Sourcing Specialist

• 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.

• University graduation or professional certification.
• 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.
• 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 asset.

• Working towards, or completion of Certified Supply Chain Management Professional (CSCMP) or equivalent designation is an asset.

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