Procurement Team Lead - Strategic Sourcing

The world isn’t standing still, and neither is ATS Life Sciences - We don’t follow the trends. We set them!

Are you interested in being part of a team that makes a difference? Join our growing ATS Life Sciences Systems team a division of ATS Corporation, a publicly traded global enterprise with a proud history, we are helping advance the future with our factory-wide automation solutions. Within Life Sciences Systems, what we do matters – we custom design, build and service critical automated solutions for medical device and pharmaceutical companies.

We are dedicated to assisting our customers in improving the quality of life for people around the world. When there is no room for error, and product failure is not an option, leading life sciences companies trust us to resolve their production challenges.

Procurement Team Lead - Strategic Sourcing

Are you a strategic supply chain leader who thrives on ownership, data, and results? We’re looking for a Procurement Team Lead to guide high-impact sourcing decisions, develop talent, and drive continuous improvement.

WHAT'S IN IT FOR YOU

Benefits:

• Compensation: $96,000 to $132,000 CAD Annually
• Annual Performance-Based Incentive Bonus
• 5% RRSP match
• Stock purchase plan
• Starting 3 weeks of vacation
• Benefits package (health and dental) + $600 health spending account
• Half-Day Fridays
• Continuous learning and career growth with global mobility opportunities.
• A chance to contribute to something bigger - advancing the future of healthcare through automation.

Job Description

Reporting to the Strategic Sourcing Supply Chain Manager, the Procurement Team Lead – Strategic Sourcing plans, organize, direct and control the activities of the assigned procurement roles. This includes ensuring the quality and content of the deliverables generated by the team.

Responsibilities include:

• Lead a team of Supply Chain professionals performing functions such as Cost Estimating, Buying, Supplier Management, and Strategic Sourcing (or others as assigned)
• Coach & mentor team members to achieve and maintain KPI's
• Assign, monitor, and balance team workload (schedule, portfolios, capacity planning, vacation planning and approval etc.)
• Execute the performance management process with the support and guidance from the Supply Chain Management, including conducting performance reviews, delivering progressive discipline etc.
• Independently manage team timesheets ensuring accurate and timely submission for payroll
• Communicate with, evaluate, and approve suppliers to ascertain their ability to meet company requirements, goals, and objectives.
• Negotiate prices, discounts, and delivery arrangements with suppliers.
• Support all commercial and open order escalations
• Perform on-going reviews of product, service, equipment, and expense usage to identify new opportunities for cost savings.
• Effective use of historical and other benchmarking data to ensure competitive pricing.
• Manage cost containment, product standardization, supplier consolidation and benchmarking reports, and other supply chain management strategies that maximize value while ensuring that ATS standards are maintained or enhanced.
• Act as a key resource for ATS staff by assisting in the research and development of products, service and equipment alternatives, initiation and follow-up of evaluations, requests for quotation and other day to day procurement.
• Maintain favorable Terms and Conditions for ATS

Continuous Improvement:

• Understand the ATS Business Model (ABM) fundamentals, value drivers and concepts, and be accountable within your role to objective data analysis, reporting and driving continuous improvement
• Identify, lead, and complete up to medium-high complexity Continuous Improvement opportunities (e.g., Just Do It, Problem Solving, and Kaizen) using a variety of Continuous Improvement tools and become ABM Bootcamp certified no later than 18 months in the position (internal training will be provided).
• Lead Daily Visual Management meetings.
• Annually lead and complete 1 Problem Solving or Kaizen event.

Qualifications

Education

• A post-secondary diploma or degree in materials management or equivalent.
• Supply Chain Canada (or equivalent) designation is an asset.
• PMP…