Enterprise Operations Associate Procurement Consultant - Technology Professional Toronto, CA

Avature; Toronto; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is looking for a motivated Associate Procurement Consultant to join their dynamic team. In this role, you will manage competitive bid events, analyze spend data, and build strong relationships with stakeholders. Your expertise in procurement will help clients achieve strategic objectives while ensuring compliance and cost savings. This position offers a unique opportunity to travel and work closely with clients in various sectors, making a significant impact on their procurement processes. Join a company that values innovation and personal growth, and be part of a team that drives excellence in procurement consulting.

Qualifications

• Degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, or Law required.
• Prior experience in competitive bids and supplier negotiations essential.

Responsibilities

• Manage competitive bid events and analyze client spend data.
• Build relationships with stakeholders and negotiate supplier contracts.

Skills

Client Relationship Management

Data Analysis

Strategic Thinking

Attention to Detail

Dealing with Disorder

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Master's Degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

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 the indirect spend category of Information Technology. This role requires regular business travel to remote client locations based on project requirements.

Your role and responsibilities

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. Building and maintaining stakeholder relationships across all levels of the client’s business, procurement, and legal organizations.
4. Negotiating commercial terms and facilitating contracting processes with the client’s suppliers.
5. Analyzing and documenting cost savings versus historical spend to ensure IBM meets or exceeds contractual savings commitments to our clients.
6. Identifying opportunities to transform the client’s procurement organization and policies, and to support the client in achieving its strategic business objectives.
7. Supporting Global Category Leaders and Category Managers with development of category strategies and developing sourcing project strategies.
8. Collaborating with peer consultants supporting our other clients to share and leverage useful templates, strategies, lessons learned, and case studies.

Required education

Bachelor's Degree

Preferred education

Master's Degree

Required technical and professional expertise

1. Degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, Law, or another applicable field.
2. Prior experience leading end-to-end competitive bids and supplier negotiations.
3. Candidates must be willing and able to travel to client locations based on business requirements.

Preferred technical and professional experience

1. Prefer previous experience supporting the Information Technology Category including experience in sub-categories such as: Hardware, Software, Telecom, and IT Services.
2. Client Relationship Management: Ability to build rapport with clients and maintain professionalism in communications with all levels of client stakeholders.
3. 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.
4. Strategic Thinking: Understanding of the importance of "big picture" thinking and planning.
5. 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.
6. Dealing with Disorder: Knowledge of tactics and ability to function effectively in the face of volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity.
7. Microsoft Office: Strong knowledge and proficiency of Microsoft Office suite.
8. Procurement Knowledge: Knowledge of Procurement methods, technologies and processes.

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OTHER RELEVANT JOB DETAILS

Must have the ability to work in Canada without sponsorship. For additional information about location requirements, please discuss with the recruiter following submission of your application.

Job Title: Associate Procurement Consultant

Job ID: 27564

City: Toronto

Country: Canada

Work arrangement: Onsite

Area of work: Enterprise Operations

Employment type: Regular

Contract type: Regular

Position type: Professional

Company: IBM