Procurement Analyst

HireTalent - Staffing & Recruiting Firm; Montreal; Hybrid; CAD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A staffing and recruiting firm in Montreal seeks a Vendor Management Operations AVP – Analyst/ Coordinator to support vendor management and procurement processes. The role involves data analysis, contract governance, and collaboration with international teams. Ideal candidates will have a Bachelor's degree and 4+ years of procurement experience. Strong analytical and communication skills are essential, with a preference for knowledge of French. This position offers a hybrid work model.

Qualifications

• 4+ years’ experience in procurement preferred.
• Knowledge of English is required.
• Functional French (preferred).
• Experience with supply management tools/software is an asset.

Responsibilities

• Perform data analysis and reconciliation of vendor management operations.
• Assist with vendor operational activities for North America.
• Contribute to contract governance processes for third-party management.
• Perform invoice approvals and vendor onboarding.
• Provide reports for senior management and committees.

Skills

Strong communication skills

Analytical skills

Detail orientated

Interpersonal skills

Critical thinking

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business, finance, engineering, economics or applied sciences

Tools

Ariba

IQN

Hiperos

Ivalua

Power BI

MS Excel

MS Word

MS Access

MS PowerPoint

Visio

Job description

Vendor Management Operations AVP – Analyst/ Coordinator

Location: Montréal, QC (Hybrid, 3 days Onsite)

13 months contract.

Position Details

In order to support the delivery of the Growth, Technology, and Sustainability (GTS) plan for the Americas and centralize core corporate functions, the Bank has created a new department, Enterprise Services (ES).

Enterprise Services team encompasses Premises, Enterprise Data Management Solutions, Procurement & Performance (P&P), Third Party Management Office and Location Strategy for CIB Americas. In addition, the Vendor Management Operations team was created to further support the platform’s growth and ES 2025 Strategic vision. This organizational evolution will notably contribute to the Enterprise Services Client First culture by streamlining and enhancing the end-to-end operations related to vendor management for our internal stakeholders. Vendor Management Operations (VMO) is the merger of the operational activities of the Third-Party Management Office (TPMO), Procurement and Accounts Payables teams, all performed out of Canada and ISPL.

The candidate will report locally to the Vendor Management Operations Lead.

The candidate must have the ability to support vendor management operations and maintain strong Procurement processes while continuously adapt to additional controls and workflows to ensure compliance with the CIB North America (NAR) platform.

Responsibilities

• Perform data analysis and reconciliations of various data sources to develop required reports on a regular basis to track and monitor various areas of vendor management operations;
• Assist with the vendor operational activities for NAR in collaboration with teams in India to contribute to end to end vendor management experience for stakeholders;
• Contribute to contract governance processes to enable strong controls around the contractual clauses implementation and adherence in relation to the Client’s third parties;
• Perform invoice approvals, coversheet facilitation and offboarding of vendors;
• Contribute to the process for onboarding of contingent resources;
• Perform cost center updates and management in the tool;
• Respond to vendor inquiries made by various departments;
• Provide reports that will be used in creating presentations/ reporting to senior management, OpCo, Risk committees;
• Work in collaboration with partners across Procurement, Third-Party Management Office and Account Payables to contribute to effective vendor management processes;
• Work transparently with the various stakeholders in US and in Canada.

The strengths and skills that will help you succeed

• Bachelor’s degree in business, finance, engineering, economics or applied sciences
• 4+ years’ experience in procurement preferred
• Strong communication and analytical skills
• Detail orientated
• Knowledge of the English is required
• Functional French (preferred not a must)
• Strong work ethics and ability to work with confidential information
• Interpersonal skills to successfully collaborate with various teams of professionals and liaise with internal and external groups/ individuals, locally, regionally and globally
• Ability to analyze complex situations in a timely and effective manner
• Critical thinking while considering impact on overall business.
• Experience and knowledge with supply management tools/ software including procurement and project management programs ( i.e. Ariba, IQN, Hiperos, Ivalua) – an asset
• Experience with Power BI (PBI) is preferred
• Proficient in MS Excel, MS Word, MS Access, MS PowerPoint, Visio