Director of Procurement

Elevate your career journey by embracing a new challenge with Kinaxis. We are experts in tech, but it's really our people who give us passion to always seek ways to do things better. As such, we're serious about your career growth and professional development, because People matter at Kinaxis.    

In 1984, we started out as a team of three engineers. Today, we have grown to become a global organization with over 2000 employees around the world, with a brand-new HQ based in Kanata North in Ottawa. As one of Canada's Top Employers, we are proud to work with our customers and employees towards solving some of the biggest challenges facing supply chains today.   

At Kinaxis, we power the world's supply chains to help preserve the planet's resources and enrich the human experience. As a global leader in end-to-end supply chain management, we enable supply chain excellence for all industries, with more than 40,000 users in over 100 countries. We are expanding our team as we continue to innovate and revolutionize how we support our customers. 

This is a remote/hybrid position. You can work from home and be located anywhere in Ottawa, Toronto, or Montreal Canada. If you are located in Ottawa, you will work a hybrid schedule of 4 days per week at our Ottawa HQ.

Annual cash compensation ranges from $145,500 to $213,400, plus a discretionary 15% company bonus. The final offer within this range will reflect the successful candidate's skills and experience.

This is an existing job vacancy 

We are seeking a highly skilled Director of Procurement to lead our end-to-end global procurement function. You will shape, execute and oversee sourcing strategies, partner in key supplier relationships, support complex negotiations, drive improved processes and provide team leadership.  This role will establish and govern procurement practices that support cost efficiency, risk management, compliance, and operational effectiveness across Kinaxis.

This is a new role designed to elevate our overall performance.  We are seeking a dynamic, strategic and results-oriented leader who can build strong relationships across the business. We are looking for an individual who is also comfortable working operationally to improve procurement processes and systems. In this role you will lead a small team of procurement professionals responsible for global purchasing activities across the organization.

Procurement Strategy & Governance

• Define and maintain enterprise-wide procurement strategies aligned with business and financial objectives.
• Establish, communicate, and govern procurement policies, standards, and procedures across the global organization ensuring alignment with legal, regulatory and internal compliance requirements

Supplier & Vendor Management

• Own relationships with strategic and critical suppliers.
• Oversee vendor performance, contract compliance, and issue resolution.
• Establish and maintain a global vendor management framework in collaboration with cross-functional stakeholders.

Procurement Operations & Process Excellence

• Oversee end-to-end purchasing workflows to ensure efficiency, consistency, and transparency.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives, including process optimization and automation.
• Identify and mitigate third-party and supplier related risks in alignment with enterprise risk management standards.

Commercial & Financial Management

• Lead or support complex commercial negotiations in partnership with Legal and Finance.
• Oversee sourcing activities including tenders, bids, quotations, and contract finalization.

• Professional certification such as NISCL-CSCL (National Institute of Supply Chain Leaders – Certified Supply Chain Leader, previously the CSCMP), or equivalent.
• 10-15 years of progressive procurement experience, including at least 5 years in a leadership role.
• Strong knowledge of global sourcing, contract management, and compliance standards.
• Demonstrated capability in negotiating complex, high-value commercial agreements.
• Experience with ERP systems (e.g. NetSuite), procurement and contract management tools (e.g. Ironclad) and familiarity with IT Service Management tools.
• Ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders without formal authority.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Commitment to integrity, operational rigor, and continuous improvement.

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Work With Impact: Our platform directly helps companies power the world's supply chains. We see the results of what we do out in the world every day—when we see store shelves stocked, when medications are available for our loved ones, and so much more. 

Work with Fortune 500 Brands: Companies across industries trust us to help them take control of their integrated business planning and digital supply chain. Some of our customers include Lockheed Martin, Yamaha, P&G, Honda, and more. 

Social Responsibility at Kinaxis: Our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee weighs in on hiring practices, talent assessment training materials, and mandatory training on unconscious bias and inclusion fundamentals. Sustainability is key to what we do and we're committed to net-zero operations strategy for the long term. We are involved in our communities and support causes where we can make the most impact.

People matter at Kinaxis and these are some of the perks and benefits we created for our team:

• Flexible vacation and Kinaxis Days (company-wide day off on the last Friday of every month)
• Flexible work options
• Physical and mental well-being programs
• Regularly scheduled virtual fitness classes
• Mentorship programs and training and career development
• Recognition programs and referral rewards
• Hackathons

Kinaxis welcomes candidates to apply to our inclusive community. We provide accommodations upon request to ensure fairness and accessibility throughout our recruitment process for all candidates, including those with specific needs or disabilities. If you require an accommodation, please reach out to us at Please note that this contact information is strictly for accessibility requests and cannot be used to inquire about application statuses.

Kinaxis is committed to ensuring a fair and transparent recruitment process. We use artificial intelligence (AI) tools in the initial step of the recruitment process to compare submitted resumes against the job description, to identify candidates whose education, experience and skills most closely match the requirements of the role. After the initial screening, all subsequent decisions regarding your application, including final selection, are made by our human recruitment team. AI does not make any final hiring decisions.