Strategic Sourcing Specialist

Horizon Recruitment Inc; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 82,656 - 96,432; Part time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency in Canada is looking for a Strategic Sourcing Specialist. This role involves developing sourcing strategies and managing contracts within the supply chain team. The ideal candidate should have significant experience in sourcing and contract management, along with strong negotiation skills. This contract position offers competitive pay and an opportunity to engage with various stakeholders in a complex environment.

Qualifications

• 8-10+ years sourcing and/or contract management experience required or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Experience working in a complex environment with multiple stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ability to initiate and maintain strong business relationships.

Responsibilities

• Define, analyze and prioritize sourcing requirements.
• Lead cross-functional teams through sourcing and contract implementation.
• Monitor compliance with sourcing strategy.

Skills

Sourcing strategies

Contract management

Negotiation

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication skills

Supplier performance management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in logistics, business administration, operations, engineering or equivalent

SCMP certification or equivalent SCM certification

Tools

ERP Systems such as SAP

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

Unifier

Job description

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This role focuses on developing sourcing strategies, executing complex sourcing processes, and managing contracts within the client’s supply chain team.

Compensation

Base pay range: CA$60.00/hr – CA$70.00/hr.

Responsibilities

• Engages the client group to define, analyze and prioritize requirements with a view to the client’s longer term business strategy.
• Plans and executes all stages of the sourcing process to meet timelines and strategy objectives.
• Leads cross-functional teams through the sourcing, evaluation, supplier negotiation and contract implementation.
• Communicates, monitors, and manages compliance with sourcing strategy and/or business process.
• When acting as the contract manager role for a contract, the SSCL will be accountable for all aspects of the contract management life cycle. For contracts that are managed directly by the business client, the SSCL will ensure proactive contract administration to support the end user.
• Manages directly or supports the business to manage contracts and the performance of suppliers and ensures that performance issues are quickly resolved.
• Utilizes their expertise of corporate business needs and understanding of the market structure to make recommendations on how changes in business processes can improve ways to go to market; structure the sourcing approach and contract.
• Stays abreast of supply market trends, supplier economics, and best practices in sourcing and contract management.
• Seeks to improve capabilities of the supply base and/or key business processes.
• Reports performance data for assigned categories and/or key business processes.
• Works collaboratively and cross-functionally to ensure full understanding and support of category management, sourcing and contract management key processes.
• Develops relationships with key contacts at all levels.
• Mentors other Supply Chain staff as required.
• Possesses strong communication and interpersonal skills coupled with the ability to work in a team based environment and influence positive business outcomes.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in logistics, business administration, operations, engineering or equivalent.
• SCMP certification or other equivalent SCM certification is required.
• 8-10+ years sourcing and/or contract management experience required or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Experience working in relevant industry; in an environment that is complex, with multiple stakeholders and strategic considerations. Prefer balance of private and public sector experience.
• Demonstrated experience in sourcing and contract management for multi-year and multi-million contracts.
• Demonstrated knowledge and results in: multi-step, structured category management or strategic sourcing processes, complex negotiations, leading cross-functional teams, multi-level engagement, resolving contractual issues while preserving relationships.
• Knowledge of: public sector purchasing procedures, supplier processes, receiving and inspection procedures and quality management procedures.
• Experience with ERP Systems such as SAP is preferred.
• Expert in software such as Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Unifier.
• Demonstrated ability to proactively initiate and maintain strongly influential business relationships with internal and external clients.
• Able to lead through influence, utilize business acumen to determine best course of action and trade-offs, utilize excellent interpersonal skills to facilitate decisions and resolve conflicts.
• Demonstrated ability to not only adapt to change but to also support change within supply chain and more broadly across the organization.
• Excellent written, oral, and presentation skills.

Seniority Level

Mid-Senior level.

Employment Type

Contract.

Job Function

Strategy/Planning, Purchasing, and Supply Chain.

Industries

Utilities and Government Administration.

Location

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.