Senior Procurement Leader, AI-Driven Savings & SaaS

Jobtailor; Toronto; On-site; CAD 110,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor in Toronto seeks an senior procurement leader to own and evolve its procurement strategy, operating model, and roadmap. You will drive high-value sourcing initiatives from requirements through vendor selection, negotiation, contracting, and supplier management.

The role requires deep expertise in SaaS licensing, renewals, and spend analytics, with a strong focus on governance and data-driven decision making.

Qualifications

• 8-10 years of progressive experience in procurement, strategic sourcing, procurement operations, vendor management, or related disciplines.

Responsibilities

• Own and evolve Caseware’s procurement strategy, operating model, and roadmap.
• Lead complex, high-value sourcing initiatives from requirements and market analysis through vendor selection, negotiation, contracting, implementation, and supplier management.
• Develop category and sourcing strategies balancing commercial value, service quality, operational requirements, risk, scalability, and business objectives.
• Lead RFIs, RFPs, negotiations, vendor evaluations, and commercial assessments.
• Build and manage a centralized contract and vendor repository.
• Establish procurement data standards, controls, processes, and accountabilities.
• Build processes and technology for contract intake, approvals, purchasing, renewals, amendments, terminations, and vendor lifecycle management.
• Develop procurement automation and AI roadmaps.
• Partner with Legal, IT, Information Security, Finance, and other stakeholders to integrate procurement processes and technology.
• Build and own renewal management, SaaS license, subscription, and seat optimization programs.
• Establish vendor lifecycle processes, scorecards, and performance management frameworks.
• Build procurement analytics, dashboards, KPIs, executive reporting, and spend intelligence.
• Own procurement governance, Delegation of Authority frameworks, policies, workflows, playbooks, templates, and controls.
• Lead sophisticated commercial negotiations and advise leaders on supplier investments and procurement risk.
• Support budgeting, forecasting, strategic planning, savings measurement, and cost avoidance.
• Lead procurement transformation and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Report to the General Counsel

Skills

Procurement Strategy Development

Complex Commercial Negotiations

Contract Lifecycle Management

Spend Analysis

Procurement Analytics

Vendor Management

SaaS Licensing

Governance Frameworks

AI & Automation in Procurement

Data Analytics

Tools

Contract Lifecycle Management Software

Spend Management Tools

Analytics Dashboards

Procurement Platforms

AI and Automation Tools

Job description

Jobtailor in Toronto seeks an senior procurement leader to own and evolve its procurement strategy, operating model, and roadmap. You will drive high-value sourcing initiatives from requirements through vendor selection, negotiation, contracting, and supplier management.

The role requires deep expertise in SaaS licensing, renewals, and spend analytics, with a strong focus on governance and data-driven decision making.