Associate Procurement Consultant - Indirect

Leadingtalent; Toronto; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology firm in Toronto is seeking an Associate Procurement Consultant to join its Procurement BPO team. This hybrid position involves managing competitive bids, analyzing procurement data, and building relationships with clients to achieve procurement goals. Candidates should have a degree in Business or a related field and previous experience in strategic sourcing and supplier negotiations is preferred. Regular travel to client sites is required as part of the role.

Qualifications

• Candidates must be willing and able to travel to client locations based on business requirements.
• Prefer previous Strategic Sourcing experience in Indirect spend categories including Information Technology.
• Experience leading end-to-end competitive bids and supplier negotiations.

Responsibilities

• Managing multiple competitive bid events for clients within assigned spend categories.
• Analyzing client’s historical spend data to identify sourcing opportunities.
• Building and maintaining stakeholder relationships across all levels of the client’s business.

Skills

Data Analysis

Strategic Thinking

Client Relationship Management

Accuracy and Attention to Detail

Education

Degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, Law, or another applicable field

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Introduction

IBM is seeking highly motivated individuals with prior procurement experience to join our Procurement BPO team of procurement consulting professionals. Our team provides procurement services to IBM’s external clients across all industry segments.

Specifically, we are seeking to fill the role of an Associate Procurement Consultant to support our clients’ procurement and strategic sourcing requirements in indirect spend categories such as: Facilities, MRO, Capital Equipment, Real Estate, Corporate & Professional Services, Information Technology, Marketing, Travel, Logistics, and Contingent Labor. This role requires regular business travel to remote client locations based on project requirements.

Your role and responsibilities

• Managing multiple competitive bid events for clients (i.e., Request for Proposal, Request for Quote, Request for Information, Reverse Auctions etc.) within assigned spend categories
• Analyzing client’s historical spend data in one or more categories in order to identify sourcing opportunities, support category strategy development, and measure compliance with supplier agreements
• Building and maintaining stakeholder relationships across all levels of the client’s business, procurement, and legal organizations
• Negotiating commercial terms and facilitating contracting processes with the client’s suppliers
• Analyzing and documenting cost savings versus historical spend to ensure IBM meets or exceeds contractual savings commitments to our clients
• Identifying opportunities to transform the client’s procurement organization and policies, and to support the client in achieving its strategic business objectives
• Supporting Global Category Leaders and Category Managers with development of category strategies and developing sourcing project strategies
• Collaborating with peer consultants supporting our other clients to share and leverage useful templates, strategies, lessons learned, and case studies

Required technical and professional expertise

• Degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, Law, or another applicable field.
• Prior experience leading end-to-end competitive bids and supplier negotiations.
• Candidates must be willing and able to travel to client locations based on business requirements.
• This is a Hybrid position (minimum 3-days per week in an IBM or client office) with approved IBM office location in Toronto

Preferred technical and professional experience

• Prefer previous Strategic Sourcing experience in Indirect spend categories including Information Technology, Professional Services, Facilities, MRO, Marketing, Logistics, and Travel.
• Client Relationship Management: Ability to build rapport with clients and maintain professionalism in communications with all levels of client stakeholders. On-time delivery of high-quality analyses and presentations.
• Data Analysis: Ability to utilize procurement and financial data to understand spending trends within a business, and to leverage that information to identify procurement insights that result in process efficiencies or cost savings for the client.
• Strategic Thinking: Understanding of the importance of "big picture" thinking and planning. Ability to apply business acumen to focus on key success factors for the organization.
• Accuracy and Attention to Detail: Understanding the necessity and value of accuracy and attention to detail; ability to process information with high levels of accuracy.
• Dealing with Disorder: Knowledge of tactics and ability to function effectively in the face of volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity.
• Microsoft Office: Strong knowledge and proficiency of Microsoft Office suite. Ability to efficiently and accurately analyze procurement data using Microsoft Excel, and to build client-ready presentations using Microsoft PowerPoint.
• Procurement Knowledge: Knowledge of Procurement methods, technologies and processes.

IBM is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, caste, genetics, pregnancy, disability, neurodivergence, age, veteran status, or other characteristics. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.