Director, Corporate Purchasing, Qualico

**Title**:Director, Corporate Purchasing

**Location**:Qualico Regional Office - One Dr. David Friesen Drive (Sage Creek), Winnipeg

At Qualico, our people make the difference. We offer an exciting place to build your career with competitive compensation and benefit packages, company matching RRSP/DPSP program, employee home purchase program, and employee discounts.

**Job Overview**

Reporting to the Regional Vice-President, as the **Director, Corporate Purchasing** you oversee the strategy around the acquisition of materials, equipment, and services necessary to support Qualico’s diverse business operations. You establish and maintain strong vendor relationships, while leveraging expertise in strategic sourcing, negotiation, and supplier management.

Your day-to-day responsibilities will include:

- Leading the management of the overall Corporate Purchasing Program.
- Identifying, evaluating, and creating partnerships with reliable vendors, establishing strategies on pricing, rebates, marketing initiatives, and trade compliance.
- Maintaining strong relationships with key suppliers to ensure long-term collaboration and support of Qualico and internal supply chain companies.
- Negotiating contracts, terms, and pricing, ensuring cost surety and quality standards.
- Liaising with Regional Vice-President, Senior Vice-Presidents and Vice-Presidents maximizing program compliance and optimizing corporate purchasing opportunities.
- Establishing supply chain management processes and reports, supporting homebuilders in obtaining positive returns.
- Ensuring compliance with all regulatory requirements and company policies while mitigating risks related to supply chain disruptions, market volatility, and supplier performance.
- Providing regular reports to Senior Management on rebates earned, trends, risks, and opportunities.
- Implementing and managing a centralized system, providing easy and efficient information for business unit leaders.
- A strong communicator; you clearly express your thoughts in conversation as well as write and present in a persuasive and influencing manner.
- An active listener; you seek to understand and listen to others in a non-judgmental way.
- A creative problem solver; you take evaluated risks to capitalize on opportunities and implement tough or unpopular decisions.
- A leader; you attract, retain, develop or improve the skills of others through effective coaching and guidance.
- A visionary; you see the 'big picture' and adjust work to reflect the complex network of forces at play.

**Essential Requirements**
- Degree/Diploma in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management or equivalent experience.
- Minimum 7 years of relevant experience in a managerial position.
- Satisfactory verification of criminal record check.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Programs (Outlook, Teams, SharePoint, PowerPoint, Word, and Excel).

**What We Value**
- Creating trusting and successful working relationships.
- Setting clear, measurable and achievable goals.
- Cooperating with team members in an open, positive and respectful manner.
- Taking responsibility for the outcomes of decisions and actions.
- Staying current with technical job skills.

**Work Conditions**

Primarily works in an office setting during regular business hours. Travel to other Regional Offices is required. Overtime may occasionally be required.

**About Us**

Qualico is a fully integrated real estate development company with offices in Winnipeg, Calgary, Edmonton, Vancouver, Regina, Saskatoon, Austin and Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas.

Since its inception in 1951, the company’s activities span the entire real estate spectrum and include residential land acquisition and development, single-family and multi-family home divisions, commercial and industrial development, property management, concrete ready mix, building supply and manufacturing divisions. To learn more, click here.

**Closing date**:February 5, 2025