Strategic Supplier Relations Leader

Voith GmbH Group; Brossard; Hybrid; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive health benefits

On-site fitness center

RRSP with employer contributions

13 holidays + floating days

Flexible work arrangements

Job summary

Voith Hydro in Brossard is seeking a Supplier Relationship Manager to coordinate supplier performance and development across the hydro supply chain. You will drive scorecard reporting, stakeholder communication, and corrective actions to sustain project commitments.

You will partner with engineering, manufacturing, quality, and procurement, ensuring risk mitigation and continuous improvement in supplier relationships within a global, technology‑driven environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Engineering, Operations Management, Commerce, or related discipline.
• Typically 5–8 years of relevant experience in Supplier Management, Procurement, Strategic Sourcing, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Operations, or Project Coordination.
• Knowledge of supplier performance metrics, corrective action processes, and supplier relationship management practices.
• Exposure to hydroelectric/industrial environments is an asset.
• Strong analytical, organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Fluency in French and English to interact across Quebec and beyond.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and support supplier relationship management processes for key and strategic suppliers.
• Manage supplier performance monitoring, including delivery, quality, responsiveness, corrective actions, and capacity metrics.
• Prepare, analyze, and maintain supplier scorecards, dashboards, reports and documentation.
• Facilitate supplier review meetings and monitor action item completion from reviews.
• Coordinate supplier assessments and qualification activities with stakeholders.
• Identify and communicate potential supplier risks to management and stakeholders.
• Support supplier development activities to improve capabilities and responsiveness.
• Collaborate with procurement, engineering, manufacturing, quality, logistics, and project management teams to resolve issues.

Skills

Supplier management

Procurement

Strategic sourcing

Cross-functional collaboration

Analytical skills

Problem solving

MS Office

French and English fluency

Education

Bachelor's degree in SCM / business / eng / operations

Tools

SAP

Job description

Voith Hydro in Brossard is seeking a Supplier Relationship Manager to coordinate supplier performance and development across the hydro supply chain. You will drive scorecard reporting, stakeholder communication, and corrective actions to sustain project commitments.

You will partner with engineering, manufacturing, quality, and procurement, ensuring risk mitigation and continuous improvement in supplier relationships within a global, technology‑driven environment.