Procurement Lead

IFG International Financial Group Ltd; Canada; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A top financial institution in Canada seeks a Procurement Lead to manage end-to-end procurement activities primarily related to indirect spend. The ideal candidate must have at least 5 years of experience in procurement, strong negotiation skills, and a university degree. This role includes ensuring supplier management and collaborating with stakeholders. Interested candidates should apply by sending their resume in MS Word format to the provided email.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of experience in procurement and supplier processes.
• Experience in drafting contract schedules like Scope of Work and SLA.
• Technology consulting experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end procurement activities focusing on indirect spend.
• Ensure supplier management framework implementation for high-risk suppliers.
• Influence and negotiate with stakeholders to achieve procurement initiatives.

Skills

Procurement experience

Negotiation skills

Relationship management

Strategic thinking

Education

University Degree

Tools

COUPA

Job description

Our client, a Top 5 Bank in Canada is looking to hire Procurement Lead to their team for an initial 14-month contract with a possibility of extension/conversion.

As the Senior Category Manager in Procurement, you'll manage end to end procurement activities focusing primarily on indirect spend categories to support Supplier Hosted (ASP and SaaS) Software as well as IT services.

Responsibilities:

• This role works with Supplier Risk Stakeholders, Relationship Managers and Business Lead to ensure client's supplier management framework is implemented for medium to high risk or high spend supplier.
• Develop trusted adviser relationships and provide valued consulting advice to facilitate management and completion of procurement initiatives that are aligned with business objectives.
• Influence, negotiate, and liaise with all levels of stakeholders.
• Manage contract drafting, negotiations, finalization, and approval processes. Ensure compliance with Procurement and Supplier Governance policies and process.
• Take accountability for client issues and know when to collaborate with others to build better solutions.
• Use effective self-management practices to manage multiple concurrent objectives, projects, groups, or activities, making effective judgments as to prioritizing and time allocation.

Must Have Requirements:

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in procurement and/or supplier processes, practices, tools and templates and principles of formal sourcing processes, and ability to apply to various categories / circumstances.
• Experience drafting various contract schedules (e.g., Scope of Work, SLA, etc.) and have negotiated contractual terms and conditions.
• Experience developing strategy and implementation plans to meet procurement objectives.
• University Degree
• Technology consulting experience
• Knowledge of IT Services based contracts

Nice to Have:

• Knowledge of ASP, SaaS or Cloud would be an asset
• COUPA experience

If you have the skills required to be successful in this role and you would like to learn more, please send your updated resume in MS Word format to Deepkamal Kaur [e-mail].