Strategic Sourcing Specialist, Corporate Services

About the role

Reporting to the Category Manager within 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 role develops long-term strategies aligned with key business stakeholders and manages and enhances existing high-profile managed services programs in liaison with the designated MSP partners.

Key responsibilities

• Provide strategic direction, leadership and support for category management and strategic sourcing to achieve corporate business objectives
• Develop, present and maintain subcategory strategies, and turn them into a rolling 12-month pipeline of sourcing projects tracked in Azure DevOps
• Execute sourcing projects in line with the established strategic sourcing framework
• Run business reviews with strategic suppliers on an established cadence
• Build and expand strategic relationships and alliances with key stakeholders
• Promote the GPSM value proposition by identifying collaborative opportunities across business units
• Negotiate contracts with new and existing suppliers, in liaison with legal, to achieve lowest total cost of ownership, savings objectives and balanced risk management
• Take part in process improvement initiatives focused on agile, pragmatic and fast-track principles

Required profile

• 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
• Preferred: bilingualism (French and English)

Required skills

• Experience with RFx processes (RFI, RFP, RFQ)
• Proficiency with MS Office (PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook), Oracle ERP/P2P, SAP and Ariba
• Preferred: strong negotiation skills, business acumen, excellent communication and presentation skills, and ability to work independently and in teams

What we offer

• Group insurance
• Telemedicine employee and family assistance program
• Employee stock purchase plan
• Group RRSP and CAE pension plan (defined benefit)
• Sabbatical leave, flex time and enhanced parental leave