- Salary
- $90k – $115k
- Location
- CAN - Richmond, BC, Canada · CAN - Burlington, ON
- Workplace
- Hybrid, Onsite
- Type
- Full-time
- Department
- Operations
- Seniority
- Manager
- Experience
- 5+ years
- Education
- Bachelor
- Source
- Workday
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 degree
Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.
5+ years of Strategic Sourcing experience (RFP, RFI, RFQ), preferably in high tech industries.
5+ years of experience with pricing/contract negotiation.
SCMP or other Supply Chain/Purchasing certification preferred.
Intermediate-to-advanced Microsoft Excel skills; intermediate PowerPoint and Word.
Experience sourcing Manufacturing and IT equipment an asset.
The intent of this job description is to describe the major duties and responsibilities performed by incumbents of this job. Incumbents may be required to perform job-related tasks other than those specifically included in this description.
All duties and responsibilities are essential job functions and requirements and are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities.
A reasonable estimate of the pay range for this position is annual salary $90,000 - $115,000 prorated for the 6 month contract. There are several factors taken into consideration in determining base salary, including but not limited to: job-related qualifications, skills, education and experience, as well as job location and the value of other elements of an employee’s total compensation package.
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