Senior Procurement & Program Manager

Agilus Consulting Group; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 117,000 - 131,000; Full time

Job summary

Agilus by Synergie in Toronto, ON seeks a Senior Procurement & Program Manager to lead an enterprise Digital Strategy RFP and vendor selection. You will manage end-to-end sourcing, requirements gathering, supplier engagement, evaluation governance, and contract award in a high-impact, hybrid work environment.

The role requires 8+ years of strategic sourcing or program management, multi-vendor leadership, and strong TCO modelling and negotiations.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in strategic sourcing or program management.
• Proven leadership of large, multi-vendor RFP processes.
• Expertise in TCO modelling and contract negotiations.
• Experience with digital transformation, cloud technologies, and data initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end RFP process from requirements gathering through contract award
• Coordinate stakeholders across Digital, Marketing, IT, Data, Finance, Operations, Legal, and Procurement
• Design and administer weighted evaluation frameworks and vendor scoring methodologies
• Manage communications, NDAs, qualification activities, supplier briefings, and proposals
• Facilitate vendor evaluations, workshops, reference checks, and selection activities
• Conduct commercial analysis, TCO comparisons, pricing normalization, and BAFO negotiations
• Prepare executive presentations, recommendations, risk assessments, and steering committee materials
• Maintain project governance, procurement records, decision logs, risk registers, and transition plans

Skills

Strategic sourcing

Program management

Multi-vendor management

Commercial analysis

TCO modelling

Digital transformation

Procurement governance

Job description

Senior Procurement & Program Manager | Lead a High-Profile Digital Strategy RFP & Vendor Selection Initiative

Agilus by Synergie is recruiting for a Senior Procurement & Program Manager in the financial services industry in a hybrid work environment in Toronto, Ontario. We are seeking a Senior Procurement & Program Manager to lead the end-to-end competitive sourcing process for a major enterprise Digital Strategy initiative. This high-impact role will oversee requirements gathering, vendor engagement, evaluation governance, commercial negotiations, executive alignment, and contract award activities.

The ideal candidate combines deep strategic sourcing expertise with strong program management capabilities and is experienced guiding complex, multi-vendor RFP processes involving consulting firms, digital agencies, and technology partners.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the end-to-end RFP process from requirements gathering through contract award
• Coordinate stakeholders across Digital, Marketing, IT, Data, Finance, Operations, Legal, and Procurement teams
• Design and administer weighted evaluation frameworks and vendor scoring methodologies
• Manage communications, NDAs, qualification activities, supplier briefings, and proposal submissions
• Facilitate vendor evaluations, workshops, presentations, reference checks, and selection activities
• Conduct commercial analysis, TCO comparisons, pricing normalization, and BAFO negotiations
• Prepare executive presentations, recommendations, risk assessments, and Steering Committee materials
• Maintain project governance, procurement records, decision logs, risk registers, and transition plans

Requirements:

• Minimum 8 years of experience in strategic sourcing, technology procurement, enterprise procurement, or program management
• Proven experience leading large, complex, competitive RFP processes from strategy development through contract award
• Strong experience managing multi-vendor sourcing initiatives and high-volume supplier engagement activities
• Expertise in commercial analysis, Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) modelling, pricing evaluations, and contract negotiations
• Working knowledge of digital transformation, customer experience, digital platforms, cloud technologies, data, AI, and operating model transformation
• Strong understanding of procurement governance, risk management, confidentiality requirements, and fair evaluation practices

$85.00 - $95.00 hourly

Lead a critical enterprise-wide Digital Strategy vendor selection initiative

Gain exposure to digital transformation, customer experience, data, AI, and technology strategy programs

Influence key strategic decisions and long-term organizational direction

Flexible hybrid work environment within a large enterprise setting

Soft skills:

• Communicate complex commercial and strategic concepts clearly to executive audiences
• Build trusted relationships with business leaders, vendors, and procurement stakeholders
• Influence decision-making through fact-based analysis and objective recommendations
• Facilitate consensus among diverse stakeholder groups with competing priorities
• Manage ambiguity and bring structure to complex sourcing initiatives

This posting is for an active opening.