Procurement Manager

**Procurement Manager**

**TRANSX LTD.**

Operating for over 50 years; **TransX**is one of the largest Canadian providers of premier integrated transportation and logistics services across North America. With 11 locations across Canada and the USA, approximately 900 company employees, and over 4000 trucks, trailers, and containers, our team is dedicated to building strong business relationships and providing service excellence to support our customer’s business needs.

**SUMMARY -**_Procurement Manager_**

**_ Shift:_** Monday to Friday; 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM

Procurement Manager is responsible to plan and coordinate purchasing of equipment, parts, contracts and materials company-wide. This individual will manage the planning, ordering, negotiation and delivery of large asset purchases. Important liaison for the teams managing parts to ensure a balance between operating requirements, customer expectations and vendor agreements. Key tasks include, research of potential vendors, compare and evaluate their offers, negotiate contract terms and pricing, track orders to ensure timely delivery and conduct quality reviews.

Working within the Finance department, the Procurement Manager will play a key role in reducing total cost of ownership for TransX assets, and reducing operational costs related to parts, office supplies, tires, and facilities. Provides a clear set of policies and procedures regarding the purchase of inventory in forms of parts, tooling, equipment and shop supplies. Developing and implementing purchasing and inventory strategies, deploying consistent processes and identifying opportunities to improve the value of the existing purchasing/supply agreements with vendors. Explore opportunities of supply chain cost savings through competitive purchasing and/or enhanced supply, delivery, stocking guarantees, flexible ordering MOQ and improved lead times, maintaining safety and compliance.

As a leader within TransX, the Procurement Manager is expected to align with the TransX Core Values for Teamwork, Safety, Innovation, Accountability, Integrity and Respect.

Our Mission is to become the industry leader of the driver experience. We consider the driver to be the front line of our company. We strive to be consistently surpassing driver expectations by supporting all drivers in successfully meeting utilization targets while honoring home time.

**KEY ACTIVITIES**

**Duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to**:
1. Purchasing and Negotiating
- Working closely with Finance, Operations, and Maintenance to identify needs (quantity, specifications, and timing) relating to capital asset purchases.
- Source potential suppliers, evaluate, and negotiate purchase agreements (RFP or RFQ process).
- Compare bids or proposals, assess qualifications, pricing, quality and reliability across the pool of vendors.
- Management of agreements, reconciliations to invoice, and confirmation of received specifications throughout the purchase process.
- Tracking and record keeping of documentation for audit and compliance (quoting process, negotiations, supplier performance, delivery, etc.)
- Managing efficiency rebate programs and other incentives made on capital purchases.
- Continue research for strategic sourcing of assets and equipment to increase cost-efficiency without compromising the quality and safety standards

2. Corporate Procurement Support - Non-Rolling Assets

Shops:

- Assist maintenance in the bulk purchase of parts/supplies for multiple shops and the purchase of high value tooling and equipment, helping to develop the national parts purchasing program.
- Negotiate the annual parts tender and other supply contracts with vendors, like managing uniform contracts, inventory and process payments
- Cultivate positive relationships with vendor network to improve the ability to claim and recover warranties, returns, rebates and supports
- Collaborate with the Service Managers to manage performance of each shop’s parts function ensuring conformance to the policies and procedures related with parts purchasing

Corporate:

- Support the fuel department in negotiations of fuel contracts and pricing.
- Support the terminals and shops in quoting process for facility improvements, renovations, HVAC, or other maintenance or service agreements.
- Support procurement process related to all AFEs, working closely with business units.
- Monitor and control spend on corporate accounts, developing policies and processes within Finance to minimize waste.

3. Vendor Management
- Address vendor accounts, statements, past dues, ensure there is a clear, efficient process for claiming dues by vendors
- Establish and monitor KPI’s with a periodically published scorecard to start tracking the vendor performance, further continuously update the KPI’s as driven by the business case
- Liaison with shops and vendors to improve the coordination in shop level and central purchases through development and use of an extensive central