Strategic Sourcing Manager

Key Responsibilities

Team Leadership and Development:

• High-Performing Team Management: Manage and mentor a high-performing team of sourcing professionals, providing strategic direction and fostering continuous learning and improvement.
• Culture Cultivation: Foster a culture of collaboration and knowledge-sharing among team members, emphasizing collective success and individual growth.
• Performance Optimization: Establish clear performance expectations and provide ongoing support to optimize team performance and individual growth.
• Risk Management: Ensure continuity of operations by building redundancies, maintaining knowledge libraries, and cross-training.
• Customer Services: Establish high standards of team customer service.

Strategic Sourcing:

Lead and manage sourcing events, independently or in collaboration with the Director of Procurement & Sourcing:

• Demand Analysis:
• Partnering and Collaborating: Partner and collaborate with internal business units and cross-functional teams to determine business requirements.
• Market Research:
• Conduct Supply Market Research: Conduct supply market research and baseline spend analysis.
• Sourcing Strategy:
• Establish Sourcing Strategies: Establish sourcing strategies that deliver financial and non-financial benefits.
• Tendering (RFx):
• Prepare and Issue RFx: Prepare and issue RFI, RFQ, or RFPs as agreed with internal business units and cross-functional teams.
• Supplier Evaluation & Selection:
• Evaluate Responses: Evaluate responses and conduct negotiations with best-in-class procurement methods.
• Provides Expert Recommendations: Provides expert recommendations to internal stakeholders.
• Establishes Effective Partnering Relationships: Establishes and maintains effective partnering relationships within business units and internal support organizations and externally with suppliers.
• Contract Negotiation:
• Lead Contract Negotiations: Lead contract negotiations and oversee contract drafting and execution.
• Establishes Service Level Agreements: Establishes Service Level Agreements with internal customers and Key Performance Indicators for the organization to meet annual objectives and long-term strategies.
• Supplier Onboarding:
• Collaborate with Procurement Operations and Finance Team: Collaborate with procurement operations and finance teams for supplier onboarding.
• Supplier Performance & Relationship Management:
• Conducts Supplier Relationship Management Framework: Conducts Supplier Relationship Management framework with key suppliers.
• Expertly Uses Legal, Commercial, and Business Principles: Expertly uses a complete set of legal, commercial, and business principles to develop and enforce partnership agreements with strategic suppliers.
• Locates Appropriate Vendors: Locates appropriate vendors in emerging countries and develops sustainable partnerships.
• Leads Market Intelligence: Leads market intelligence to identify relevant external innovations and seek competitive advantages by partnering with world-class suppliers.

Category Management:

• Leads Formulation and Implementation: Leads formulation and implementation of category strategies.
• Conducts Category Intelligence Research: Conducts category intelligence research and partners with stakeholders to deliver financial and other performance targets.
• Conducts Cross-Functional Cost Reduction: Conducts cross-functional cost reduction, cost avoidance, and/or net cash working capital improvement initiatives.
• Builds a Culture and Delivers Sustainable Value: Builds a culture and delivers sustainable value without compromising supply assurance or quality.
• Contributes to Improvement of Internal Procurement Practices:
• Participates in Establishment of Best-in-Class Procurement Methods: Participates in the establishment of best-in-class procurement methods.
• Develops Models to Evaluate Supplier Proposals: Develops models to evaluate supplier proposals using quantitative and qualitative criteria.
• Supports Purchasing and Project Teams: Supports purchasing and project teams in resolving issues with key suppliers.
• Follows Relevant Category Metrics: Follows relevant category metrics to consistently deliver expected cost reduction plans.

Performance Tracking and Reporting:

• Develops Comprehensive Tracking Systems: Develops and upholds comprehensive tracking and reporting systems to monitor sourcing performance.

Operational Excellence & Governance:

• Champions Optimization: Leads efforts to optimize S-2-P processes, prioritizing superior efficiency value and user experience for all stakeholders involved in procuring goods and services.
• Develops and Implements Best Practices: Develops and implements best practices, standards, RFx templates, and guidelines to streamline strategic sourcing processes.
• Develops, Articulates, and Executes Strategic Vision: Develops, articulates, and executes the strategic vision and objectives of central-led initiatives.
• Drives Governance: Drives adoption and ensures compliance for S-2-P punchouts or guided buying.
• Establishes S-2-P Governance Program: Establishes a S-2-P governance program to ensure realization of business case benefits.

Ambassador:

• Acts as Ambassador: Acts as an ambassador for the Strategic Sourcing team and Intelcom.
• Further Develops Departmental Relationships: Further develops departmental relationships with internal customers through all engagements and current/potential service providers to Intelcom.
• Effectively Communicates and Promotes Successes: Effectively communicates and promotes the successes of the team.
• Actively Engages in Learning: Actively engages in learning Corporate and Commercial subject matter, negotiation best practices, Intelcom's and its affiliates' governance and business processes.

The Ideal Candidate:

• Bachelor's degree in law, Supply Chain Management, Management, Commerce, Engineering, Operations, Law, or other applicable discipline required.

• Demonstrated communication (verbal and written), analytical, negotiation, and project management skills.

• Proficient in English required. Other languages considered an asset.

• Required proficiency in Microsoft Suite products, including but not limited to, Word, PowerPoint, and Excel. BI considered an asset.

• Knowledge of the logistics (last mile & middle mile) market considered an asset.

• Required minimum 8-12 years of relevant experience including sourcing, category, and vendor management, purchasing, and/or material management. Technical/manufacturing experience and/or equivalent experience considered an asset.

• Ability to multi-task, work under pressure, and manage changing priorities.

• Strong entrepreneurial spirit and a desire to innovate.

• Strong organizational skills.

• High degree of professionalism and discretion is essential.

• Flexibility with work hours and occasional travel may be required.

• Experience with Intake-2-Pay and Sourcing-2-Pay platforms preferred.

• Relationship builder and stakeholder manager. Ability to form and grow own networks. Proven ability to analyze and present findings in a clear and cohesive manner.

• Self-directed, able to work independently, as well as work in a team-orientated and fast-paced environment.

• Capable of navigating through ambiguous situations. Ability to work collaboratively and support multiple initiatives. Must have strong problem-solving, strategic, and analytical capability.

• Project management mindset for flawless execution.

• Demonstrate an open-minded genuine curiosity towards understanding the needs of business and the impact of applied solutions.

• Effective and authoritative communication and presentation skills.

• Effective time management and personal organizational skills.

• Strong negotiation skills and demonstrable business acumen.

Intelcom is a leading last-mile carrier in the e-commerce sector. Our teams across Canada as well as our network of independent contractors contribute to Intelcom's daily operations.

Our goal is simple: in a constantly evolving business sector, we don't just follow, we get ahead. In addition to standing out through innovative services and delivery methods, Intelcom is also undergoing a technological transformation where the integration of customer experience and logistics technologies are at the heart of its evolution.

At Intelcom, we know experience comes in many forms and are committed to building a culture where difference is valued. We are always looking for talented and diverse individuals to join our teams. With over 60 delivery centers across Canada, we may have the right opportunity for you.

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