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Grain Buying Analyst

Lloydminster, SK
Mid Level
full_time
contract

Top Benefits

Paid vacation with flex day program
Health and dental benefits
Substantial mental health coverage

About the role

Worker Type: EmployeeJob Post End Date: 10/15/2025

About this opportunity:

The Grain Procurement Analyst supports the organization’s grain buying strategy by delivering critical market insights, pricing analysis, and supplier offer evaluations to enable informed and cost-effective procurement decisions. This role helps ensure a reliable and competitive grain supply for a single sourcing location, while supporting supply chain continuity and risk mitigation efforts. The top three deliverables of this role are: (1) evaluation of supplier offers and contract support, (2) accurate and timely market reports and price forecasts, and (3) maintenance of analytical tools and dashboards that track procurement performance and market trends.

In scope for this role are domestic and global grain market monitoring, procurement analysis for the sourcing location, collaboration with procurement, logistics, finance, and risk management teams, supporting supplier negotiations, assisting with contract approvals within delegated authority, and helping coordinate day-to-day operational logistics. The role involves both analytical and advisory responsibilities, influencing purchasing decisions and supporting contract execution.

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What you’ll do:

  • Source and purchase grain for a single location, performing duties similar to a Grain Buyer.
  • Monitor domestic and global grain markets, track pricing trends, and forecast costs to guide purchasing decisions.
  • Analyze market conditions and evaluate supplier proposals to secure cost-effective, timely procurement.
  • Negotiate terms and execute contracts within delegated authority to ensure reliable and competitive supply.
  • Collaborate with the Grain Handling office and ethanol production teams to align quality standards and delivery schedules.
  • Manage risks related to price volatility, supply disruptions, and regulatory compliance.
  • Maintain detailed records, dashboards, and reports to support senior management and operational decision-making.
  • Build and sustain strong supplier relationships to ensure consistent grain quality and availability.

Who you are:

Our ideal candidate will have the following minimum requirements:

  • Legally authorized to work in Canada.
  • Bachelor’s degree in agriculture, Agribusiness, Economics, Supply Chain Management, or a related field would be considered an asset.
  • Experience in grain procurement, commodity trading, or agricultural supply chain roles would be considered in lieu of a degree.
  • Strong understanding of grain markets, including domestic and international commodity trends, pricing mechanisms, and risk factors. Familiarity with grain quality standards, contract terms, and regulatory requirements (CFR).
  • Proficiency in data analysis tools such as Excel, Power BI, software for market analysis and reporting, procurement or trading platforms, and/or ERP systems considered an asset.

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

For this position you will be required to maintain a Class 5 driver's license, a satisfactory driving record, and adhere to the appropriate Company policies and guidelines. A driver's abstract will be one of the background checks requested in the pre-employment screening for the final candidate.

Note: The application deadline for this position is 11:59 PM MT, October 14, 2025.

Cenovus was ranked one of Canada’s Best Employers in 2025. We’re committed to being an employer of choice in our industry by offering a competitive total rewards package and employee programs and rewarding career development opportunities. Learn more.

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Who we are:

Ranked as one of Canada’s Best Employers in 2025, 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 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. Cenovus’s downstream operations include upgrading, refining and marketing operations in Canada and the United States.

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The Cenovus experience

Total rewards

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

  • Paid vacation (including a flex day program for eligible staff)
  • Health & dental benefits
  • Substantial mental health coverage
  • Life insurance
  • Disability benefits
  • Employee family assistance
  • Virtual healthcare coverage

Our development philosophy

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

  • Internal course offerings
  • Education assistance for additional development
  • Opportunities to work on special projects
  • Leadership development programs for emerging and established leaders

We actively promote internal job movement, recognizing the value of gaining new perspectives, building connections across teams, and applying expertise in new ways. As a fully integrated energy company, we believe that sharing knowledge across our business and operations creates stronger outcomes—for employees and for the company as a whole.

Our culture

  • Our purpose: We energize the world to make people’s lives better.

  • Our values:

    • Protect what matters
    • Do it right
    • Make it better
    • Do it together
  • Cenovus Cares: We believe in the power of purpose-driven work. Our Employee Giving and Volunteering Program, Cenovus Cares , connects our people to our purpose, inspiring action and elevating impact year-round.

    • Support causes you care about with volunteer opportunities in and outside of work.
    • Earn donation grants while volunteering (up to $1,000 per event).
    • Receive donation matching up to $25,000 annually.
  • Staff resource groups: We have various staff resource groups to help ensure our people feel a sense of belonging and can grow and do their best work. These voluntary groups are employee-led and all groups are open to all staff in all locations.

Equal opportunity employer

We believe a workplace where everyone has merit-based opportunities to grow, achieve career aspirations and feel a sense of belonging benefits our people, our company and the regions where we live and work. We embrace and encourage different perspectives and approaches, which help us make better business decisions. We believe that through this approach, we can solve challenges, seize opportunities and unlock innovative solutions.

To achieve an unbiased and respectful workplace, individuals are evaluated based on qualifications, merit and abilities, and we encourage applications from all qualified candidates. We also acknowledge the value of transferrable skills and may consider equivalent combinations of experience and education should you not meet a specific requirement.

For more information about working at Cenovus, visit cenovus.com .

The requirements of this posting may be modified to support business needs. Title and compensation administration will be based on the skills and capabilities of the successful incumbent.

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About Cenovus Energy

Oil and Gas
5001-10,000

Cenovus Energy Inc. is an integrated energy company headquartered in Calgary. We are committed to responsibly developing our assets in a safe, innovative and cost-efficient manner, integrating environmental, social and governance considerations into our business plans.

We operate in Canada, the United States and the Asia Pacific region. Our 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. Cenovus’s downstream operations include upgrading, refining and marketing operations in Canada and the United States.

Our shares trade under the symbol CVE and are listed on the Toronto and New York stock exchanges.

For more information, visit our website.

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