Procurement Manager

Collabera; Calgary; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent organization is searching for a Procurement Manager to lead complex sourcing strategies and negotiations. This role involves significant responsibilities, including influencing supplier decisions and developing impactful contract strategies while managing substantial deal values. The successful candidate will have a strong background in procurement law, global sourcing, and relationship management, with a focus on achieving financial targets in a team-oriented environment.

Qualifications

• 7-10 years of experience in global procurement and sourcing.
• Understanding of procurement law/regulations required.
• Experience leading complex deals worth $3Million+.

Responsibilities

• Influence sourcing decisions and drive supplier consolidation.
• Develop and negotiate complex contract strategies.
• Gather and analyze data to create playbooks for management.

Skills

Analytical skills

Contract acumen

Financial Acumen

Communication

Service Oriented Focus

Ability to impact and Influence

Education

Post-secondary education in Finance or Related Purchasing field

Tools

MS Word

MS Excel

MS PowerPoint

Ivalua

Job description

• Working with the Director, Sourcing Execution and the Manager, Sourcing Execution, this role will influence sourcing decisions, drive supplier consolidation, cost savings and cost avoidance efforts.
• This role will partner with senior management to proactively develop negotiation and contract strategies for high risk / complex and sensitive sourcing initiatives.
• This role will gather and analyze data to create playbooks and strategies to support the different business models for services contemplated or currently under contract and prepare findings for senior management.
• This role will develop and negotiate complex (strategically critical, high value, or high risk) contract strategies that will provide cost effective, sustainable solutions to client’s businesses, and optimizing total value generated from client’s supplier base.

Programs / Technologies :

• MS Word, Excel, Power Point.
• Used for Contract Creation and Review, Pricing Analyses, RFx Analyses, Executive Reviews etc.
• Ivalua would be a nice to have.

Must-have Skills / Experiences :

• 7-10 year’s experience
• Experience in global procurement, sourcing and relationship management
• Understanding of procurement law and / or regulations
• Leads complex deals with a total contract value $3Million or more
• Business and Financial Acumen
• Strong contract acumen
• Strong analytical skills
• Experience in leading and supporting stakeholder interactions / relationships
• Achieving financial targets (individual targets of $5MM savings, and team targets of $25MM)
• Ability to impact and Influence
• Service Oriented Focus (Building Partnerships)
• Business and Financial Insight
• Communication(verbal and written)
• Required : Post-secondary education in Finance, Related Purchasing field or Procurement Designation

Nice-to-have :

• Team player, must be willing to support varying workloads and capable of multi-tasking when required

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