Sourcing Specialist
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- Markham, ON
- $61,850-77,313 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Requires strong stakeholder management capabilities in order to understand business requirements
- Develops and recommends advanced and complex strategic plans for Manager review
- Implements strategic plans
- Develops and recommends sourcing strategies that maximize value and mitigate risks to the company and its clients.
- Implements sourcing strategy
- Reviews and measures the effectiveness of the strategy
- Leads and performs opportunities assessment activities and drives leverage across client accounts
- Achieves improvements in operational efficiencies and cost savings as a result
- Executes end-to-end competitive bid process for strategic plans
- Negotiates with suppliers to secure optimum cost and maximum value
- Identifies and implements performance metrics to measure and take action to improve supplier performance
- Measures and manages supplier performance
- Responsible for supplier performance for assigned categories and reports on supplier sustainability
- Develops and maintains effective relationships with suppliers
- Negotiates, develops, implements, amends and monitors supplier contractual agreements
- Maintains in-depth and current category knowledge as well as knowledge of strategic sourcing best practices and industry trends
- Provides category and strategic sourcing subject matter expertise for complex categories and / or geographic areas.
- Develop and maintain benchmarking activity for assigned categories
- Validate vendor set up and vendor information changes
- Perform Anti-Bribery and Corruption due diligence
- Develops maintains standard templates for strategic sourcing documentations including but not limited to RFx templates, contract agreements, scopes of work, service level agreements, and letters of agreements
- Ensure adherence to Company Policies, Processes and Work Instructions
- Prepares reports including but not limited to Purchase Order summary reports
- Interact with Operational and Finance team members to meet monthly requirements.
- Support Sourcing team members as required.
- Special projects and other duties as assigned
▪ Minimum 3-5 years' experience in Strategic Sourcing field
▪ Knowledge of strategic sourcing requirements and practices. Maintains current knowledge
▪ Ability to develop and execute category management strategies and plans
▪ Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
▪ Ability to develop and execute supplier contract agreements
▪ Advanced analytical and problem solving skills
▪ Computer proficiency in MS Office applications. Ability to quickly learn proprietary databases
▪ Ability to build and manage relationships with various stakeholders
▪ Advanced influence, persuasion and negotiation skills
▪ Has in-depth knowledge in own discipline and basic knowledge of related disciplines
▪ Solves complex problems; takes a new perspective on existing solutions
▪ Works independently; receives minimal guidance
▪ May lead projects or project steps within a broader project or have accountability for ongoing activities or objectives
▪ Acts as a resource for colleagues with less experience
▪ May represent the level at which career may stabilize for many years or even until retirement
▪ Emotionally intelligent
▪ High degree of business ethics and accountability
▪ High degree of client service orientation
▪ Integrity
▪ Positive attitude
▪ Possesses a team spirit and strong collaboration
▪ Exceptional interpersonal skills
▪ Tenacity to overcome challenges to deliver on commitments
▪ Advanced Microsoft Office skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
▪ Excellent English communication skills both verbal and written
▪ Facilities Management/ Property Management experience, an asset
▪ French language proficiency, an assetLicenses and/or Professional AccreditationWorking towards, or completion of, Certified Supply Chain Management Professional (CSCMP) or equivalent Designation, is an asset.This is a regular, full-time position with a salary range of $61,850 - $77,313 per annum. The starting salary will be based on the successful candidate's competencies, including but not limited to experience, education, professional designations and performance related to this role.#LI-Hybrid