Procurement manager Jobs in Cambridge, ON

Procurement Team Lead - Strategic Sourcing

Are you a strategic supply chain leader who thrives on ownership, data, and results? We’re looking for a Procurement Team Lead to guide high-impact sourcing decisions, develop talent, and drive continuous improvement.

WHAT'S IN IT FOR YOU

Benefits:

• Compensation: $96,000 to $132,000 CAD Annually
• Annual Performance-Based Incentive Bonus
• 5% RRSP match
• Stock purchase plan
• Starting 3 weeks of vacation
• Benefits package (health and dental) + $600 health spending account
• Half-Day Fridays
• Continuous learning and career growth with global mobility opportunities.
• A chance to contribute to something bigger - advancing the future of healthcare through automation.

Job Description

Reporting to the Strategic Sourcing Supply Chain Manager, the Procurement Team Lead – Strategic Sourcing plans, organize, direct and control the activities of the assigned procurement roles. This includes ensuring the quality and content of the deliverables generated by the team.

Responsibilities include:

• Lead a team of Supply Chain professionals performing functions such as Cost Estimating, Buying, Supplier Management, and Strategic Sourcing (or others as assigned)
• Coach & mentor team members to achieve and maintain KPI's
• Assign, monitor, and balance team workload (schedule, portfolios, capacity planning, vacation planning and approval etc.)
• Execute the performance management process with the support and guidance from the Supply Chain Management, including conducting performance reviews, delivering progressive discipline etc.
• Independently manage team timesheets ensuring accurate and timely submission for payroll
• Communicate with, evaluate, and approve suppliers to ascertain their ability to meet company requirements, goals, and objectives.
• Negotiate prices, discounts, and delivery arrangements with suppliers.
• Support all commercial and open order escalations
• Perform on-going reviews of product, service, equipment, and expense usage to identify new opportunities for cost savings.
• Effective use of historical and other benchmarking data to ensure competitive pricing.
• Manage cost containment, product standardization, supplier consolidation and benchmarking reports, and other supply chain management strategies that maximize value while ensuring that ATS standards are maintained or enhanced.
• Act as a key resource for ATS staff by assisting in the research and development of products, service and equipment alternatives, initiation and follow-up of evaluations, requests for quotation and other day to day procurement.
• Maintain favorable Terms and Conditions for ATS

Continuous Improvement:

• Understand the ATS Business Model (ABM) fundamentals, value drivers and concepts, and be accountable within your role to objective data analysis, reporting and driving continuous improvement
• Identify, lead, and complete up to medium-high complexity Continuous Improvement opportunities (e.g., Just Do It, Problem Solving, and Kaizen) using a variety of Continuous Improvement tools and become ABM Bootcamp certified no later than 18 months in the position (internal training will be provided).
• Lead Daily Visual Management meetings.
• Annually lead and complete 1 Problem Solving or Kaizen event.

Qualifications

Education

• A post-secondary diploma or degree in materials management or equivalent.
• Supply Chain Canada (or equivalent) designation is an asset.
• PMP training or certification is an asset.
• Manufacturing or Engineering education or experience is an asset.

Experience

• Minimum 5 years’ experience in Purchasing (or equivalent)
• Experience in a custom manufacturing environment is an asset.
• Advanced knowledge of MS Office software including Excel - pivot tables & VLOOKUP + Power Point - presentations
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings is an asset.
• Proven organizational and negotiation skills.
• Excellent oral, interpersonal, and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated problem solving and continuous improvement skills
• Demonstrated ability to interact in a team environment.
• Demonstrated ability to lead initiatives on a cross functional team
• Demonstrated strong analytical, organizational, exercise sound judgment and work without direct supervision in a team environment.
• Utilize proven project management skills.
• Highly motivated, customer-focused team player and innovator.

Health, Safety & Environmental

All employees have the responsibility to work in a safe manner and report any health, safety or environmental concern to their manager or supervisor in a timely manner.

Health, Safety and Environment include:

• Work in compliance with divisional health, safety and environmental procedures
• Refrain from removing or altering safety devices or guarding unless hazardous energies are controlled through lockout-tagout methods
• Report any unsafe conditions or unsafe acts
• Report defect in any equipment or protective device
• Ensure that the required protective equipment is used for the assigned tasks
• Attend all required health, safety and environmental training
• Report any accidents/incidents to supervisor
• Assist in investigating accidents/incidents
• Refrain from engaging in any prank, contest, feat of strength, unnecessary running or rough and boisterous conduct