DescriptionThe Sourcing Manager role at Purolator is a pivotal position that drives the strategic procurement initiatives within the Information Technology category. This role demands a thorough understanding of procurement processes, financial acumen, and excellent communication skills to navigate complex procurement landscapes and foster collaborative relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
ResponsibilitiesReporting to the Procurement Manager, responsibilities of the Sourcing Manager include:
- Reviews spending patterns, identifies procurement opportunities from a wide variety of information sources for the category if Information Technology
- Prepares and issues RFP's to potential suppliers in support of complex, strategic initiatives
- Works with internal clients to develop accurate statements of requirements, considering total costs and benefits of complex strategic procurement initiatives.
- Responsible for analysis of complex, multi-faceted proposals, conducts supplier negotiations on complex procurement initiatives
- Develops long-form agreements
- Manages relationships with strategic suppliers key to Purolator's core business
- Develops and maintains professional relationships and networks with internal customers, suppliers, and other procurement organizations
- Works with suppliers to develop content for Purolator's electronic catalogue
- Responsible for all P.O.'s, requisitions, database maintenance and generating statistical information from SAP
- Fosters teamwork by providing team with required information, fosters team spirit by emphasizing team goals over individual goals, encourages team to work together
- Responsible for the creation and maintenance of purchasing files Other responsibilities as required
ExperienceThe successful candidate has:
- Exemplified and consistently demonstrated core competencies of communication, innovation, change management, relationship building and leadership
- University or College level education in Commerce or Administration, preferably specializing in Procurement, or equivalent work experience
- 5 years of experience as a Procurement Professional. Senior experience required.
- Thorough knowledge of all aspects of Procurement
- Excellent business/financial acumen - understanding of business principles and data and their use in formulating business decisions, ability to formulate decisions based on cost-benefit analyses of situations, applies customer, market, or industry awareness to solving problems
- Excellent problem analysis skills - ability to analyze information, identify critical elements, summarize for review, and identify solutions to problems through the development and evaluation of alternatives
- Excellent oral communication skills , ability to present recommendations in a manner that gains acceptance, ask in-depth questions,
- Excellent written skills, writes effective proposals, business cases, and communications, prepares clear written analyses of issues or problems.
- Flexibility - shifts priorities as required in a changing environment, maintains effectiveness in an environment which contains ambiguity and uncertainty
- Working knowledge of general office suite software, in particular spreadsheets.
- Enrollment in PMAC courses an asset
- SAP (MM module) experience an asset.
- Bilingualism an asset
Language Requirement: Proficiency in English is required for this position due to the frequent communications that must be conducted in English with various stakeholders. This requirement is justified by the nature of the responsibilities and operational needs.
POSTING DETAILS
Location: 530 - Corporate
Working Conditions: Office Environment
Reports to: Manager Procurement
