Strategic Sourcing Manager

StrategicSourcingManager-IndirectPurchasing

$90–115k Richmond, British Columbia, Canada; Burlington, Ontario, Canada FULL TIME Remote Friendly
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HIGH DEMAND

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The Brief

“Strategic Sourcing Manager - Indirect Purchasing at Strategic Sourcing Manager. Skills: Strategic Sourcing, purchasing activities, negotiations, contract management, vendor management. Executes end-to-end purchasing activities for indirect goods and services including strategic sourcing, analysis, negotiations, and contract management.. Support capital equipment (Capex) procurement, requiring comfort with technical specifications and high-value vendor negotiations.”

What You'll Achieve.

Recommend suppliers capable of providing goods and services that meet requirements.; Ensure that requirements can be operationalized.; Award/recommend supplier tenders, bids, quotations, and proposals.; Arrive at the appropriate specifications and optimal value Structures evaluation criteria to ensure an equitable and consistent approach when selecting preferred vendors.; Maintain supplier relationships.; Formulate appropriate supplier engagement strategies for contract renewals and expiries.

Industry & Context.

Problems you'll solve

analysis; Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) analysis

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Undergraduate degree, Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English, 5+ years of Strategic Sourcing experience (RFP, RFI, RFQ), 5+ years of experience with pricing/contract negotiation, Intermediate-to-advanced Microsoft Excel, intermediate PowerPoint and Word

Nice to Have

SCMP or other Supply Chain/Purchasing certification preferred, Experience sourcing Manufacturing and IT equipment an asset

What You'll Do.

Executes end-to-end purchasing activities for indirect goods and services including strategic sourcing

and contract management.

Support capital equipment (Capex) procurement

requiring comfort with technical specifications and high-value vendor negotiations.

Manage the vendors in North America.

Collaborate with internal business units to identify needs and objectives to recommend suppliers capable of providing goods and services that meet requirements.

Vetting requirements to ensure that they can be operationalized.

Support capital expenditure (Capex) sourcing activities including technical RFQs

equipment vendor negotiations

and coordination with engineering and operations stakeholders.

and award/recommend supplier tenders

Design and implement sourcing events in the form of Requests for Proposals (RFP)

Requests for Quotations (RFQ)

and Requests for Information (RFI).

Negotiate with vendors to arrive at the appropriate specifications and optimal value Structures evaluation criteria to ensure an equitable and consistent approach when selecting preferred vendors.

Establish and negotiate contract terms and conditions

and maintain supplier relationships.

Renewal contract negotiation – track contracts for renewals and expiries in advance to formulate appropriate supplier engagement strategies.

Total cost of Ownership (TCO) analysis.

Comply with and maintain knowledge of applicable rules

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Collaborate with internal business units to identify needs and objectives to recommend suppliers capable of providing goods and services that meet requirements.; Coordination with engineering and operations stakeholders.

Communication Scope

Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English

Full Job Description

**Location:** Richmond, British Columbia or Burlington, Ontario **Work Arrangement:** 6 month contract working hybrid in office Monday - Thursday **Position Summary:** Reporting to the Senior Strategic Sourcing Manager (located in Richmond, BC, Canada), the Strategic Sourcing Manager executes end-to-end purchasing activities for indirect goods and services including strategic sourcing, analysis, negotiations, and contract management. The position will also support capital equipment (Capex) procurement, requiring comfort with technical specifications and high-value vendor negotiations. The position will manage the vendors in North America. **Key Responsibilities:** * Collaborate with internal business units to identify needs and objectives to recommend suppliers capable of providing goods and services that meet requirements. This includes vetting requirements to ensure that they can be operationalized. * Support capital expenditure (Capex) sourcing activities including technical RFQs, equipment vendor negotiations, and coordination with engineering and operations stakeholders. * Invite, assess, and award/recommend supplier tenders, bids, quotations, and proposals. This includes the ability to design and implement sourcing events in the form of Requests for Proposals (RFP), Requests for Quotations (RFQ), and Requests for Information (RFI). * Negotiate with vendors to arrive at the appropriate specifications and optimal value Structures evaluation criteria to ensure an equitable and consistent approach when selecting preferred vendors. * Establish and negotiate contract terms and conditions, and maintain supplier relationships. * Renewal contract negotiation – track contracts for renewals and expiries in advance to formulate appropriate supplier engagement strategies. * Total cost of Ownership (TCO) analysis. * Comply with and maintain knowledge of applicable rules, legislation, regulations, standards, and best practices. **Minimum Qualifications:** * Undergraduate deg

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