Vendor manager Jobs in East York, ON

Jobs by Category : People & Culture, Finance and Corporate Affairs

Status : Full Time

Schedule : Regular

Description

Transform Risk into Opportunity. Shape Industry Standards.

Join our team and what we'll accomplish together

Are you a strategic thinker with a track record of ideas, influence, and impact? Procurement at TELUS is on a transformational journey as a key enabler of our competitive advantage. We're redefining the procurement brand and advancing our service delivery model to tackle complex challenges and create exceptional customer experiences across Canada.

The Procurement team impacts everything and everyone at TELUS. We optimize spend across all business units, delivering savings that fuel innovation and exceptional customer experiences. As trusted partners to senior leaders, we guide strategic expenditure decisions while making buying simple and efficient. Our suppliers become strategic allies in delivering value, minimizing risk, and driving innovation. By leveraging AI and robotic process automation, we're embracing world-class practices and unlocking new possibilities.

What you’ll do

Execute procurement optimization strategies and develop world‑class approaches to procurement transformation and workload optimization.

Drive procurement policy compliance through reporting, governance, and policy maintenance across TELUS CPO.

Lead strategic procurement programs including savings management, audit management, and contract lifecycle management.

Manage procurement front door operations and drive engagement across TELUS CPO through workload management improvements and analytics.

Develop and deploy change management strategies across procurement category teams using market knowledge and influencing skills.

Provide reporting and analytics support to enable data‑driven decision making and performance monitoring.

Leverage market expertise to implement best‑in‑class approaches to policy and risk management.

Serve as an individual contributor within the TELUS Transformation Procurement team with accountability for transformation initiatives.

Qualifications

What you bring

Applauded for “can‑do” attitude, belief in the art of the possible, and proven track record of achieving results in complex environments.

Recognized for driving change and innovation with strong change management and influencing skills.

Exceptional communicator, influencer, and negotiator with ability to build and maintain effective partnerships with all stakeholders, including senior leaders.

Strong business and financial acumen with ability to analyze and translate data and intelligence into actionable insights and strategic recommendations.

Proven experience in leading procurement transformation, workload optimization, and Savings Program Management initiatives.

Strong subject‑matter expertise in Procurement Policy, Strategic Vendor Management, and strategic sourcing concepts and best practices.

Solid understanding of negotiation theory, strategies, and practices with demonstrated execution excellence.

Strong data analytics and project management skillset with experience in procurement transformation activities.

Bachelor's degree in any domain.

Great-to-haves

Advanced knowledge of English is required because you will most of the time interact in English with external parties (clients, suppliers, candidates, external partners, etc.); interact in English with internal parties (colleagues, internal partners, stakeholders, etc.); and work with IT tools whose interface is only accessible in English as part of this position's main responsibilities given its international scope.

Salary Range : $94,000-$142,000

Performance Bonus or Sales Incentive Plan : 15%

Actual total compensation will be determined based on factors such as knowledge, skills, performance and experience. In addition, TELUS offers rewarding benefits, which may vary per job function, such as :

• Comprehensive total rewards package highlighting competitive salary and bonus structures, minimum 3 weeks of vacation, and flexible benefits plan to meet the needs of you and your family
• Flexibility to work in‑office, virtually or a combination of both
• Generous company matched pension and share purchase programs
• Opportunity to give back to communities in which we work, live and serve
• Career growth and learning & development opportunitiestodevelop your skills
• And much more …

A bit about us

We’re a people-focused, customer‑first, purpose‑driven team who works together every day to innovate and do good. We improve lives through our technology solutions and foster a culture of innovation that empowers team members to solve complex problems and create remarkable human outcomes in a digital world.

You’ll find our engaging, high‑performance culture personally fulfilling, professionally challenging, and financially rewarding. We’re committed to diversity and equitable access to employment opportunities based on ability. Your unique contributions and talents will be valued and respected here. When you join our team, you’re helping us make the future friendly.

Note for Quebec candidates : if knowledge of English is required for this position, it is because the team member will be asked, on a regular basis, to interact in English with external or internal parties or to use English applications or software as part of their tasks.

People & Culture, Finance and Corporate Affairs

Across People & Culture, Finance and Corporate Affairs, we are the diverse and talented team responsible for making sure TELUS is managed as a world‑leading organization.

We are honoured to be recognized

150,000+

Team members worldwide

14

# of years voted One of Canada’s Best Corporate Citizens

Accessibility

TELUS is proud to foster an inclusive culture that embraces diversity. We are committed to fair employment practices and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment.

We offer accommodation for applicants with disabilities, as required, during the recruitment process.

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