Skills

Communication Critical Thinking Stakeholder Management Negotiation benchmarking Organization Analytical Skills Project Management Strategic Planning

Job Specifications

Now, if you were to come on board as our Senior Sourcing Manager, we'd ask you to do the following for us:

Leads the negotiation and contract management of large-scale, enterprise-wide volume purchase agreements without guidance.
Demonstrates project management expertise with the ability to carry projects from strategic planning through implementation.
Partners with Category Development subject matter experts across multiple product categories to gain additional insights and advanced knowledge of products.
Proactively strategizes with business and other stakeholders to understand the needs of the organization.
Leads cross functional teams to develop meaningful requirements to ensure quality responses from suppliers.
Researches and develops adequate sources of supply. Utilizes supply market knowledge to leverage best strategy for company.
Leads cross functional supplier selection activities through management of formal RFP, RFQ and RFI processes.
Evaluates the financial stability of potential suppliers.
Performs required business analysis with a strategic focus on total cost of ownership.
Provide fact-based recommendations to executive level management for constructing the best overall strategic buy decisions.
Continuously seeks out cost savings opportunities and lead efforts to realize the savings.
Independently develops a strategic sourcing plan based on an understanding of business goals and objectives, the supply market and benchmarking. Effectively documents, communicates and gains buy-in across the organization to ensure alignment.
Develops & refines the procurement processes to minimize efforts and maximize benefits through compliance & specification controls.
Coach, mentor, and develop staff, including overseeing new employee onboarding and providing career development planning and opportunities.

Think you have what it takes to be a Senior Sourcing Manager? We're committed to hiring the best talent for the role. Here's how we'll know you will be successful:

Post-secondary education diploma or degree in purchasing or related studies.
Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience required; MBA preferred.
6+ years proven management experience in Procurement/ Supply Chain/ Sourcing role with a track record of solid management behavior and results.
Effective written & verbal communication skills
Project Management skills / experience
Ability to manage multiple priorities among cross-functional teams.
Proven customer focus orientation
Proven advanced & methodical analytical skills using large data sets.
Demonstration of critical thinking, ability to draw conclusions from financial models of various data sources and make recommendations from large and small data sets across the business at all levels.
Proven experience in managing a P&L or budget.
Significant experience leading and conducting negotiations for contracts with domestic & international sources across a wide portfolio of categories.
Strong internal stakeholder management skills - capacity to listen, build trusting relationships in all levels of the organization, understand, and capture stakeholder's needs and deliver effective solutions.

About the Company

Compass Group Canada is Canada's leading foodservice and facilities management company. From offices, schools and universities, hospitals and senior living communities, sports and cultural venues, to remote mining camps and offshore drilling platforms, Compass Group Canada provides exceptional foodservice to millions of customers every day. Our clients also look to us to provide a consolidated range of support services in addition to our foodservices. With experts in place to deliver specialized services such as cleaning, bu... Know more