Procurement Consultant - Intermediate

Your New Company

A leading Insurance company in Toronto is looking to hire a Procurement Consultant, 100% remote for a 6-month contract with potential extension.

Your New role

• Lead and manage the sourcing process for high visibility, high risk, high spend initiatives.
• Drive and promote compliance for best-in-class procurement practices for specific spend categories.
• Ensure all related governance processes/policies are adhered to and completed prior to final approval to ensure the acquisition is done in the best interest of the company (legal, technical, financial, regulatory compliance)
• Perform market analysis, benchmarking and spend analysis leveraging all available data sources - accounting, purchasing, payment systems, suppliers, market trends etc. to provide valued insight into opportunities for savings and efficiencies.
• Apply project management to the planning and execution of the sourcing process.
• Lead procurement contracting activities within the Business Services spend category.
• Assess, define and tactfully resolve procurement issues including contractual terms and conditions and escalations by internal stakeholders and suppliers.
• Lead and support project teams through the sourcing process including, but not limited to, the design, development and review of RFXs, engagement strategies and contract negotiations through to execution.

What you need to have

• This role requires that the candidate draft RFPs, project plans, draft Statements of Work, draft contract summary emails to senior management, communicate deal approach, both in email and verbally. Project Management Skills
• Demonstrated ability to establish effective working relationships with employees, client departments, outside suppliers.
• Proven and extensive expertise leading sourcing initiatives, processes and developing strategies (i.e. deal management, contract review and negotiations, RFX, etc.)
• We are looking for a candidate who possesses the following skills and abilities:
• Must be able to work collaboratively within the procurement team as well as customers, stakeholders, suppliers, and senior management.
• 5+ years sourcing experience
• Contracting Knowledge - strong negotiation and contracting skills (for various complex business acquisitions); Strong working knowledge of and ability to negotiate contract terms and conditions; Experience writing and evaluating Services Agreements, Statements of Work, etc. Communication Skills - candidate must be an excellent communicator - both written and oral communication.
• Candidate must be able to lead internal clients in sourcing projects as well as support Sun Life's internal business needs.

What you need to do

If you are interested in having a confidential discussion, please email me your updated resume at [email protected].