Strategic Sourcing Specialist

Job Description: **STRATEGIC SOURCING SPECIALIST (Category Manager) - IT Procurement** Richmond and Victoria 12 Months - Term Certain Reporting to the Senior Manager, Procurement and Supply Chain Services, you lead cross-functional teams through the various stages of the procurement processes and collaborate with internal stakeholders on all aspects of the procurement and contract management cycle. This role will be primarily supporting IT procurement, including all types of procurement support for software, hardware, SaaS (Software as a Service), PaaS (Platform as a Service), IaaS (Infrastructure as a Service), and system implementation and/or integration consulting services. **Responsibilities** - Lead cross-functional teams through the various stages of the procurement processes, collaborate with internal stakeholders on all aspects of the procurement cycle. - Assist & collaborate with internal stakeholders with various needs for the Supply Chain department, including special projects, process improvement initiatives, and any other related duties as assigned. - Conduct market research and gather information on potential suppliers and solutions that meet the sourcing requirements. - Develop and execute high complex sourcing strategies, including conducting RFx, and other procurement processes, to identify and evaluate potential suppliers. - Negotiate contracts to ensure the best possible price, terms, and conditions BCF. - Build and maintain positive relationships with suppliers to ensure a reliable supply of goods and services and to address any issues that may arise. - Monitor supplier performance to ensure that they are meeting the company's quality, delivery, and cost requirements. - Manage and negotiate high-value contracts through the life cycle, from creation, execution, through to closing. - Identify, assess risks throughout the end-to-end procurement cycle, and provide risk management and/or mitigation strategies via engagement with stakeholders. - Manage procurement activities in compliance with applicable BCF policies. - Manage and prioritize IT procurement needs with IT stakeholders **Qualifications And Skills** - You have a Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, or a related field. - 7 - 10 years experience in an established business procurement and contracting environment (preferably public sector) covering all phases of the procurement process and contracting including collaborating with stakeholders, preparing procurement strategies, issuing, and managing tenders & solicitations, drafting contract documents, obtaining quotations/proposals, negotiations, supplier performance management and resolving problems with suppliers. - At least 2 years of experience support IT with IT procurement and contract management, including Statement of Work development, RFx strategy, development and support, contract reviews and negotiation - Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to participate in cross-functional, cross-entity teams with the ability to exercise diplomacy and tact and to build consensus. - Advanced presentation, written and oral communication skills. - Solid planning, organization, and time management skills - Experience with cost control and earned value management reporting is an asset - Experience with IT procurement and contract management is an asset. - Experience with vendor performance management is an asset. **Join us** **Additional information** - "We connect communities and customers to the people and places important in their lives”_ - At BC Ferries, our employees are our most important assets in delivering on our commitment to customer safety, service and satisfaction. We offer a unique West Coast working environment with diverse challenges and opportunities. Whether your goal is to work behind the scenes, onboard our ships, or within our land based operations, you are a key contributor to the BC Ferries team._ - With 47 ports of call and around 500 sailings every day, BC Ferries is the largest independently-owned ferry company in the world. Dedicated to safety, excellence, innovation, and people, we are committed to continuously improving the west coast travel experience of our customers. _ - We appreciate the interest of all applicants; however only those selected for an interview will be contacted._