Director, Strategic Sourcing

2 weeks ago

Toronto, Ontario, Canada Aecon Full time

Strategic Sourcing Director

Aecon is a Canadian leader in infrastructure development, safely and sustainably building what matters for future generations to thrive. We lead some of the most impactful infrastructure projects of our generation, at the forefront of transformational change in transportation and energy, and partnering every day to build, connect, power, and strengthen our communities.

As a Strategic Sourcing Director, you will lead the development and implementation of strategies, transformation of cost structures, cost savings, enhancement of customer satisfaction, management of vendor performance, and oversight of contract execution across all categories within the Preferred Supplier Initiative.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Responsible for the cost structure transformation across a given commodity's cost vectors.
  • Development of category strategy roadmaps that are congruent with Aecon's competitive strategy.
  • Plans and implements the assignment of Sourcing Projects to qualified Strategic Sourcing Manager and Coordinators to ensure support of business projections and project needs, in collaboration with the business line management.
  • Ensure a seamless roll-out of category strategy initiatives across the organization that deliver results in-line with the category strategy.
  • Analysis of existing and new industry trends within a given category.
  • Develop and maintain supplier contracts and responsible for contract performance.
  • Relationship management with vendors and internal stakeholders.
  • Responsible for continuous improvement of existing category strategy programs.
  • Support operational excellence across the organization related to a given category.

Requirements:

  • University degree in Engineering, Business or related field preferred.
  • Minimum 7 years' experience with Leading Strategic Sourcing and/or Category Management Functions.
  • Knowledge and past experience with the construction industry is a definite asset.
  • Proficiency in all phases of Strategic Sourcing cycle and/or Category Management.
  • Project management and influence skills.
  • Strong communication skills: ability to distill strategy into a clear, compelling and concise narrative.
  • Ability to analyze complex data and derive well supported linear and non-linear premises.
  • Highly conscientious and disciplined, with ability to manage and coordinate competing organizational needs.
  • Integrative thinker and negotiator; ability to flex his/her style to suit situational contexts.
  • Ability and willingness to learn technical aspects of categories to the degree required to manage them and to provide guidance to direct reports managing complex categories.
  • Passion for excellence; demonstrated high goal achievement orientation and a will to win.
  • Ability to work in a highly collaborative team environment.
  • Demonstrated, formal problem-solving skills.
  • Strong computer literacy (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).

Aecon fosters diversity, inclusion and belonging within and across our organization. We welcome all to join our team, including women, visible minorities, Indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities, and persons of any sexual orientation or gender identity.

We are committed to adhering to the objectives and requirements outlined in the Accessible Canada Act (ACA), and to meeting the accessibility needs of persons with disabilities in a timely manner, through the implementation of the requirements of the ACA and its applicable regulations.

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