Job Description

Numeris is Canada’s most trusted and authoritative source for broadcast measurement and consumer behaviour data. As well, the industry leading intelligence provider to broadcasters, advertisers, and agencies. We have been recognized for over 75 years as providing the gold standard in audience intelligence.

We have great people who do exceptional work. We take pride in building an environment of continuous learning and career advancement opportunities. Our teams are collaborative, curious, and dedicated to creating quality experiences. We love what we do, enjoy each other’s company, and support initiatives to give back to our communities. We are looking for people to help us shape the future of Numeris, and have a lot of fun along the way.

The Procurement Manager is responsible for developing and executing the organization's procurement and vendor management function. The role drives value creation through effective sourcing, contract management, supplier performance optimization, and risk mitigation while ensuring alignment with organizational goals. Working collaboratively across departments, the Procurement Manager establishes procurement best practices, strengthens governance, enables informed purchasing decisions, and delivers measurable financial and operational benefits through strategic supplier partnerships.

What you will do

• Procurement Management: Manage the intake, assessment, and prioritization of procurement requests, partnering with business stakeholders to define requirements, determine appropriate sourcing approaches, and coordinate procurement activities through contract execution.
• Strategic Sourcing: Partner with business stakeholders to coordinate RFIs, RFQs, and RFPs, as appropriate, including requirements gathering, vendor evaluation, selection, and contracting.
• Contract Lifecycle Management: Manage contract renewals, including planning, business reviews, commercial negotiations, amendments, extensions, and terminations, ensuring alignment with business needs and organizational objectives.
• Contract Review and Legal Support: Support in-house Legal Counsel by conducting initial reviews of commercial agreements and other contracts, including Master Service Agreements (MSAs), Statements of Work (SOWs), Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs), and amendments. Identify commercial considerations, potential risks, and matters requiring legal review or escalation.
• Commercial Negotiations: Lead or support supplier negotiations in collaboration with key stakeholders to achieve competitive pricing, favorable contractual terms, appropriate service levels, and overall value for the organization.
• Supplier Relationship Management: Develop and maintain effective supplier relationships, monitor vendor performance, and coordinate business reviews to support service quality, accountability, and continuous improvement.
• Spend Analysis and Optimization: Analyze organizational spend and supplier activity to identify opportunities for cost savings, vendor consolidation, process efficiencies, and improved commercial outcomes.
• Procurement Governance and Risk Management: Develop, maintain, and support adherence to procurement policies, procedures, standards, and governance frameworks. Coordinate with Legal, Privacy, Information Security, and other stakeholders to support compliance and mitigate procurement and supplier-related risks.
• Procurement Advisory: Provide procurement guidance and recommendations to business stakeholders on sourcing approaches, supplier selection, contract management, and procurement best practices to support informed decision-making.
• Procurement Operations and Reporting: Maintain procurement systems, workflows, contract repositories, templates, and documentation. Prepare procurement metrics, spend analyses, and management reporting to support visibility, informed decision-making, and organizational accountability.
• Continuous Improvement: Identify and implement improvements to procurement processes, workflows, and practices to enhance operational efficiency, strengthen governance, and improve the overall effectiveness of the procurement function.
• Special Projects: leads the assessment, selection, and implementation of a procurement management system, partnering with key stakeholders to establish requirements, optimize workflows, and enhance procurement efficiency, visibility, and reporting capabilities.

What you have

Values

Stronger Together:

We succeed through collaboration with each other and with the industry. Unity drives our impact.

Innovation with Intent:

We embrace change and challenge convention. Our innovation is purposeful, driven by insights, guided by strategy, and focused on delivering meaningful future-proofed solutions.

People First:

We prioritize the well-being, growth and voices of our people. We actively listen, support development, and create space where everyone can succeed.

Excellence in Motion:

We pursue continuous improvement in everything we do, from our processes to our time to market. With a growth mindset and a commitment to excellence, we bring solutions to life with precision and purpose.

Numeris is an equal opportunity employer

We are committed to creating an accessible environment for all our employees and foster a culture that focuses on diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging. We believe that a diverse workforce helps everyone contribute in meaningful ways towards our shared success.