Procurement Specialist

Facility Location
- Brampton

Work Location - Brampton

Posting Locations - Brampton

Department - Procurement - Indirect Team 1

Job Function - Other Talent Area

Employee Type - Regular Employee FT Salaried

**About This Opportunity**:
As a key member of the Procurement and Raw Materials Planning team, the Procurement Specialist is responsible for implementing strategic procurement activities in medium to high-potential Indirect Procurement categories, including but not limited to Courier and Parcel Services, Travel, Office Supplies, HR Services, Temporary Labor, Workwear, and other professional services. This role will lead sourcing events, contract negotiations, and drive value-generating projects for Coca-Cola Canada Bottling Ltd. (Coke Canada).. The procurement specialist will also manage external supplier relationships within the assigned portfolio while engaging with the wider business stakeholder group within Coke Canada and the Coca-Cola system entities.

**Responsibilities**:

- Engage with internal stakeholders and ensure that internal purchasing policies are enforced by our internal stakeholders.
- Carry out procurement activities in connection with calls for tenders or sourcing events which will include; preparation and launch of sourcing events, analysis of sourcing events, negotiation with suppliers and contracting.
- Lead, develop and execute category strategies and provide regular updates to key functional and business stakeholders.
- Provide support and guidance to site teams and/or regional procurement teams with respect to overall procurement strategy for the assigned portfolio.
- Act as single point of contact for internal stakeholders and suppliers new business opportunities and initiatives
- Ensure that contracts are entered in accordance with Coke Canada business requirements and maintained in the Coke Canada contract repository.
- Maintain Catalog prices in
- Identify and lead improvement projects and opportunities to drive increased procurement value addition or productivity.
- Routinely manage suppliers and leverage their capabilities to ensure optimal service delivery in alignment with business or internal stakeholder expectations.
- Own and maintain the portfolio of catalogs within assigned category to drive pricing compliance.
- Stays current with market trends within assigned portfolio and communicates these internally.

**Qualifications**:

- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering or Physical Sciences.
- 2 years of experience in a procurement; with particular focus on category management as an individual contributor.
- Self-motivated; ability to execute and prioritize in a dynamic environment.
- Negotiation/influencing skills with external parties and internal stakeholders.
- Strong analytics and proven problem-solving skills.
- Proficiency in the use of basic MS Office tools (Excel, PowerPoint etc)
- Ability to work in a cross-functional matrix organizational structure.
- Experience in leading/developing collaborative relationships with vendors.
- Knowledge of procurement policies, procedures, and procurement systems
- Project management experience preferred.

**About Us: Proudly Canadian and Independently Owned, We are Coke Canada**

**Important**

All offers of employment at Coca-Cola Canada Bottling Limited (“Coke Canada Bottling”) are conditional upon a successful background clearance obtained through our contracted third-party vendor. The standard clearance requirements depend on the position and may include some or all of the following: criminal clearance, employment verification, education verification and drivers abstract review. Please advise the Talent Acquisition team if you have any questions or concerns in regards to this once you are contacted for further consideration.