporting to the Sr. Manager, SCM US Operations, this role oversees indirect goods and services lifecycle management, sourcing, contracting, and transactional support while providing day-to-day leadership to the local SCM team. The successful candidate will drive value creation, cost optimization, and risk mitigation in close partnership with refinery leadership.

This position is a key member of the Lima Refinery Leadership Team, supporting the General Manager in delivering effective end-to-end supply chain solutions.

Interested in working in Lima? Learn More

• Develop and execute overall strategy for the sourcing support, contracts administration, and performance management; coordinating the team’s activities to meet the service levels for US Downstream.

• Lead the department in driving cost out of the business through developing support staff capabilities and developing more efficient business processes in collaboration with the Sr. Manager, US Operations.

• Ensure One SCM approach in relationship with Supply Chain Service Center, SCM US Projects, US Materials Management, and other SCM teams.

• Deliver all operating performance metrics for SCM, US Operations, focused on safety, delivery, cost, and quality, facilitating business process in support of ongoing operations

• Ensure SCM processes are executed in accordance with Cenovus Supply Chain Management policy, and all relevant regulations. Using Commercial judgement, common sense, and simplification mindset, understanding the differences between non-negotiable compliance elements (Safety, Ethics and Compliance, Code of Conduct, Law) and SCM operating practices, while keeping Cenovus US Downstream business value in focus.

• Ensure SCM US Operations supports safety and a culture of accountability aspirations through alignment to the robust Contractor Safety Management practices and COIMS Element 11 requirements.

• Legally authorized to work in the US

• High school diploma or equivalent required; a post-secondary degree in Supply Chain Management or a related field and/or Supply Chain Management Professional (SCMP) certification considered an asset

• 12+ years of work history, including experience in a procurement environment, and supervisory experience

We acknowledge the value of transferrable skills and may consider equivalent combinations of experience and education should you not meet a specific requirement.

Note:
The Final date to receive applications for this position is 11:59 PM MT MARCH 6TH, 2026.

Cenovus is an integrated energy company headquartered in Calgary. We’re committed to maximizing value by developing our assets in a safe, responsible and cost-efficient manner.

We operate in Canada, the United States and the Asia Pacific region. Our downstream operations include upgrading, refining and marketing operations in Canada and the United States. We are currently the largest refiner in Ohio and transport products from our refineries in Lima and Toledo, Ohio and Superior, Wisconsin via pipelines, rail cars and trucks to customers throughout the United States.

Other operations include oil sands projects in northern Alberta, thermal and conventional crude oil and natural gas projects across Western Canada, crude oil production offshore Newfoundland and Labrador and natural gas and liquids production offshore China and Indonesia.

Find Cenovus on Linked In, Facebook and Instagram.

We’re committed to being an employer of choice through competitive compensation and our comprehensive total rewards package, including:

• Generous paid vacation

• Annual bonus

• Retirement savings plan matching

• Long-term incentives

• Medical & dental coverage

• Life insurance

• Disability benefits

• Employee assistance program

• Virtual healthcare coverage

• Generous leave of absence programs

• Fitness membership reimbursement

We foster a culture of continuous learning and development to support employees as they build meaningful careers. We offer a variety of employee…