Strategic Sourcing Manager

Reporting to the Senior Manager, Indirect Global Procurement & Supply Management, the Strategic Sourcing Manager is responsible for Category Strategy, Strategic Sourcing, Critical Supplier Management and Stakeholder Management for assigned categories including Contingent Workforce and Business Services. The candidate will develop long-term strategies aligned with key business stakeholders. The individual will also be accountable for managing and enhancing existing high-profile managed services programs, in liaison with the designated MSP partners.


The candidate must demonstrate highly effective collaboration internally and externally, have a passionate focus on success, commitment to continuous improvement and a relentless drive to deliver results. The successful candidate must exhibit strong analytical and communication skills, a proven ability to build relationships with senior level stakeholders across the organization.


By joining our Global Procurement & Supply Management team, you will have the opportunity to participate in exciting activities not only from a sourcing and program management standpoint, but also in terms of process development and improvement.

Position: Strategic Sourcing Manager
Competitive Salary
Location: St-Laurent, Quebec


Advantages
- Contract Duration: 12 months (possibility of extension)
- Competitive Salary
- Location: Saint-Laurent, Quebec
- Work Mode: 2-3 days on site/week

Responsibilities
Key Responsibilities and Expectations include:

Provide strategic direction, leadership and support related to category management & strategic sourcing to achieve corporate business objectives.

Development, presentation, and maintenance of relevant, subcategory strategies.

Translation of subcategory plans into a rolling 12-month pipeline of strategic sourcing projects to be maintained and prioritized in DevOps, the Indirect Procurement project tracking tool.

Execution of sourcing projects in compliance with established strategic sourcing framework.

Performance of business reviews with strategic suppliers based on an established cadence.

Development, maintenance, and expansion of strategic relationships and alliances with key stakeholders.

Promotion of GPSM value proposition through the identification of collaborative opportunities across various business units.

Contract negotiations with new and/or existing suppliers, in liaison with legal and the relevant stakeholders, to accomplish lowest total cost of ownership (TCO), savings objectives and balanced risk management.

Identification of and participation in process development and improvement initiatives focused on adoption of agile, pragmatic and fast-track principles.


The Strategic Sourcing Manager is also expected to be an effective change agent, working with senior leadership within the Global Procurement & Supply Management organization, and the business to drive sustainable changes to how the organization sources business services. In this role, the individual will regularly interact with key business leaders to balance cost, risk and speed to ensure that the business is able to meet its objectives. The skills to influence and drive change, combined with the drive to deliver results as per the goals set, will enable the Strategic Sourcing Manager to support the rapid evolution of business.

Qualifications
To be successful in this position, the individual is expected to demonstrate the following skills, experience, and background:

University degree, ideally in Procurement, Business, Finance, or Engineering and/or recognized industry accreditation (ISM CPSM, CIPS, SCMP, etc.).

5-7 years of relevant experience

Strong negotiation skills and demonstrable business acumen.

Results oriented and customer-oriented mindset.

Agility and ability to collaborate effectively with internal and external stakeholders in a dynamic and fast-paced environment.

Effective time management and personal organizational skills.
Excellent and authoritative communication and presentation skills.

Self-directed, able to work independently, as well as work in a team-orientated and fast paced environment.

Demonstrate an open-minded genuine curiosity towards understanding the needs of business and the impact of applied solutions.

Proactive attitude and initiative driven.

Good work ethics and political savviness.

Proficient use of digital tools such as MS Office (PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook), Oracle ERP/P2P, SAP and Ariba preferred.

Must be fluent in communicate with French/ English speaking clients located outside Quebec on a regular basis

Skills Matrix - Top 3 Must Have Skills
- Demonstrated experience in Business Services Procurement.
- Excellent and authoritative communication and presentation skills (they will be required to interact with mostly English speaking stakeholders)
- Agility and ability to collaborate effectively with internal and external stakeholders in a dynamic and fast-paced environment.
- Strong negotiation skills and demonstrable business acumen.

Skills Matrix - Top 3 Nice to Have Skills
- Knowledge of IT procurement.
- Proficient use of digital tools such as MS Office (PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook), Oracle ERP/P2P, SAP and Ariba preferred.

Summary
If Strategic Sourcing Manager position interests you, please apply online today at Randstad.ca

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