IT Procurement Specialist

Argentus has been engaged by a fantastic new client on a set of impactful IT procurement roles (industry confidential). This company boasts an extremely well-known brand and a world-renowned supply chain function, and is known as an excellent place to work and a great place to build your procurement career with a top-flight team of contributors. Today, they have tapped Argentus to search for a number of IT Procurement Specialists!

These individuals will work out of the company’s Toronto, ON office (Hybrid) as part of the company’s specialized IT procurement team, with a mandate to deliver end-to-end strategic sourcing projects for the company’s various categories of IT spend. Categories include software, Software as a Service (SaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS), AI, and application delivery. In these roles, the successful candidates will take on sourcing for complex IT sourcing projects, working independently to manage these projects from end-to-end and deliver results. You will work with IT stakeholders in the business to gather detailed requirements, develop and deploy RFx documentation, research the supplier marketplace, and engage suppliers in a competitive procurement process. You will identify prospective suppliers and engage in proactive negotiations and contract development, arriving at agreements which drive value in terms of service delivery, cost, risk management and innovation. In these roles, the successful candidates will also have exposure to senior leadership in the business, as you will be working to present the results of procurement projects for approval and drive conversations around value and terms.

These are excellent sole contributor-level roles for established IT Procurement professionals. The successful candidates need to have :

• Strong procurement experience in multiple IT categories including software, SaaS, PaaS, AI, and application delivery.
• A good understanding of end-to-end RFx development and delivery.
• Exceptional negotiation skills, and a good understanding of legal and contracting terms.
• An ability to manage and execute complex procurement projects independently.
• Strong communications and presentation skills to gain buy-in from stakeholders and present to senior leadership in the business.

So if you’re a procurement professional with solid IT category experience under your belt, apply today!

Please note : We regret that only candidates already located in Canada are eligible to apply. This capsule job description is meant to give prospective candidates an overview of the role. A full job description is available upon request.

About Argentus : We are a boutique recruitment firm specialized entirely within the areas of Supply Chain Management and Procurement, with the goal of placing candidates at some of the top companies in Canada.

Please note : We thank all applicants for their interest, however we are only able to reply to applicants who fit our client's criteria.