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.