Strategic Sourcing SpecialistSpécialiste, approvisionnements stratégiques
About The Position
IPEX is a leading provider of advanced plastic piping systems in North America, focused on connecting people with water and energy. We are seeking a Strategic Sourcing Specialist for our Oakville, ON office. This role is part of a dynamic, people-centric team that values innovation and challenges the status quo. The Strategic Sourcing Specialist, Indirect Procurement, will manage and optimize indirect spend categories across North America, including professional services, IT, MRO, and other business services. The role involves spend analysis, supplier management, strategic negotiations, and cross-functional collaboration to reduce costs, improve supplier performance, mitigate risk, and enhance operational efficiency.
Requirements
- Completion of post-secondary education in a related field.
- Working towards or completed SCMP designation.
- Strong strategic thinking with aptitude for negotiation.
- Minimum 3 years of experience in a supply chain environment.
- Experience selling ideas to higher level management.
- Intermediate Excel and data analytical skills involving large datasets Pivot Tables, Graphing, Charts, Macros.
Nice To Haves
- Experience in supplier management and SAP is preferred.
Responsibilities
- Oversee and manage sourcing needs for site purchases indirect categories including– services, maintenance repair and materials.
- Perform analysis of portfolio of spend, looking for synergies for negotiations across the business – Operations and Distribution Centres (DC’s).
- Works closely with Procurement Operations to review future spends and set strategy for negotiations for plants, DC’s, clusters or regions.
- Negotiate agreements for required goods and services.
- Assess the use of Vendor Managed Inventory or consignment programs and implement where beneficial.
- Maintain regular supplier relationship and business review meetings.
- Monitor / Evaluate / Mitigate single sourcing situations.
- Work with the sites to secure multiple supplier bids where required.
- Development of new vendors and manage relationships with existing vendors to ensure required vendor performance.
- Design and execute Purchasing Action Plan (PAP) for responsible categories, identifying targets, assessing and initiating cost reduction opportunities and coordinate reporting of the same.
- Set up Indirect Procurement KPI’s, measure, monitor and report.
- Works with maintenance engineering to review projects and set strategy for negotiations for the region.
- Conduct market research, benchmarking, and detailed cost analyses to support sourcing decisions and continuous improvement initiatives.
Benefits
- Commitment to providing accommodations for people with disabilities throughout the recruitment process.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
