Procurement Manager

RB Global Inc.; Burnaby; Hybrid; CAD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading procurement company in Burnaby, BC is seeking a Procurement Manager to drive savings through effective vendor management and strategic sourcing activities. Candidates should have 3-5 years of experience in procurement and strong analytical skills. This hybrid role requires a mix of office work and travel to manage vendor relationships effectively.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of full-time experience in vendor negotiations and strategic sourcing activities.
• Experience with procurement and vendor management systems.
• Willingness to travel 15%.

Responsibilities

• Manage categories globally to drive savings and process improvements.
• Develop RFI’s & RFP’s, conduct in-depth analytics.
• Provide category recommendations and negotiate to deliver savings.
• Maintain relationships with stakeholders and ensure strategy meets their needs.
• Draft and review contracts with vendors and manage compliance.

Skills

Vendor negotiations

Strategic sourcing

Project management

Strong analytics

Tools

Procure-to-Pay (P2P) systems

Spend Analytics

Source-to-Pay (S2P)

Job description

Description

The Procurement Manager will focus on driving savings and managing a category performance of several indirect categories, including, but not limited to : MRO, Facility Categories such as Janitorial / Sanitation, Security, HVAC, Roofing, Yard Maintenance, Plumbing, Safety and Facility Maintenance, IT (primarily software), Professional Services, Document Storage. Key activities include : managing vendors, utilizing a Procure-to-Pay (P2P) system, conducting QBR’s, negotiating contracts and implementing strategic sourcing activities. Key skills / experience : project management, strong analytics, conduct RFP’s and category management.

Qualifications

• 3-5 Years of full-time experience in vendor negotiations, Company expense analysis and strategic sourcing activities for an organization (public or private)
• Experience with procurement and vendor management systems, including Procure-to-Pay (P2P), Source-to-Pay (S2P), and Spend Analytics
• Minimum 15% Travel requirement.
• Typical office environment.
• This is a hybrid role based out of our Burnaby, BC office. Must be able to work 3 days in office.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for managing categories globally to drive savings, process improvement and meet key performance indicators for category, including compliance and monitoring of contracts in alignment with company policies
• Develop RFI’s & RFP’s, conduct in-depth analytics across multiple systems and from various divisions / countries
• Provide category recommendations, counter-proposals, and negotiate to identify and deliver savings to the organization; maintains product quality standards and focuses on reducing costs
• Develop compliance monitoring programs to ensure implementation strategies are measurable and successful
• Review and provide recommendations to the Senior Procurement Manager and Vice President of Procurement, in coordination with business stakeholders, developing best-in-class category strategies
• Maintain relationships with stakeholders at all levels of the organizations including local, regional and corporate leadership; understand their unique needs and ensure category strategy addresses / meets their needs
• Support and maintain Procurement policies and processes, including improving vendor payment terms, contract management, driving sustainability initiatives and managing vendors
• Draft and review contracts with vendors including SOW’s, MSA’s and addendums
• Cross functionally operate with legal, finance and operations to ensure company policies and best practices are followed
• Identify and drive continuous improvement processes and reporting
• Establishes strong relationships with vendors, facilitates communication, and works to ensure products or services provided meet company requirements
• Leads the evaluation of suppliers and works to reduce vendor risk by developing scorecards and analyzing vendor performance.
• Perform other duties as assigned.