Procurement specialist

Aversan; Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans; Hybrid; CAD 90,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Aversan Inc. is seeking a qualified IT Procurement Specialist with extensive experience in negotiating deals with leading IT vendors. The role requires strategic sourcing across global IT infrastructure, cloud services, software, telecom, and related areas.

Hybrid work arrangement in Saint-Laurent, QC, with a competitive CAD salary range. The successful candidate will partner with internal stakeholders, co-author category strategies, and lead global technology sourcing initiatives while building

Qualifications

• Minimum 7 years of experience in procurement.
• Expertise in global IT infrastructure, cloud services, software, telecom, or technology procurement.
• Strong negotiation and influence skills to lead teams and build partnerships with internal resources and supplier base.
• Excellent active listening skills and communication abilities.
• Ability to learn continually and adapt to evolving technologies and processes.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a Global Procurement & GPSM Advisor to internal stakeholders.
• Establish executive-level presence and balance stakeholder interests.
• Co-author and execute category strategies with multi-year opportunity pipelines.
• Lead global technology sourcing strategy for assigned categories.
• Build analytics models to enable data-driven procurement decisions.
• Stay updated on industry trends and engage strategic suppliers.
• Coach junior team members and drive improvement initiatives.

Skills

Analytical skills

Negotiation

Active listening

Independent work

Strategic thinking

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business, engineering, law or relevant discipline

Job description

IT Procurement specialist

Aversan Inc. ( www.aversan.com ) is a trusted multi-service engineering and electronics manufacturing company. Aversan delivers leading-edge and reliable safety-critical electronics and software systems to the aerospace, defence, and space industries.

We are currently seeking a qualified who specializes in IT procurement. This means who has experience in negotiating deals with Salesforce, service now, Microsoft, oracle, VMware and others.

Location : Saint-Laurent, QC
Job Type : Full-Time
Working Arrangement : Hybrid

Responsibilities

• Serve as a Global Procurement & Strategic Sourcing Management (GPSM) Advisor to internal stakeholders.
• Demonstrate a strategic business mindset, establish an executive-level presence, and simultaneously balance the interests of multiple stakeholders.
• Co-authoring and executing category strategies while unlocking potential synergies across categories. Establish/Maintain a multi-year pipeline of opportunities in the relevant categories and functions.
• Lead the execution, through a collaborative and inclusive approach, of a global technology sourcing strategy for assigned categories that meet the priorities of the company's product and business strategy.
• Build and maintain complex analytics models to enable data-driven decisions on complex procurement projects
• Stay up to date on industry trends impacting the technology sourcing strategy through external consulting services, internal resources, and good working relationships with existing and emerging strategic suppliers.
• Participate in and implement improvement initiatives and coach junior team members.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business, engineering, law or any other relevant discipline.
• Minimum At least 7 years of experience in procurement
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills and ability to prioritize multiple projects
• Expertise in global IT infrastructure, cloud services, software, telecom, or technology procurement.
• Strong negotiation and influence skills that can be used to lead teams and build partnerships with internal resources and supplier base.
• Must also have excellent active listening skills.
• DoIt demonstrates a desire to learn and continually evolve.
• Agility, creativity and transformative mindset.
• independent discretion and judgment, can work independently.
• Exceptional communication skills (written and verbal) and facilitation.
• Must also have excellent active listening skills.

Compensation : $ 90,000 – $105,000 CAD (annual salary)

The base salary or rate offered to an applicant within this range is determined by considering several factors, including the individual's geographic location, skills, competencies, and unique qualifications. This ensures compensation is fair and aligned with the specific requirements and attributes of each candidate.

Vacancy Status:This posting is for an existing vacancy.

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