Senior Strategic Sourcing Manager

Job Description

Grade: P8

Referral Level: Level 1

Division: IGM-TECH

IGM Financial Inc. is one of Canada's leading diversified wealth and asset management companies with approximately $271 billion in total assets under management. The company provides a broad range of financial planning and investment management services to help more than two million Canadians meet their financial goals.

Position:

The Senior Strategic Sourcing Manager reports to the Director of Strategic Sourcing and is responsible for leading the execution of procurement activities in the functional areas of procurement strategy, strategic sourcing and contract development for their assigned Business Units. The Senior Strategic Sourcing Manager will be responsible for leading the end-to-end sourcing activities for developing complete and comprehensive procurement packages for high complexity / dollar deals and providing coaching and guidance to Sourcing Managers on small to medium complexity / dollar deals.

Responsibilities:

• Leads the strategic procurement plan for their assigned Business Unit(s) or categories by translating requirements into a set of implementable and measurable plans and targets.
• Sets the direction of business requirements, spend analysis, sourcing strategy development and management, contract management, compliance, vendor management, commercial risk management and procurement methods for their assigned Business Unit(s).
• Contributes to the development and implementation of the goals, objectives, and budget for their assigned Business Unit(s).
• Collaborates with the assigned Business Unit(s) to develop the annual procurement plan and ongoing supplier engagements.
• Identifies and drives savings opportunities and maintains accurate savings reporting and deal metrics.
• Promotes and advocates for sustainable procurement practices to leaders and key decision-makers.

Requirements:

• 5-7 years of experience in a sourcing or category management role.
• Proven experience with end-to-end RFx and competitive bidding process.
• Advanced negotiation skills and experience with high dollar, high complexity supplier negotiations.
• Expert knowledge on developing and interpreting spend and market analysis.
• Ability to influence and manage senior to executive level stakeholders using advanced negotiation, facilitation and mediation skills.
• Excellent communication skills and time-management.
• Experience with procurement tools such as Ivalua, SAP Ariba, DocuSign and S2P platforms.
• Good analytical skills to gather relevant information, identify key issues, critically compare information, develop conclusions, and develop well-supported recommendations.
• Able to clearly convey ideas, information and materials to individuals and groups.

We thank all applicants for their interest in Mackenzie Investments; however, only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

Mackenzie Investments is an accessible employer committed to providing a barrier free recruitment experience. If you require an accommodation or this information in an alternate format at any stage of the recruitment process, please reach out to the Talent Acquisition team who will work with you to meet your needs.

Please apply by May 7, 2025.

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