Senior Advisor, Strategic Procurement

2 days ago


Montreal, Canada Desjardins Full time

As a Senior Advisor, Strategic Procurement, you help finalize contractual agreements with the organization’s partners for the purchase and rental of goods and services. You procure the products required for operations by planning and coordinating with suppliers. You may be responsible for one or more sub-specialties, such as the strategic sourcing and procurement of goods and services, asset management, contract and partnership management, inventory and restocking, outsourced service management, and governance. You lead development projects and strategic initiatives that are complex and innovative. Your initiatives require extensive knowledge of your specialty area. You make recommendations on the planning and execution of operationally and conceptually complex projects and initiatives that require comprehensive analysis and understanding of the organization and line of business. Coordination is critical, so you frequently interact with stakeholders working in many other fields. Interpersonal savvy is therefore essential. You serve as a specialist advisor and subject matter expert in your field as well as resource person and coach for decision-making bodies. You represent Desjardins’s position when making major agreements with external providers. More specifically, you will be required to:Advise your clients and partners to help them position, plan, develop, execute and monitor major projects and initiativesDevelop and implement strategies and action plans stemming from procurement business positions and strategic directionsAnalyze needs. Identify, analyze, diagnose and address major issues and make recommendations to decision-making bodiesDevelop and update policies, standards, models and programs to support your unit’s strategic projects and initiativesDevelop, implement and monitor solutions, processes, strategic improvements and long-term cost optimization approaches. Develop indicators and monitoring approaches for provider performanceRepresent your unit before decision-making bodies.What we offer*Competitive salary and annual bonus4 weeks of flexible vacation starting in the first yearDefined benefit pension plan that provides predictable, stable income throughout retirementGroup insurance including telemedicineReimbursement of health and wellness expenses and telework equipment#LI-HybridWhat you bring to the tableBachelor's degree in a related fieldA minimum of six years of relevant experiencePlease note that other combinations of qualifications and relevant experience may be consideredKnowledge of French is requiredAction oriented, Customer Focus, Differences, Interpersonal Savvy, Nimble learning, Strategic mindsetTrade Union (If applicable)



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