Regional Films Procurement Strategist

Giesecke+Devrient

Markham

Hybrid

CAD 95,000 - 115,000

Full time

5 days ago

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Job summary

Giesecke+Devrient is seeking a proactive Regional Category Procurement Specialist - Films in Canada (Markham, ON) to lead regional category strategy development and supplier relationship management. The role focuses on cost reduction, supplier performance, and cross-functional collaboration across Quality, Product Management, and R&D teams.

The ideal candidate has 3–5+ years in procurement, strong data analysis skills, and experience with SAP and Power BI.

Qualifications

3-5+ years in Procurement, Strategic Sourcing, Category Management, or Supplier Management.
Proven experience in supplier performance management and KPI development.
Hands-on experience extracting and analyzing procurement data from SAP.
Experience preparing management reports and executive presentations.
Experience in packaging, films, polymers, plastics, or manufacturing environments.
Experience with supplier scorecards and procurement analytics.

Responsibilities

Manage and develop relationships with regional film suppliers.
Develop and execute category strategy implementation and continuous improvement initiatives.
Drive cost reduction, value engineering, and total cost of ownership initiatives.
Monitor supplier performance through defined KPIs and performance scorecards.
Track supplier issues, coordinate corrective actions, and follow up on resolution plans.
Prepare and maintain supplier performance reports and dashboards.
Ability to leverage procurement analytics to support strategic decision-making (SAP, PowerBI, etc).
Collaborate closely with Quality, Product Management, Supply Chain, Operations, and R&D teams.
Monitor market developments, raw material trends, and supplier innovations.