Description

Reporting to the Category Manager, Indirect Global Procurement & Supply Management, the Strategic Sourcing Specialist is responsible for Category Strategy, Strategic Sourcing, Critical Supplier Management and Stakeholder Management for Corporate Services. The candidate will develop long-term strategies aligned with key business stakeholders. The individual will also be accountable for managing and enhancing existing high-profile managed services programs, in liaison with the designated MSP partners.By joining our Global Procurement & Supply Management team, you will have the opportunity to participate in exciting activities not only from a sourcing and program management standpoint, but also in terms of process development and improvement.

Key responsibilities include:

• Provide strategic direction, leadership and support related to category management & strategic sourcing to achieve corporate business objectives

• Development, presentation, and maintenance of relevant, subcategory strategies

• Translation of subcategory plans into a rolling 12-month pipeline of strategic sourcing projects to be maintained and prioritized in Azure DevOps, the Indirect Procurement project tracking tool

• Execution of sourcing projects in compliance with established strategic sourcing framework

• Performance of business reviews with strategic suppliers based on an established cadence

• Development, maintenance, and expansion of strategic relationships and alliances with key stakeholders

• Promotion of GPSM value proposition through the identification of collaborative opportunities across various business units

• Contract negotiations with new and/or existing suppliers, in liaison with legal and the relevant stakeholders, to accomplish lowest total cost of ownership (TCO), savings objectives and balanced risk management

• Identification of and participation in process development and improvement initiatives focused on adoption of agile, pragmatic and fast-track principles

Minimum Qualifications

• University degree, ideally in Supply-Chain, Business, Finance, or Engineering and/or recognized industry accreditation (ISM CPSM, CIPS, SCMP, etc.)

• 5-7 years of relevant experience

• Experience with RFx processes (RFI, RFP, RFQ)
• Proficient use of digital tools such as MS Office (PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook), Oracle ERP/P2P, SAP and Ariba

Preferred Qualifications

• Bilingualism (French and English)
• Strong negotiation skills and demonstrable business acumen
• Results oriented and customer-oriented mindset
• Ability to collaborate effectively with internal and external stakeholders in a dynamic and fast-paced environment
• Effective time management and personal organizational skills
• Excellent and authoritative communication and presentation skills
• Self-directed, able to work independently, as well as work in a team-orientated and fast paced environment
• Demonstrate an open-minded genuine curiosity towards understanding the needs of business and the impact of applied solutions

Benefits

• Group Insurance
• Telemedicine Employee and Family Assistance Program
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Group RRSP
• CAE Pension Plan/Defined Benefit Plan
• Sabbatical Leave
• Flex Time
• Enhanced Parental Leave

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