Senior Strategic Procurement Lead

Vancity • Vancouver, BC

8d • Hybrid

About The Position

As a Senior Strategic Procurement Lead, you will drive high-impact procurement strategies across key business groups. You’ll lead cross-functional teams through the full procurement lifecycle - from market analysis and category strategy to sourcing, negotiation, contracting, and implementation. You’ll also play a critical role in delivering business value, ensuring compliance, and optimizing enterprise-wide effectiveness. This is a Full time, Permanent role based at our Vancity head office and will report directly to the Senior Manager, Strategic Procurement - S2C. While this position provides a hybrid work arrangement with 2-3 days on-site per week, you may be expected to be on site for events and business demands as required.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, Finance, or related field
• Professional designation such as SCMP, NICSL-CSCL, MCIPS, or equivalent is required
• 9-12 years of progressive experience in procurement or supply chain
• 2+ years of experience managing teams
• Demonstrated category management experience in technology, including oversight of critical and complex vendor relationships
• Proven experience in contract management, strategic sourcing, and vendor governance
• Advanced business case development, budgeting, and cost accounting
• Strong process design and governance expertise
• Knowledge of OSFI B10, BCFSA and other regulatory frameworks
• Exceptional communication, negotiation, and conflict resolution abilities
• Strategic thinking, problem-solving, and critical analysis
• Results-driven with strong prioritization and project management capabilities

Nice To Haves

• A Masters degree (MBA, MAL) is preferred
• Experience embedding ESG, sustainability, or social impact principles into procurement strategies is a strong asset.

Responsibilities

• Implementing processes for category selection, appraisal, and management, including research methodologies and strategic recommendations
• Advising senior management on cost/benefit analyses, feasibility studies, and service improvement options
• Ensuring compliance with strategic procurement policies, contract management, financial approvals, and third-party risk protocols
• Preparing and executing category, contract, and project pipeline plans
• Collaborating with user departments to determine sourcing methodologies and develop selection criteria
• Facilitating competitive processes and complex evaluations using decision matrices and weighted scoring
• Providing formalized direction to strategic procurement project teams and mentoring team members across departments
• Motivating and managing diverse internal and external teams to ensure successful project delivery
• Building and maintaining relationships with Senior Leadership Team (SLT), Executive Leadership Team (ELT), business partners, legal, suppliers, contractors, and corporate legal
• Communicating project objectives, requirements, and progress to sponsors, steering committees, and stakeholders

Benefits

• Competitive rewards and benefits
• Flexible benefit packages that can be tailored annually
• 3-4 weeks of vacation per year, with additional days earned over time
• 2 extra stat holidays, plus care days for personal or family illness
• Immediate Health Coverage: Health and dental benefits begin on your hire date, with three levels of coverage to choose from.
• Defined Benefit Pension: Our retirement plan provides a guaranteed income for life

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior