Sourcing Category Lead

6 months ago

Toronto, Canada Hydro One Networks Inc Full time

**49453** - **Toronto** - **Regular** - **Full Time/Permanent**

Hydro One is proud to be the largest electricity transmission and distribution provider in Ontario, serving nearly 1.4 million customers. We have a long history in the industry with our roots dating back over 110 years to 1906. Since then, we have worked to grow and evolve to meet the changing needs of our customers and communities across Ontario. Today, we’re focused on providing exceptional customer service and ensuring we are building safe communities where we live, work and play.

It’s an exciting time to join the team at Hydro One

**Job Function**:
Performing assigned work under the direction of the Manager, IT Procurement/ IT Contract Management and/or the Sr. Manager of Contract Management, the Sourcing Category Lead is responsible for leading overall planning, execution and coordinating of assigned high value and high impact categories, contracts and software license and maintenance renewals to manage throughout its lifecycle per the defined category plan. In addition to managing one or more categories and/or contracts, this position will also act in a support role to other sourcing category leads to manage one of three core functions across category planning, sourcing and contracts management. This position requires a strong emphasis on category and product knowledge related to IT Hardware, Software and Telecom Products and Services.

Procure and manage contracts related to either Consultant Services, IT and Telecom Hardware, Software Licensing, Software Maintenance, and other types of services mainly related or mechanical and structural, electrical, computer (IT/Telecom) or general products including engineered products where the design, technical specifications, regulatory requirements, quality assurance standards and inspection checks are already established. Process and administer awards involving the most complex commercial issues. Procurement of such products and/or services may be by way of a Request for Quotation, Request for Proposal, Single Source Justification, etc. so an understanding of the procurement process is required.

Manage existing Contracts and Software/Hardware Renewal Agreements related to IT and Telecom equipment, services, software licenses and software maintenance and technical support. Must have a good understanding of IT Security documentation and requirements as well as being able to work with the various Lines of Business (LOB) and Legal on requirements for Scopes of Work (SOW), Master Service Agreements (MSA) and contractual Terms and Conditions, in an effort to facilitate a new or renewal agreement for Contracts. Manage existing Contracts and Software/Hardware Renewal Agreements related to IT and Telecom equipment, services, software licenses and software maintenance and technical support. Must have a good understanding of IT Security documentation and requirements as well as being able to work with the various Lines of Business (LOB) and Legal on requirements for Scopes of Work (SOW), Master Service Agreements (MSA) and contractual Terms and Conditions. Strong negotiation skills are required to ensure effective cost management, concurrence on mutually accepted terms and conditions and security requirements while being able to drive value in an effort to facilitate a new or renewal agreement for Contracts.

**Category Planning Responsibilities**:

- Lead in the development and maintenance of category profiles and own the overall execution of a high value and high impact categories, as assigned.
- Conduct category analysis with particular emphasis on spend analysis and market intelligence activities for high / medium / low categories, as assigned.
- Support fact-based analysis and reporting for end-to-end value chain optimization.
- Identify relevant external market trends with respect to the industry and/or category.
- Lead the analysis of end-to-end value chain costs for respective categories.
- Collect, manage and assess relevant external benchmarks in order to assess Hydro One’s performance against those benchmarks.
- Collect and manage category / supplier data including spend data segmentation.

**Sourcing Specialist Responsibilities**:

- Responsible for the review and adequacy of competitive sources and take corrective action where sources are insufficient. In collaboration with the Operations procurement team, develop and implement a procurement strategy taking into account the marketplace and the needs of the requisitioner and end user
- Responsible for the preparation and review draft and final bid documents (i.e. commercial sourcing reviews, price competition sheets, letter of intent, make awards, purchase orders and instruction noticed) to ensure resolution of any areas of concern or ambiguity, writing the technical specification when necessary
- Establish that acceptable quality program levels are assigned and that clear acceptance criteria exist. Review specifications to ensure pur

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