Director, Asset Management and Sustainability

2 weeks ago

Mississauga, Canada Maple Leaf Foods Inc. Full time
h3>The Opportunity:

The Maple Leaf Foods (MLF) Procurement is responsible for the Strategic Sourcing of goods and services across the organization. The team is focused on generating value for the business, lowering organizational risk and providing excellent stakeholder support.Snapshot of a Day-in-the-Life:

  • Lead and develop a diverse team coaching and developing competencies required for current and future needs
  • Provide leadership and expertise in a variety of areas including category strategy support and development, RFX development and oversight, market analysis and supplier negotiations
  • Coach the development and execution of source plans for key spend categories
  • Support and advise on contract negotiations, development and execution with key supply partners
  • Champion cross-functional project teams to enable sourcing strategies
  • Mentor team to develop constructive supplier relationships for a variety of categories
  • Accountable to deliver annual key performance indicators including cost reduction targets in assigned categories
  • Provide coaching and advise on bids, analysis and negotiations for goods and services
  • Ensure accurate and timely processing of all purchase orders according to MLF standard process
  • Oversee the business relationship with key supplier activities including ordering, communication of demand/volume/delivery time changes, issue resolution, sharing end-user feedback, follow up on backorders, quality claims etc.
  • Develop a strong understanding and knowledge of incumbent and disruptor suppliers and their capabilities
  • Manage supplier relationships to ensure continuity of goods and services that meet the quality, service and price performance standards of the company
  • Identify, prioritize, initiate and impact key business opportunities
  • Work with stakeholders and leadership teams to implement and enforce policies that increase spend visibility and compliance
What You’ll Bring:
  • Post secondary education, preferably in Business, Engineering, Supply Chain or Food Science
  • +10 years of experience in Strategic Sourcing / Procurement or related discipline
  • Experience in implementing complex cost reduction strategies for Packaging & Ingredients in a CPG Context
  • Regular demonstration of emotional intelligence and empathy; leveraging diverse team member skills perspectives and experiences to drive engagement and results
  • Superior analytical skills – able to draw insights and form clear recommendations for team and stakeholders
  • High level of energy and enthusiasm with ability to shape strategy with influential leadership
  • Effective and clear communication skills
  • Well organized; able to balance multiple competing priorities to move the procurement endeavors forward
  • Model sound decision making and a proven ability to navigate, adapt and respond quickly to volatile, ambiguous, uncertain and complex situations
  • Demonstrated resilience in the face of setbacks and pressure
  • Regularly seeks out, learns and adapts best practices for self and others
  • Demonstrates sound business ethics and models Maple Leaf Leadership Values on a day-to-day basis
  • Demonstrates the ability to adapt to market changes to deliver incremental value to Maple Leaf Foods
  • Actively links team work to organizational strategy
  • Reinvents business practices to drive out waste and rapidly seize on value
  • Seeks out and regularly shares relevant industry knowledge to enable business strategy
  • Solves ambiguous business problems in a methodical approach under pressure and in a timely fashion.
  • Sets aggressive team goals and delivers on their outcomes
  • Applies best practices to broader functional organizations to support broader strategies
  • Proficient user of Microsoft Office applications (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
  • Experience working in an SAP environment is an asset
What We Offer at Maple Leaf Foods:
  • Being part of a high-performance, people-focused company that has an inspiring and unique vision to become the most sustainable protein company on earth, and a deep commitment to sustainable protein across North America.
  • A hybrid work model that embraces remote work for eligible roles, helping team members achieve work-life balance—combining the best of both spending time working remotely, benefitting from focus time, and purposeful collaboration in the office setting.
  • Defined Contribution Pension Plan with company matching that starts on your first day of employment.
  • Supporting our deep commitment to community impact, we offer up to two paid days annually to volunteer at a cause of your choice.
About Us:

We’re a carbon neutral food company on a purposeful journey to Raise the Good in Food through better nutrition, safer food and workplaces, more humane animal care, and environmental sustainability efforts that protect our planet. We care about our communities and commit to reducing food insecurity in Canada. p>

We’re passionate about food. For more than 100 years, we’ve made delicious, healthy protein that Canadians love under iconic national and regional brands, like Maple Leaf, Schneiders, and Greenfield Natural Meat Co. li>

We are one of the only food companies in Canada to set science-based targets.A diverse and inclusive work environment

Championing diversity and inclusion is a critical component to advancing our collective purpose and vision and living the Maple Leaf Leadership Values. We believe in building, investing in, recognizing, and rewarding remarkable people who value an inclusive workplace, embrace all forms of diversity, and commit to including every voice in our collaborative environment. They guide the decisions we make for all our stakeholders: our consumers, our customers, our people, our communities, our shareholders, and the environment.

  • Doing What’s Right
  • Shared Value
  • High Performance
  • Diverse and Inclusive Teams
  • Disciplined Decision Making
  • Our Accountability
  • Intense Curiosity
  • Transparency and Humility

We thank all applicants for their interest in exploring employment opportunities with Maple Leaf Foods; Applicants may be subject to a background check and must meet the security criteria designated for the position.

Championing diversity and inclusion is a critical component to advancing our collective purpose and vision, living the Maple Leaf Leadership Values, and delivering winning results. Accommodation is available upon request for applicants with disabilities in the recruitment and assessment process and when hired; p>

Disclaimer: Please note that salaries posted on sites other than the MLF Careers Page are not a reflection of Maple Leaf Foods and are an estimated salary range provided by that particular job board. Maple Leaf Foods offers competitive wages and an attractive total rewards package, which will be discussed during an interview with our Talent Team.

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