Gestionnaire de l’approvisionnement (Bilingue)

BGIS; Toronto; On-site; CAD 96,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

BGIS is seeking a Senior Manager, Strategic Sourcing to lead cross-functional teams in Corporate Services and IT spend categories across BGIS and related business units. You will drive efficiency and savings through strategic category management, supplier negotiations, and compliant contracting practices.

The role requires 5–10 years of experience, a Community College Diploma, strong leadership, analytics, and a proven ability to manage end-to-end sourcing initiatives in a multi-site environment

Qualifications

• Leadership experience guiding teams to meet objectives.
• Extensive knowledge of strategic sourcing and category management.
• Experience negotiating IT and corporate services agreements to drive savings.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with advanced MS Office proficiency.
• Ability to engage multiple stakeholders and influence decisions.
• French proficiency is an asset.

Responsibilities

• Lead recruitment, mentoring, and performance management for the team.
• Recommend compensation adjustments and manage staff performance.
• Develop, recommend and implement category plans for BGIS spend.
• Negotiate supplier terms and optimize contracts across BGIS groups.
• Ensure procurement initiatives align with risk, legal, and finance.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic sourcing

Contract negotiations

Financial/Cost optimization

Analytical thinking

MS Office

Communication

Influence and collaboration

French (asset)

Education

Community College Diploma

Job description

The Senior Manager, Strategic Sourcing Is accountable to drive efficiency and savings in Corporate Services and IT spend categories (including software, hardware, travel, equipment and general Sales and Administrative expenses (SG&A)) across BGIS and related business units.

KEY DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

Demonstrates strong, competent leadership for team members to guide them in reaching their full potential and meeting their objectives, which supports achievement of our corporate goals. Specifically, these responsibilities include but not limited to:

• Full involvement with recruiting talent.
• Provides mentoring, coaching and guidance to all team members.
• Objectively recommends compensation adjustments.
• Manages all aspects of performance.

Strategic Category Management Planning & Delivery

• Engage concerned parties to understand business requirements.
• Develop, recommend and implement category plans.
• Ensure that major procurement initiatives are completed in accordance with corporate sourcing policies and procedures, and that the resulting contractual agreements liaise with Risk Management, Legal Counsel, and Finance as needed.
• Plan and execute initiatives to achieve BGIS’s strategic sourcing goals and objectives.
• Lead the review and measurement of the effectiveness of the strategy.
• Operate as the “project manager” to ensure initiatives are completed on schedule.
• Ensure that the financial terms of major supplier agreements are optimized by leveraging the buying power of the BGIS group of companies and parent organizations.
• Negotiate volume discount and rebate structures within major agreements, wherever possible.
• Escalate and resolve implementation issues as required.
• Perform sourcing opportunity assessment analyses to help prioritize the initiatives that will best support the corporate sourcing strategy and Customer Business Group objectives.
• Achieve improvements in operational efficiencies and cost savings as a result.
• Identify the required subject matter expertise and resources to effectively execute priority procurement initiatives. Then team with applicable BGIS Customer Business Groups, Lines of Business, and Central Support team members to execute each initiative. Identify and source 3rd party subject matter expertise and / or resources as needed.

Competitive Bids

• Manage end-to-end competitive bid process for assigned categories.
• Negotiate with suppliers to secure optimum cost and maximum value.
• Leads the negotiation, development, implementation, amendments and monitoring of supplier contractual agreements.

Strategic Sourcing Best Practices & Industry Trends

• Maintain in-depth and current category knowledge as well as knowledge of strategic sourcing best practices and industry trends.
• Provide category and strategic sourcing subject matter expertise.

Decision Making Capacity

• Develop procurement approaches that yield highest client and BGIS value; ability to develop and format compelling business cases; approaches and process impact BGIS cost of procurement, team effectiveness.
• Negotiate and interpret contracts on behalf of BGIS g: BGIS financial risk, adherence to Client contractual obligations, term of agreement and exit provisions, client service satisfaction, cost to client; with support available make decisions with respect to best approach toward contracts.
• Act as first escalation point for contract issues – decisions may affect BGIS legal standing, cost of and/or probability of legal costs.

Ensure maintenance of proper documentation and supporting process to meet BGIS, Client and business process needs.

• Special projects as assigned.

KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS

• Community College Diploma with 5-10 years of relevant experience.
• Knowledge of strategicsourcing requirementsand practices.Maintainscurrent knowledge.
• Has outsourcing knowledge.
• Leadership skills and ability to influence multiple concerned parties and engage their support and consensus.
• Considerable experience negotiating IT and Corporate Services Agreements to drive efficiency and savings.
• Exceptional conflict management / resolution skills.
• Advanced written and verbal communication skills – executive report writing.
• Abilityto manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Abilityto develop and execute supplier contract agreements.
• Ability to become engaged in issues outside of direct experience, quickly and effectively grasp key process elements and lead discussion with other concerned parties to determine root cause issues and make added-value policy and process recommendations and changes.
• Team facilitation, management, and leadership experience and demonstrated abilityto lead teams.
• Highlyadvancedanalytical and problem-solving skills.
• Advanced competency in MS Office applications.
• Advancedinfluence, persuasion and negotiation skills.
• High degree of businessethicsand accountability.
• High degree of client service orientation.
• Possessesa team spirit and strong collaboration.
• Exceptional interpersonal skills.
• French proficiency is considered an asset.

Licenses and/or Professional Accreditation

• Supply Chain Management Professional Designation preferred.

This is a regular, full-time position with a salary range of $96,322 - $120,402 per annum. The starting salary will be based on the successful candidate’s competencies, including but not limited to experience, education and performance related to this role.

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Job Info

• Job Identification 233272
• Posting Date 09/23/2026, 01:46 PM
• Job Schedule Full time
• Job Shift Day
• Locations Toronto, ON, Canada North York, ON, Canada Markham, ON, Canada Brampton, ON, Canada