Sourcing Specialist

OpenText; Richmond Hill; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

OpenText Canada is seeking a Sourcing Specialist to support end-to-end sourcing initiatives, including category analysis, supplier due diligence, RFx management, contract negotiations, stakeholder engagement, and vendor management.

This role contributes to the Source-to-Pay transformation and drives value across professional services, marketing, events, contingent workforce, facilities, HR, legal, travel, and other corporate services.

Qualifications

• Minimum 1-3 years of strategic sourcing and category management experience.
• Demonstrated strong oral and written communication.
• Creative problem solver.
• Ability to work efficiently, manage multiple priorities and meet tight deadlines with minimal supervision.
• Customer service focused and a strong team player, demonstrated commitment to continuous improvement.
• Global mindset required.
• Bachelor’s degree in Business/Commerce or equivalent professional experience.
• PC skills (knowledge of accounting/workflow systems, MS Office).

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end sourcing initiatives, including category analysis, supplier due diligence, RFx management, and vendor management.
• Conduct contract negotiations and manage stakeholder engagement for strategic partnerships.
• Support the Source-to-Pay transformation and drive continuous improvement across procurement categories.
• Maintain communications and training materials on S2P processes, policies, and programs for stakeholders.
• Benchmark industry trends and ensure policy compliance within the S2P program.

Skills

Strategic sourcing

Category management

Communication

Time management

Team player

Global mindset

Customer service

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business/Commerce or equivalent professional experience

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Opentext - The Information Company

OpenText is a global leader in information management, where innovation, creativity, and collaboration are the key components of our corporate culture. As a member of our team, you will have the opportunity to partner with the most highly regarded companies in the world, tackle complex issues, and contribute to projects that shape the future of digital transformation.

AI-First. Future-Driven. Human-Centered.

At OpenText, AI is at the heart of everything we do—powering innovation, transforming work, and empowering digital knowledge workers. We are hiring talent AI can't replace to help us shape the future of information management. Join us.

Opentext - The Information Company

OpenText is a global leader in information management, where innovation, creativity, and collaboration are the key components of our corporate culture. As a member of our team, you will have the opportunity to partner with the most highly regarded companies in the world, tackle complex issues, and contribute to projects that shape the future of digital transformation.

AI-First. Future-Driven. Human-Centered.

At OpenText, AI is at the heart of everything we do—powering innovation, transforming work, and empowering digital knowledge workers. We are hiring talent AI can't replace to help us shape the future of information management. Join us.

YOUR IMPACT

The OpenText Global Sourcing and Contract Management (GSCM) team helps maximize value from supplier partnerships while ensuring business stakeholders have the products and services they need to succeed. As a Sourcing Specialist, you will support end-to-end sourcing initiatives, including category analysis, supplier due diligence, RFx management, contract negotiations, stakeholder engagement, and vendor management. You will also play a key role in advancing our Source-to-Pay (S2P) Transformation efforts, partnering with teams across the business to drive strategic sourcing outcomes and continuous improvement across categories such as professional services, marketing, events, contingent workforce, facilities, HR, legal, travel, and other corporate services.

What The Role Offers

• Maintaining a good understanding of sourcing, procurement and accounts payable policies, strategies, best practices.
• Working closely with internal stakeholders to support sourcing initiatives, including, and not limited to the planning & execution of the RFx process, and contract negotiations.
• Supporting ad-hoc data analysis and driving continuous improvement within the Source-to-Pay organization.
• Maintaining communications, education/training initiatives and materials for stakeholders on OpenText’s S2P processes, policies, and programs.
• Benchmarking and identifying key industry trends, which impact assigned categories and/or other products/services.
• Monitoring and reporting program policy compliance, tracking non-compliant issues and mitigations/resolution.
• Support and maintain the Global Sourcing and Contract Management repository with accurate and complete records.

What You Need To Succeed

• Minimum 1-3 years of strategic sourcing and category management experience. Previous procurement administration an asset
• Demonstrated strong oral and written communication
• Creative problem solver
• Ability to work efficiently, manage multiple priorities and meet tight deadlines with minimal supervision.
• Customer service focused and a strong team player, demonstrated commitment to continuous improvement.
• Global mindset required
• Bachelor’s degree in Business/Commerce or equivalent professional experience
• PC skills (knowledge of accounting/workflow systems, MS Office)

ONE LAST THING

Shape the way OpenText partners with suppliers and drives business success. As a Sourcing Specialist, you'll play a key role in delivering strategic sourcing initiatives that create value across the organization. Partnering with stakeholders around the globe, you'll support supplier selection, RFx processes, contract negotiations, and category management while helping advance OpenText's Source-to-Pay transformation. This is an excellent opportunity for an analytical, relationship-focused professional who enjoys solving business challenges, influencing decisions, and collaborating across diverse functions including marketing, HR, legal, travel, facilities, contingent workforce, and professional services. You'll gain broad exposure to procurement strategy, process improvement, and global vendor management while making a measurable impact on the business.
OpenText's commitment to diversity and inclusion surpasses legal requirements, evident in our Equal Employment Opportunity Statement of Policy which promotes a respectful and empowering environment for employees of all backgrounds, culture, national origin, race, color, gender, gender identification, sexual orientation, family status, age, veteran status, disability, religion, or other basis protected by applicable laws.
If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or recruiting process, please contact us at [e-mail]. Our proactive approach fosters collaboration, innovation, and personal growth, enriching OpenText's vibrant workplace.

Compensation: At OpenText, we offer a thoughtfully designed benefits package that supports your physical, emotional, and financial wellbeing. A summary of those benefits can be found on our Why Join Us page. As you move through the hiring process, we’re happy to provide more details about our compensation programs, including variable and commission compensation opportunities for eligible roles, vacation entitlement, and paid time off.

Salary Range: $60,000 - $90,000 Depending on the candidate’s education, experience, skills, geographical location, and alignment with internal equity and external market, actual salary may vary and be higher or lower than the range posted.

As part of our commitment to transparency, we use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to assist in various stages of our recruitment process, including resume screening, candidate matching, interview scheduling, and communications. These tools are designed to improve efficiency, reduce bias, and enhance candidate experience. All decisions regarding hiring are made by qualified human professionals, and we continuously monitor our AI systems to ensure fairness and compliance with applicable regulations.