What are your contributions to the team?

In your role, you will:

• Manage senior stakeholders and facilitate stakeholder engagement to define business requirements for your mandate;
• Support all sites with appropriate sourcing and negotiations strategies;
• Participate in the development of the projects that would include the preparation of business cases;
• Develop new sources of supply and establish strategic alliances;
• Lead contract negotiations with suppliers and negotiations;
• Identify, analyze and realize cost reduction opportunities;
• Coordinate complex projects with multi-functional teams;
• Ensure that risk management and compliance standards are rigorously and consistently applied across all contracts with our supply base;
• Support in the application of contractual remedies against material breaches and the interpretation/application of various contract clauses;
• Lead category governance, comprising of both suppliers and stakeholders;
• Supplier invoice/payment tracking/expediting, and quarterly/yearly project spend forecasting;
• Contribute to the development of the IGS organization.

How to thrive in this role?

As our ideal candidate, you:

• You have a bachelor's degree in business administration or equivalent and a minimum of three (3) years of relevant experience in strategic sourcing.
• You have experience in the construction (P3, Large Private sector projects, etc.) and aerospace industry (manufacturing environment and acquisition of manufacturing equipment) would be an asset.
• You understand legal terminology and contracts interpretation; you have the ability to draft and to manage contracts.
• You have excellent negotiation skills and experience in project management.
• You are a strong team player, recognized for your leadership and innovation, and ability to mobilize a team.
• Have a high proficiency and are good communicator in English and French (written and spoken).
• You have strong capabilities in operations and financial management.
• You are familiar with a wide range of sourcing approaches relevant to the category.
• You are familiar with Just-In-Time purchasing logistic, integrated supply chain and lean manufacturing concepts.
• You can work with MS Project, Word, Excel, Power Point and Microsoft Outlook.
• You are able to work well under pressure and with tight deadlines.