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Location: Corporate Office
Reports to: Senior Manager Procurement | Chef principal Approvisionnement
It’s not a package. It’s a promise.
As Canada’s leading integrated freight, package, and logistics provider, we’ve been helping promises get where they need to be for more than 60 years. How does the magic happen? The journey starts with you. The places we go, the elements we brave, the promises we deliver – it’s all possible because of our people. So, whether you’re looking to build new skills, make an impact in your community, or inspire your team, we go there for you.
The Strategic 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.
· 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
· 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
Qualifications
· Exemplifies and consistently demonstrates our 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
POSTING DETAILS
Location: 530 - Corporate
Working Conditions: Office Environment
Posting Number: 64883
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Purolator is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. We consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, Aboriginal/Indigenous status, or any other factors considered discriminatory. If you require an accommodation during the recruitment process, we will work with you to meet your needs.
We recognize that our employees and their families are key stakeholders. We will only be successful as a business if we provide our employees with a safe and healthy workplace, and we have the right people in the right roles with the support they need to succeed. We hire for attitude and train for skills. To learn more about us and our values, go to www.purolator.com.
At Purolator, every day is an opportunity for our employees to connect with one another and with our customers to help make a positive impact in the communities where we live, work and play.
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