Procurement Professional - Client Facing

IBM; Toronto; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

IBM Computing is seeking a Procurement Professional in Toronto to manage competitive bid events and client relationships, ensuring effective sourcing strategies. The ideal candidate will have strong procurement knowledge, experience in client-facing roles, and a degree in a relevant field. The role is hybrid, requiring presence in the office at least three days a week, and involves managing significant buying requests while achieving savings targets.

Qualifications

• Candidates must be willing and able to travel to client locations based on business requirements.
• Previous experience in a procurement or supply chain client-facing role is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Supporting and managing competitive bid events for client(s) within assigned spend categories.
• Managing tactical buying request queue with requests ranging from $50k-$500k.
• Analyzing client’s historical spend data to support category strategy development.

Skills

Understanding of procurement concepts and terminology

Ability to analyze client historical spend data

Stakeholder relationship management

Contract negotiation

Communication skills

Ability to travel

Education

Degree in Business, Law, Supply Chain Management or other applicable field

Job description

Introduction

In this procurement consulting role, the Procurement Professional will support the development, execution, and ongoing management of category/sourcing strategies for IBM’s Procurement BPO clients. Above and beyond strategic sourcing activities, the Procurement Professional should learn the internal landscape of our client (requirements, organizational structure, priorities) and develop relationships to successfully deliver improved cost, reduced risk, and more efficient programs.

Your role and responsibilities

• Supporting and managing competitive bid events for client(s) (i.e., Request for Proposal, Request for Quote, Request for Information, Reverse Auctions, etc.) within assigned spend categories
• Managing tactical buying request queue with requests ranging from $50k-$500k from multiple client stakeholders, achieving savings targets and maintaining high client satisfaction
• Analyzing client’s historical spend data in one or more categories to: support category strategy development, measure compliance with supplier agreements, and identify sourcing opportunities
• Building and maintaining stakeholder relationships across all levels of the client’s business, procurement, and legal organizations
• Understanding commercial terms and facilitating contracting processes with the client’s suppliers
• Analyzing and documenting cost savings versus historical spend to ensure IBM meets or exceeds contractual savings commitments to our client(s)
• Supporting Global Category Leaders, Category Managers, and Sourcing Managers with development of category strategies and developing sourcing project strategies
• Collaborating with BPO Procurement Consultants supporting our other clients to share and leverage useful templates, strategies, lessons learned, and case studies

Required technical and professional expertise

• Understanding of procurement concepts and terminology
• Candidates must be willing and able to travel to client locations based on business requirements
• This Hybrid position requires the candidate to work a minimum of 3-days per week in an IBM or client office. The approved IBM location for this role is Toronto

Preferred technical and professional experience

• Previous experience in a procurement or supply chain client-facing role
• Degree in Business, Law, Supply Chain Management or other applicable field

IBM is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, caste, genetics, pregnancy, disability, neurodivergence, age, veteran status, or other characteristics. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.