Manager, Operations and Procurement

PwC Canada; Calgary; On-site; CAD 112,400 - 162,400; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Flexible work programs

Inclusive benefits

Job summary

A leading consulting firm is seeking a Manager in Operations and Procurement to drive improvements in client procurement practices. This role involves leading engagements, mentoring team members, and developing strategies that optimize costs and enhance operational efficiency. Candidates should have over 5 years of relevant experience and expertise in procurement technologies like SAP. Competitive salary range of $112,400 - $162,400 with opportunities for incentive pay.

Qualifications

• Experience in leadership roles within a procurement function or consulting.
• Familiar with spend analysis and procurement cost saving.
• Proven ability to mentor team members.

Responsibilities

• Lead large client engagements in procurement transformations.
• Develop trusted relationships with decision makers.
• Conduct workshops to promote best practices.

Skills

Procurement and sourcing experience

Understanding of source-to-pay processes

Ability to generate procurement metrics

Negotiation strategies

Cost and scenario analysis

Expertise in procurement technology

Education

5+ years’ experience in procurement or management consulting

Tools

SAP S4 Sourcing & Procurement

SAP Ariba

Job description

A career within Operations and Procurement consulting services will provide you with the opportunity to work with our clients to improve value within their businesses and to their communities through their procurement practices and safeguard their sources of supply. These are particularly critical in our economic environment today. Our clients are seeking our services to help improve their procurement and sourcing activities by understanding their business, analyzing their spending, understanding their supplier markets, integrating technology systems to identify opportunities for supporting their business goals. In addition, our clients also need our services to discover the best ways to reduce costs for procurement of goods and services through the integration of strategies that integrate opportunities beyond price reductions. You’ll work with clients across sectors – from government and public sector organizations to private sector organizations in different parts of the economy in these critically timely challenges.

The Opportunity

As a Manager, Operations and Procurement, unlock your potential and embrace the chance to drive meaningful outcomes that’ll elevate your career. Your role will include, but isn’t limited to:

Procurement Skills

• Understanding and experience of procurement and sourcing, covering sourcing to contract, procurement to pay, contract management and supplier management
• Understand end-to-end source-to-pay (budgeting, planning, sourcing, procurement, payment)
• Familiar with spend analysis and understanding levers impacting procurement costs saving
• Able to identify, track and report key procurement metrics to reduce cost and improve effectiveness
• Able to generate and have experience in implementing efficient sourcing and category management strategies such as: TCO, supplier collaboration, design to cost, risk management, price leverage, organizational design, operating model, global sourcing, digital procurement, etc.
• Able to assess and drive transformational improvements across procurement and sourcing organizations
• Able to perform cost and scenario analysis, and benchmarking
• Familiar with forecasting price and market trends
• Able to develop negotiation strategies for procurement process, as well as contract negotiations to secure profitable deals (time, cost)
• Analyze client’s need for the procurement and sourcing to identify business problems leading to developing solution resulting cost improvements, and driving operational efficiencies within the procurement function
• Conduct workshops and training sessions to promote best practices in procurement

Engagement Management

• Establish credibility with our clients by demonstrating expertise and knowledge of various aspects of procurement transformation
• Lead the delivery of large engagements, leading a team of 2-5 from initial assessment and business case to full implementation and value creation. This includes the management of engagement risk and project economics including planning and budgeting
• Act as a subject matter expert on client projects.

Business Development

• Develop and maintain trusted relationships with decision makers at key clients;
• Contribute to pursuits and proposal development including architecting innovative approaches and methodologies;
• Collaborate with PwC colleagues across other lines of services globally to identify best suitable solutions to service our clients’ needs.

People Development

• Mentor and guide team members in best practices for process design and implementation
• Develop and deliver training and share knowledge from across the global network with our team;
• Actively participate in staff recruitment activities.

What You'll Bring

• An interest in continuous upskilling for a digital world. Procurement and relevant technological trends, an openness to learning new tools and adapting how you work
• 5+ years’ experience in leadership roles of a procurement function or similar experience with a leading management consulting firm, demonstrating working knowledge of category management and strategic sourcing, procurement function strategy and operating model development and implementation, procurement function process and technology design and implementation
• Preferably have experience with leading procurement technology (e.g. SAP S4 Sourcing & Procurement, SAP Ariba, SAP Fieldglass, Coupa)
• Proven success in building trusted executive relationships by demonstrating subject matter expertise in the procurement function
• Proven success in contributing to a team-oriented environment, collaborative working and high-quality client focused services
• Exemplify strong attention to detail, strong analytical, critical thinking, and creative problem-solving skills
• Entrepreneurial and results driven achiever
• Proven track record of managing and delivering complex, multi-faceted transformation projects, demonstrating strategic and creative thinking, excellent writing, presentation, communication and influencing skills, individual initiative and motivating teams.
• Proven leader with extensive abilities to build solid and collaborative relationships with team members, foster a productive teamwork environment, lead teams to generate a vision, leverage diverse views, and help develop and grow team members throughout the course of every engagement.

This position ensures continuity and upholds our standards of excellence following the departure of a valued team member.

The salary range for this position is $112,400 - $162,400. The posted salary range represents the expected hiring range for PwC locations in major city centres. Given our national recruiting approach, ranges may vary for positions in other locations. At PwC Canada, base salary is determined by your skills, experience, qualifications and work location. In addition to base salary, eligible employees may have opportunities to participate in variable incentive pay programs which are designed to reward individual and firm-wide achievements. We are committed to offering competitive compensation and adhere to all relevant pay transparency legislation. During the hiring process, our Talent Acquisition team will provide details about our comprehensive total rewards package.

Why you’ll love PwC

We’re inspiring and empowering our people to change the world. Powered by the latest technology, you’ll be a part of diverse teams helping public and private clients build trust and deliver sustained outcomes. This meaningful work, and our continuous development environment, will take your career to the next level. We reward your impact, and support your wellbeing, through a competitive compensation package, inclusive benefits and flexibility programs that will help you thrive in work and life. Learn more about our Application Process and Total Rewards Package at: https://jobs-ca.pwc.com/ca/en/life-at-pwc

PwC Canada acknowledges that we work and live across Turtle Island, on the land that is now known as Canada, which are the lands of the ancestral, treaty and unceded territories of the First Nations, Métis and Inuit Peoples. We recognize the systemic racism, colonialism and oppression that Indigenous Peoples have experienced and still go through, and we commit to allyship and solidarity.

We’re committed to providing accommodation throughout the application, interview, and employment process. If you require accommodation to be at your best, please let us know during the application process.