Procurement Advisor

Insight Global; Calgary; Hybrid; CAD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment firm is seeking an Advisor for Corporate Procurement in Calgary. This 12-month hybrid role involves negotiations with suppliers, contract management, and strategic sourcing. Candidates should have at least five years of relevant experience and a bachelor's degree in business or a related field. Key skills include negotiation, communication, and proficiency in procurement tools like SAP Ariba and PowerBI.

Qualifications

• Minimum five years relevant industry experience with three years in strategic sourcing.
• Experience in supply chain and procurement including contract management and negotiations.
• Thorough understanding of S2P processes and tools.

Responsibilities

• Negotiate with suppliers and develop contracts.
• Perform market research and supplier due diligence.
• Administer contracts and manage spend compliance.

Skills

Strategic sourcing experience

Excellent communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Negotiation skills

Data management tools proficiency

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, Finance

Tools

SAP Ariba

SAP ECC

Oracle

MS Excel

PowerBI

Job description

JOB DESCRIPTION

Insight Global is looking for an Advisor, Corporate Procurement for a 12 month contract. This is a hybrid opportunity, with the expectation to go on-site at the Calgary office 2 days a week, with the other 3 days at home.

Responsibilities include:

• Negotiate with suppliers and develop contracts with favorable terms and conditions

• Assess industry & supplier landscape by performing market research and supplier due diligence

• Gathering scopes of work, specifications, volumes, etc., to guide internal customer needs by developing RFx packages

• Coordination of internal stakeholders’ discussion on RFx package and evaluation

• Analyze RFx supplier proposals and bid evaluation results to make supplier selection recommendations

• Writing contract executive summaries & securing contract signatures

• Administration of contracts & amendments in the appropriate contract management and sourcing systems

• Resolving invoicing/payment issues with corporate buyers and suppliers

• Monitoring and tracking of contract & spend compliance & savings

• Assist in developing and executing the Corporate spend strategy in line with our clients Procurement’s objectives,

• Support the Corporate Procurement Management team with the development, planning, and implementation of Procurement initiatives impacting the Business Unit through indirect spend data subject matter expertise

• Act as a subject matter expert on indirect spend data (goods and services) and S2C/P2P Procurement process

• Understanding of Supplier Portal and SAP Ariba tools, systems, and processes and how they are integrated with all Systems

• Extracting, analyzing, and managing spend data from both SAP ECC & Oracle

• Work closely with peers (Corporate Procurement leads and advisors, Management Leads, Management Analysts, Governance & Enablement team) and Leadership Team to ensure the procurement S2P tool kit addresses customer needs

REQUIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• Minimum five years relevant industry experience with three years’ experience in strategic sourcing and supply chain management.

• Experience in supply chain and procurement, including negotiations, strategy development and implementation, supplier relationships, contract management/development, forecasting, risk management, and S2P processes and tools.

• Strategic sourcing experience and capabilities

• S2C and P2P process

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with comfort working cross-functionally to gather information and resolve conflicts

• Clear and thorough understanding of, and practical experience with, enterprise asset management systems, contract management tools, data management tools, and S2P systems

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, Finance, or a related field

NICE TO HAVE SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• Experience engaging in other corporate procurement areas (e.g. HR, Legal, Finance, Safety (SHE), etc.) also considered an asset.

• Experience with IT hardware/software, managed/consulting services, and value-added reseller (VAR) contracts preferred.

• Advanced MS Excel skills, PowerBI, and dashboarding experience would also be an asset

• Certifications in disciplines such as Procurement (SCMP/CPSM), Lean / Six Sigma, or Operational Planning preferred