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Strategic Procurement Leader

2 months ago


Calgary, Alberta, Canada Peoples Group Full time
About Peoples Group

Peoples Group is a leading financial institution with a strong presence in the Canadian market. Our mission is to deliver exceptional customer service and exceed our clients' expectations through our extensive product knowledge and experience.

Our Culture

Our culture is built on three core values: Trustworthiness, Creativity, and a Willingness to adapt. We prioritize risk-based practices and procedures to ensure we remain risk intelligent and compliant. We value our people, building strong relationships, and focusing on strengths; we execute with passion.

About the Role

We are seeking a world-class procurement leader to develop and implement a procurement function in our growing organization. As a procurement architect, you will be responsible for harnessing your experiences in professional and financial services to add value to our business.

Key Responsibilities
  • Develop a company-wide procurement program, including purchasing, contracts, negotiations, and vendor selection processes.
  • Conduct market trend analysis and identify proper supplier expertise required to deliver plans.
  • Perform capital spend analysis, identify and prioritize strategic sourcing, cost-reduction opportunities, and execute corresponding RFx's and supplier negotiations as necessary.
  • Categorize spend, measuring against quality, service, risk, and cost.
  • Build and implement frameworks for procurement.
  • Perform supplier performance and SLA measurement.
  • Negotiate to establish, measure, enforce contractual terms that protect the company from supplier failure to perform.
  • Develop, direct, and manage overall cost reduction targets and category-level long-term strategic plans tied to business and company goals.
  • Establish cross-functional internal procurement organization process and develop internal partnerships with cross-functional teams.
  • Implement and/or leverage existing/upcoming enterprise systems to establish automated procurement requests, invoicing, and payment processes.
  • Establish enterprise reporting standards on procurement volume by unit, spend, and category/types.
  • Evaluate and improve procurement processes, procedures, and governance, ensuring continuous improvement and cost savings.
  • Build a team of procurement experts to handle and execute all company purchasing decisions.
  • Implement a procurement technology stack that provides contractual visibility on 3rd party contracts.
Requirements
  • Bachelor's Degree in a relevant field; master's degree preferred.
  • Certification from a recognized association focused on procurement.
  • 15+ years' experience in procurement; with at least 5 years leading a team.
  • Skilled in establishing and maintaining relationships with key stakeholders, including suppliers, vendors, customers, and colleagues.
  • Strong analytical skills with the ability to visualize, articulate, and solve complex problems and concepts.
  • Demonstrated experience developing strategies across multiple categories, including technology, marketing, and logistics spend.
Compensation

We offer a competitive annual salary plus a discretionary profit share opportunity. Salary for this position will vary between $200,000 and $275,000 per year depending on the knowledge, skills, abilities, and experience of the chosen candidate.