Procurement & Vendor Manager

7 months ago

Cambridge, Canada MealSuite Full time

MealSuite, an Inc. 5000 Fastest-Growing Company, is a privately owned SaaS organization with 130 team members across Cambridge, ON, Canada, Dallas, TX, USA, and Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Our suite of end-to-end foodservice technology solutions helps professionals across healthcare and aging services streamline their operations, save time, reduce food waste, and meet regulatory requirements, so they can focus on what matters most: improving the quality of patient and resident care.

A career with MealSuite offers the innovation and agility of a startup matched with the stability of an established company in a growing industry.

We're looking for our first** Procurement & Vendor Manager** to join our Finance team. Reporting to the VP, Finance you'll be managing tracking, documentation, negotiation and procurement of both hardware and software systems.

**A day in the life as Procurement & Vendor Manager**:

- Manage relationships with our vendors and hardware suppliers
- Partner with internal stakeholders to understand and fulfill their systems needs
- Take a proactive and well-documented approach to vendor/contract lifecycle management to maximize value and efficiency
- Perform regular reviews of existing contracts; track deadlines, validate and approve spending, research alternatives, and identify cost-saving opportunities
- Facilitate contract negotiations and structure deals with new and existing vendors
- Communicate relevant contract details to key stakeholders as required

**In the first 6 months, you'll be successful at reaching these milestones**:

- Establish and document a standardized procurement and vendor/contract management process based on best practices
- Establish efficient demand forecast processes, enabling on-time delivery of hardware to customers
- Research, identify, and implement a Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) tool

**If the below describes your knowledge, experience and character, then this role could be for you**:

- I have knowledge of procurement and vendor/contract management
- I gained my knowledge through 5+ years of direct experience in a related role
- I have experience with contract lifecycle management tools & processes
- I have proven experience establishing and maturing processes with a focus on operational efficiency
- I'm exceptional at building relationships and am a skilled negotiator
- I am able to work autonomously
- I have exceptional attention to detail and organizational skills
- I'm willing to occasionally travel and have a valid passport and no travel restrictions that limit my ability to cross the border between Canada and the USA
- I thrive in an agile environment that is constantly changing and encourages team members to collectively collaborate and communicate
- I love to be directly involved in projects and initiatives that offer continued learning and endless opportunity to express my ideas and build my leadership skills

**Why you'll love working at MealSuite**:

- ** We are passionate people that care about others.** The heart of what we do comes down to our mission to: _Deliver smiles and satisfaction to the continuum of care through an all-in-one foodservice management technology. _Learn more about what we do here.

**We take care of our employees too **Here are just a few of the great things we offer:

- ** Unlimited paid time off** - yeah, you read that right We trust our employees to build their own version of balance so they can feel rejuvenated to bring their best every day.
- ** Healthcare and dental benefits,** including extended health care (paramedical services for physical and mental health), critical illness, life insurance, travel medical insurance, access to Teladoc medical experts and long-term disability, and a discounted gym membership.
- ** Opportunities for career development and advancement**:
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