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Sourcing Manager

  • Location

    Vancouver, British Columbia

  • Sector:

    Supply Chain

  • Job type:

    Perm

  • Salary high:

    0

  • Salary low:

    0

  • Job ref:

    JO-1903-11472

  • Expiry date:

    2019-12-31

Horizon Recruitment is searching for a Sourcing Manager to join our client's centralized procurement team. The Sourcing Manager will lead a small team of procurement specialists and will be responsible for the development of sourcing strategies and templates required to source a wide variety of complex vendor services and equipment.

You will also lead complex sourcing processes and will liaise closely with business unit managers. 

Responsibilities:

  • Liaise with internal stakeholders to define, analyze and prioritize requirements with a view to the client’s longer term business strategy.
  • Guide stakeholders in procurement processes and risk mitigation guidelines
  • Plan and executes all stages of the sourcing process to meet timelines and strategy objectives 
  • Lead procurement team through a portfolio of sourcing projects
  • Communicates, monitors, and manages compliance with sourcing strategy and/or business process.
  • Manages directly or supports the business to manage contracts and the performance of suppliers and ensures that performance issues are quickly resolved.
  • Stays abreast of supply market trends, supplier economics, and best practices in sourcing and contract management.
  • Seeks to improve capabilities of the supply base and/or key business processes.
  • Reports performance data for assigned categories and/or key business processes.
  • Works collaboratively and cross-functionally to ensure full understanding and support of category management, sourcing and contract management key processes.
  • Develops relationships with key contacts at all levels 
  • Mentors other Supply Chain staff as required.
  • Possesses strong communication and interpersonal skills coupled with the ability to work in a team based environment and influence positive business outcomes.

Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree in logistics, business administration, operations, engineering or equivalent.
  • SCMP certification or other equivalent SCM certification is preferred.
  • 5-8 years sourcing and/or contract management experience required or equivalent combination of education and experience.
  • Experience working in relevant industry; in an environment that is complex, with multiple stakeholders and strategic considerations. Prefer balance of private and public sector experience.
  • Demonstrated experience in sourcing and contract management for multi-year and multi-million contracts
  • Experience leading a team and mentoring supply chain staff
  • Knowledge of: public sector purchasing procedures, supplier processes, receiving and inspection procedures and quality management procedures.
  • Experience with large ERP Systems such as SAP, Peoplesoft, JDE etc is preferred.
  • Expert in software such as Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint.
  • Demonstrated ability to proactively initiate and maintain strongly influential business relationships with internal and external clients.
  • Able to lead through influence, utilize business acumen to determine best course of action and trade-offs, utilize excellent interpersonal skills to facilitate decisions and resolve conflicts.
  • Demonstrated ability to not only adapt to change but to also support change within supply chain and more broadly across the organization.
  • Excellent written, oral, and presentation skills.

**Only candidates eligible to work in Canada will be considered**

Horizon Recruitment Inc. is a specialized recruitment and search firm with two complimentary practice areas: Finance & Supply Chain.