Strategic Sourcing Director

6 days ago


Toronto, Ontario, Canada Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Full time
Director, Strategic Sourcing

MHI RJ Aviation Group, a leading provider of comprehensive critical operational, engineering, and customer support solutions, seeks a seasoned Director, Strategic Sourcing to lead and optimize sourcing, procurement, and vendor management strategies for the CRJ Program.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Strategy Development: Develop and implement comprehensive sourcing and procurement strategies, identifying cost-saving opportunities and process improvements, aligning sourcing strategies with business objectives and market conditions.
  • Supplier Management: Identify, evaluate, and manage supplier relationships, negotiating contracts and agreements to ensure favorable terms, monitoring supplier performance and compliance with contractual obligations, and organizing business reviews with key suppliers.
  • Cost and Risk Management: Analyze market trends and conditions for cost-saving opportunities, implement strategies to reduce procurement costs and improve financial performance, develop and manage the sourcing budget, identify and mitigate risks associated with sourcing and procurement, and ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and industry standards.
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration: Collaborate with other departments to align sourcing strategies, lead cross-functional teams to achieve sourcing and procurement objectives, communicate sourcing strategies and outcomes to stakeholders, analyze value stream spend data, and evaluate margin expansion opportunities.
  • Data Analysis and Reporting: Utilize data analytics to inform sourcing decisions and strategies, develop and maintain metrics and reports to track sourcing performance, and present findings and recommendations to senior management.
  • Team Leadership: Lead and mentor a team of sourcing and procurement professionals, foster a culture of continuous improvement and innovation, provide training and development opportunities for team members, and ensure appropriate resources are available to achieve team objectives and deadlines.
  • Problem Solving and Creativity: Develop new strategic sourcing strategies based on the CRJ Program life cycle, provide guidance on resolving complex contractual and relationship issues with suppliers, exercise judgment to elevate issues to higher management and make recommendations.
  • Decision Making: Make high-impact decisions on P&L and cash related to the CRJ Program, exercise high standards of judgment in balancing risk management with supplier focus.
  • Work and Partner Relations: Interface directly with senior management within MHI RJ Aviation Group and external suppliers, foster strong work and interpersonal relationships, develop strategic alliances with internal/external suppliers to resolve needs, and influence collaborators and stakeholders to support MHI RJ Aviation Group initiatives.
  • Supervision: Work independently with minimal supervision, provide tactical and strategic leadership to direct reports and employees.
Qualifications:
  • Education: Minimum university degree in Business, Engineering, Law, or a related field, MBA, Law, or Engineering secondary degree or designation preferred.
  • Experience: 7-10 years of experience in strategic sourcing, procurement, or supply chain management, with at least 3-5 years in a leadership role, 5-7 years' experience in Procurement or a similar role at the managerial level, in Aerospace or a related field.
  • Skills: Strong negotiation and contract management skills, excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities, proficiency in sourcing and procurement software and tools, strong interpersonal and communication skills, ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams, knowledge of industry regulations and standards, in-depth knowledge of MHI RJ Aviation Group functions and strong business acumen, excellent command of the English language (oral and written), additional languages are an asset, strong leadership and management skills, ability to travel for extended periods as required.


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