Director, Procurement

Jobvite, Inc.; Mississauga; Hybrid; CAD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Mattamy Homes Canada in Mississauga is seeking a Director, Procurement to lead the GTA procurement function, shaping how we source, cost and deliver homes. You will build high-performing teams, drive supplier partnerships, and align procurement with construction schedules and product development.

This role requires deep residential construction experience, strategic thinking and strong negotiation and communication skills.

Qualifications

• Post-secondary education in Engineering, Construction Management, Business, Supply Chain, Quantity Surveying or a related discipline.
• 10+ years of procurement/estimating/supply chain experience in residential construction or similar.
• Proven success leading procurement and estimating in production homebuilding.
• Strong understanding of residential construction methods and trade partner management.
• Experience with BOM cost modeling and data-driven decision making.
• Financial/ commercial acumen including budgeting, forecasting and market analysis.
• Ability to influence across senior leadership teams.
• Strong negotiation skills with complex supplier relationships.
• Excellent analytical, communication and presentation skills.
• Strategic mindset balancing long-term planning with execution.
• Strong project management and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a team of Contracts Managers and Procurement Specialists.
• Partner with the VP to execute strategic priorities and drive business results.
• Develop procurement and trade partner strategies to optimize cost, quality and value.
• Lead sourcing, tendering, negotiations and contract strategies across labour, materials and components.
• Build and maintain relationships with trade partners and suppliers for long-term partnerships.
• Guide estimating and cost management including market intel, benchmarking and forecasting.
• Support land acquisition budgeting, risk analysis and feasibility budgets.
• Establish supplier and trade partner performance metrics and reporting.

Skills

Leadership

Negotiation

Strategic procurement

Cost modelling

Stakeholder mgmt

Vendor relationships

Education

Engineering/Construction Management/Business/Supply Chain/Quantity Surveying

Tools

JDE

SmartSheet

ERP/MRP systems

Job description

Role: Director, Procurement

Location: Mississauga, Ontario – Hybrid (4 days/week in office)

Company: Mattamy Homes Canada

Department: Procurement Department, GTA Homebuilding

Employment Type: Full-Time

Reports to: Vice President, Procurement

When it comes to forward-thinking homebuilding and thoughtfully planned communities, Canadians think of Mattamy Homes. And that success is centred on a foundation of great people, because our team is as solid as they come. At Mattamy, we are optimistic, hardworking and supportive. Together we learn and grow as we strive to create a positive impact in the homebuilding industry. Contributing to the Mattamy Way means being surrounded by caring people who encourage you to be exactly who you are. It means your opinion is invited and your contributions count. And it means a career filled with pride, knowing you’re part of an environmentally-conscious, action-oriented organization with big plans for the future. The opportunity to bring the future of living to homeowners based on what Canadians value is exciting – and we’re making it happen.

Learn more about what makes working at Mattamy special and our award-winning culture.

What we offer

Reporting to the Vice President, Procurement, the Director, Procurement is a key leadership role responsible for shaping how GTA Homebuilding procures, costs and delivers homes across our business. This role sits at the intersection of homebuilding operations, trade partner strategy, estimating, product innovation and supply chain optimization.

We're looking for a leader with deep residential homebuilding experience, strong commercial acumen and a passion for building high-performing teams and industry-leading trade partnerships.

What you’ll do

• Lead and develop a team of Contracts Managers and Procurement Specialists, fostering accountability, collaboration and continuous improvement.
• Partner closely with the Vice President, Procurement to execute strategic priorities, strengthen organizational capability and drive business results.
• Develop and execute procurement and trade partner strategies that optimize cost, quality, schedule certainty and customer value.
• Lead sourcing, tendering, trade negotiations and contract strategies across labour, materials and manufactured building components.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with key trade partners and suppliers, creating long-term partnerships focused on performance, innovation and shared success.
• Partner with Construction, Product Development, Architecture, Finance, Land Development and SAMI to identify value engineering opportunities, improve product offerings and enhance construction efficiency.
• Guide estimating and cost management activities, including market intelligence, benchmarking, forecasting and cost modelling.
• Support land acquisition and underwriting activities through feasibility budgets, cost assumptions and risk analysis.
• Establish supplier and trade partner performance metrics, accountability frameworks and reporting mechanisms.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives that improve procurement effectiveness, cost predictability, schedule reliability and operational performance.
• Support future-focused building initiatives, including advanced manufacturing, prefabrication, modular construction and sustainable building solutions.
• Prepare and present strategic recommendations, business cases, capital requests and procurement initiatives to executive leadership.

What you bring

• Post-secondary education in Engineering, Construction Management, Business, Supply Chain, Quantity Surveying or a related discipline.
• 10+ years of progressive experience in procurement, estimating, supply chain, construction operations or related disciplines within residential construction, manufacturing, infrastructure or a similarly complex environment.
• Proven success leading procurement and estimating functions in a production homebuilding environment.
• Deep understanding of residential construction methods, trade partner management, estimating, cost planning, contracting and procurement best practices.
• Demonstrated expertise in developing and analyzing detailed cost breakdowns using complex Bill of Materials (BOM) cost modeling methodologies, with the ability to identify cost drivers, evaluate design and specification impacts, and support data-driven decision-making.
• Demonstrated financial and commercial acumen, including budgeting, forecasting, cost modelling, business case development and market analysis.
• Proven ability to influence and collaborate across multiple functional groups and senior leadership teams.
• Strong negotiation skills with experience managing complex supplier and trade partner relationships.
• Exceptional analytical, communication and presentation skills.
• Strategic mindset with the ability to balance long-term planning and operational execution.
• Strong project management and organizational skills, with the ability to prioritize and deliver results in a fast-paced environment.

Bonus points

• PMP, Lean Six Sigma, SCMP or other procurement/supply chain designation.
• Experience with JDE, SmartSheet, ERP/MRP systems or similar project/procurement systems.
• Experience supporting manufacturing, prefabrication or advanced building methodologies.

Who we are

Mattamy Homes is the largest family-owned homebuilder in North America, with 40-plus years of history across Canada and the United States. Every year, Mattamy helps more than 8,000 families realize their dream of home ownership. In Canada, our communities stretch across the Greater Toronto Area as well as in Ottawa, Calgary and Edmonton.

Be yourself. We want it that way.

At Mattamy, we’re passionate about creating and promoting a diverse and inclusive environment where everyone can do their best work. Diversity and inclusion are important to the work we do to support our homebuyers, colleagues, and communities. From how we build our teams to cultivating our leaders, we’re on a journey toward a welcoming, barrier-free culture for everyone.

Mattamy Homes Canada is committed to providing accommodation for people with disabilities. If you require accommodation through any aspects of the selection process, please notify us on your application and we will work with you to meet your needs.

Mattamy companies may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support our hiring process, including to help screen or assess candidates along the way. These tools work behind the scenes, while people remain at the heart of every hiring decision.

Qualified applicants for this existing vacancy will be contacted directly by the Talent Acquisition team.