Advisor, Procurement Governance and Systems

Cogeco•Miami Beach, FL

6d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Advisor, Procurement Governance and Systems strengthens Breezeline’s procurement framework across North America by improving efficiency, mitigating risk, and ensuring compliance with internal policies and external regulations. Reporting to the Manager, Governance and Analytics, this role identifies, designs, implements, and maintains improvements to processes, systems, tools, and reporting across procurement and third-party management lifecycles. It also manages third-party risk and compliance programs and maintains sustainable procurement and ethical practices. The Advisor leads AI transformation and related initiatives, automates and optimizes procurement and supplier processes, analyzes procurement data, and manages the Third-Party Risk Management framework. The role monitors supply risks, coordinates responses to risk emergencies, manages relationships with risk-monitoring service providers, and maintains sustainable procurement programs. It also supports internal and supplier communications, documents business processes in English and French, facilitates change management, and works with departments to align business requirements with procurement strategy and policy.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or college diploma in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Operations Management, Data Analytics, Management Information Systems, or Engineering.
Minimum of 3–5 years of experience in procurement governance, supply chain management, or project management.
Fluent in spoken and written French and English, with the ability to communicate with internal and external stakeholders in Canada and the United States.
Knowledge of supplier risk management.
Functional knowledge of Source-to-Pay and ERP ecosystems.
Project management capability.
Hands-on experience identifying, implementing, and managing Generative AI, Large Language Models, or Machine Learning applications.
Familiarity with low-code/no-code process automation tools, such as Power Automate, Zapier, or Python for workflow automation.
Expertise in Google Workspace administration and workflows, and Microsoft tools.
Knowledge of Looker Studio (Data Studio), Power BI, or Tableau.
Strong relational database querying skills (SQL) and advanced Excel modeling.
Understanding of third-party lifecycle risk assessment.
Good teamwork and interpersonal skills.
Meticulous completion of tasks and strong organizational skills, including the ability to manage multiple deliverables simultaneously.
Very good knowledge of Google Suite and Microsoft.
Ability to adapt to changing priorities and tight deadlines.

Nice To Haves

Supply Chain or Project Management certifications.
Knowledge of Workday and Ivalua.

Responsibilities

Lead AI transformation and maintenance for the Procurement Group, as well as global AI initiatives requiring Procurement involvement.
Transform and automate procurement and supplier processes by optimizing ERP and source-to-contract systems, Google Suite, AI tools, Data Studio, and other tools.
Analyze procurement data, including spend, contracts, vendor data, supplier performance, and supplier risks, to identify trends, opportunities, anomalies, and non-compliance; prepare reports and propose solutions.
Manage the Third-Party Risk Management framework and processes assigned to the Procurement Group.
Use benchmarking and industry best practices to lead and manage assigned projects.
Monitor and report on major supply risks and ensure key internal stakeholders take appropriate action.
Manage third-party risk emergencies with leadership and internal stakeholders.
Manage relationships, agreements, and administration with third-party service providers for risk-monitoring tools.
Maintain sustainable procurement programs for science-based targets, supplier diversity, local procurement, and supplier code of conduct.
Monitor and advise on best practices and opportunities to improve sustainable procurement and supplier risk management.
Serve as a point of contact for supplier monitoring initiatives and internal sustainable procurement stakeholders.
Prepare and distribute performance reports for managed activities.
Maintain and communicate business processes in English and French so users have current instructions.
Manage internal and external communications for the Procurement Group.
Ensure appropriate change management when business processes are changed or implemented.
Work with departments to understand business requirements and align them with procurement strategy and policy.
Reinforce self-service and stakeholder and supplier accountability in procurement and supplier processes.
Perform other related tasks similar to the role’s main responsibilities.