Senior Sourcing Specialist (Finance) (Telework/Hybrid)

CBC/Radio-Canada•Montreal, QC

10d•Hybrid

About The Position

At CBC/Radio-Canada, we create content that informs, entertains and connects Canadians on multiple platforms. Our successes and accomplishments are driven by embodying and upholding values, which include creativity, integrity, inclusiveness and relevance. The Senior Sourcing Specialist is a member of the Supply Management sourcing team, and reports to the Director of Sourcing – Supply Management. This role will involve working collaboratively with components, teams across our business and external third parties. A solid background in category management and leading mildly complex contracts and categories for a large organization is required to help our business thrive in a dynamic and rapidly changing broadcast and media environment. The successful candidate will show initiative to aim and attain personal and departmental objectives with impact for its sourcing activities and the value it generates to benefit CBC; and will lead contract activities so that they are executed and documented on a day-to-day basis, in line with the global strategic plan; as well as maintain healthy relationships with suppliers. The Senior Sourcing Specialist will demonstrate creativity & lateral thinking while exercising a sense of urgency when executing ongoing activities. He/she will demonstrate his/her business acumen and entrepreneurial aptitudes while remaining agile and applying his/her learning agility. The candidate must be an analytical thinker and must be attentive to details. The candidate will demonstrate resilience, patience and tenacity, and understand the value of information management – telling the story in a clear fashion, taking into account cultural aspects and risk awareness. The candidate should be proactive to go and seek added value where it is needed and uncover opportunities. The Senior Sourcing Specialist must be able to work proficiently in both French and English, and have a strong background and experience in running Sourcing Events end to end, including strategy, approach, drafting, public Procurement sourcing, evaluation, negotiations, contracting, monitoring and be willing to travel on a limited basis as required.

Requirements

5+ years sourcing experience
Essential experience in information technology, software, SaaS, hardware, maintenance, SLAs, and SLOs
Experience collaborating with information security, privacy, risk management, and sustainability departments
Experience in strategic sourcing and procurement is essential
Good legal and contract drafting abilities
System and process experience
Very good communication and influencing skills
Leadership skills
Team player at his/her levels to collaborate with components, and sourcing team
General business skills, business acumen and negotiation savvy
General knowledge of finance and/or accounting, risk management, etc.
Ability to understand the Corporation culture and how to best communicate procurement’s value to it
Strong knowledge of sourcing and procurement principles and best practices
Strategic mindset and problem-solving skills
Change management aptitude
Bilingual (French and English) at a proficient level for commercial negotiation and contract drafting
Self-starter, quick onboarding & knowledge ramp up, take positions on topics and seek affirmation when needed, a good spirit to manage elements of dropping into and role hit the ground running

Nice To Haves

Bachelor Degree, MBA or Master in related field an asset
SCMA (PMAC) certification (SCMP or CPP) or equivalent would be considered an asset
Familiar with and capable of using various software packages, ERP software SAP & Oracle, in delivering corporate reports and projects would be considered an asset
Knowledge of Crown Corporations and government would be considered an asset

Responsibilities

Operationally collaborate and contribute with your team and the Director of Sourcing to develop and deliver “best in class” strategic sourcing and leverage CBC’s position to its benefit
Bring execution of strategies for the categories falling under his / her responsibilities
Execute strategic sourcing and lead assigned activities for process improvement, systems, etc. and apply best practices
Support the communication of the vision within the team and with Components, while building and maintaining strong relationships
Contribute to enhancing the tools and work with the team
Contribute to activities on category strategies and associated plans
Partner effectively with internal business units
Communicate with business units the importance of compliancy with the CBC Procurement Policy and Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA)
Contribute to the efforts to redefine, transform and influence rules of engagement with Components
Move away from ad-hoc model to a proactive long term approach
Maintain a holistic view of the ongoing and upcoming projects
Consolidate the purchasing volume through different components
Focus on value creation through savings, cost avoidance, operational efficiencies, increased value for money
Actively increase spend under management creating additional value creation opportunities
Contribute to the efforts to identify incremental cost-saving and cost-reduction opportunities
Contribute, as required, with the development of internal dashboards, benchmarks and scorecards
Ensure quality of service from suppliers and function is aligned with corporate expectations (SLAs; key KPIs) and adheres to and reinforces corporate policies
Communicate with stakeholders across corporate service lines, maintaining strong internal relationships
Leverage spend analysis related data to synthesize information in an understandable manner, in order to facilitate Management and Executive decision making process
Execute RFx sourcing projects as required, including public tendering
Ensure support and monitor compliance of corporate contracts by business units
Assess vendors’ performance and address SLA issues and non-compliance with contracts, and make appropriate recommendations
Manage supplier relationships
Provide support to the Business for any contract issues
Manage the execution of the agreement
Monitor and communicate the status of contracts and the need to renew agreements across the portfolio of vendor relationships