Senior Manager, Strategic Sourcing (Banking Operations)

Scotiabank; Toronto; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading North American financial institution is seeking a Senior Manager to oversee bank-wide sourcing and project activities. The successful candidate will lead sourcing initiatives, manage supplier relationships, and implement best practices. Candidates should have over 5 years of experience in procurement, strong negotiation skills, and effective communication abilities. This role is located in Toronto and offers a collaborative and inclusive work environment.

Benefits

Career development opportunities

Collaborative teamwork environment

Diversity and inclusion initiatives

Qualifications

• 5+ years of procurement experience within financial, insurance, or government sectors.
• Ability to communicate effectively and influence stakeholders.
• Resilience to adapt to changes and obstacles.

Responsibilities

• Lead and implement sourcing best practices.
• Manage category within business segments and contribute to supplier management.
• Develop high quality and cost-effective supply relationships.

Skills

Procurement experience

Stakeholder communication

Adaptability

Complex negotiation skills

Spanish speaking

Job description

Requisition ID: 232177

Join a purpose driven winning team, committed to results, in an inclusive and high-performing culture.

The Senior Manager is responsible for leading Bank-wide sourcing and project activities for assigned category portfolio while working closely with senior business unit leadership and other sourcing leaders. The categories will generally be related to Banking Operations and Business Applications/Platforms.

Is this role right for you? In this role you will:

• Directly lead and implement best practices in sourcing initiatives.
• Manage category within and across the Bank's business segments, and serve as a key contributor to a well-developed and evolving supplier management process.
• Directly lead and implement best practices in sourcing initiatives
• Collaborate with Business Unit and Operations leaders to fully understand key business drivers, spend drivers, and achieve required support levels
• Lead business value through the development of high quality and cost-effective supply relationships, while pursuing and championing total cost of ownership (TCO) savings directly by savings captured through leveraging Bank-wide purchasing volume, strategic supplier relationships, demand management or indirect savings realized by driving innovation and or enhancing the overall effectiveness of the supply management process

Do you have the skills that will enable you to succeed in this role? We’d love to work with you if you have:

• 5+ Years of Procurement experience within the Financial, Insurance, Government or related industries.
• The ability to communicate effectively and influence stakeholders.
• Resiliency to adapt to changes and obstacles.
• Complex negotiation skills (multi-county/cross-business lines.)
• Spanish speaking would be an asset (optional)

What’s in it for you?

• A rewarding career path with diverse opportunities for professional development
• Lead strategic projects with a significant impact on savings and business line growth.
• A culture that promotes teamwork and cross-functional collaboration to achieve business goals. Inclusive workplace that values diversity of thought, background, and experience.
• Opportunity to work with a very enthusiastic team that helps our clients by ensuring the Bank can continue to operate to deliver key business services.
• Perfect for problem solvers who love to scenario planning and working with a wide-ranging number of business partners and geographies.

Location(s): Canada : Ontario : Toronto

Scotiabank is a leading bank in the Americas. Guided by our purpose: "for every future", we help our customers, their families and their communities achieve success through a broad range of advice, products and services, including personal and commercial banking, wealth management and private banking, corporate and investment banking, and capital markets.

At Scotiabank, we value the unique skills and experiences each individual brings to the Bank, and are committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible environment for everyone. If you require accommodation (including, but not limited to, an accessible interview site, alternate format documents, ASL Interpreter, or Assistive Technology) during the recruitment and selection process, please let our Recruitment team know. If you require technical assistance, please click here. Candidates must apply directly online to be considered for this role. We thank all applicants for their interest in a career at Scotiabank; however, only those candidates who are selected for an interview will be contacted.